Buttermilk Fruit Salad (Mary C)

This sounds like a creamy, fruity salad that we used to call Ambrosia. My mom would freeze it in round containers and then maybe slice it? It’s the sort of “fruit salad” found at backyard cookouts throughout the 70s. P.S. Happy 57th anniversary to my parents and Happy Birthday to my mother-in-law! Buttermilk Fruit Salad … Continue reading

Virginia Special Macaroni and Cheese

  Macaroni and cheese with sugar in it isn’t exactly what I was thinking with this one. However, maybe it adds a gentle sweetness to an otherwise cheesy, gooey, casserole. Having a 6-year-old, we tend to eat a lot of macaroni and cheese. Maybe I will try this one. Without the tomatoes of course. I … Continue reading

Fruit & Avocado Salad

  When I first read the title of this recipe card, I was a little worried. Fruit AND avocado salad? That can be risky. My mother used to put sliced oranges and avocado into green salad with bleu cheese dressing and it somehow worked. I usually sucked the dressing off the oranges before chewing them … Continue reading

Sturbridge Village Teacakes

  Sturbridge Village, or Old Sturbridge Village (OSV) is a place that makes me wish I lived in the East. The Village is a living history site, stopped in the years between 1790-1840. They have historians dressed in period attire, historic homes, crafts and activities, a working farm, heirloom animals, etc etc etc. The romance … Continue reading

Texas Sheet Cake

I’m interested in making this because it sounds really delicious. The cake is baked in a large rectangle pan and the icing/topping is put on while the cake is hot, so it must melt into the cake. Yummmm. Texas Sheet Cake 1 cup oleo 1 cup water 4 tablespoons coco 2 cups flour 2 cups … Continue reading