Sometimes, finding a side dish is one of the more difficult decisions during dinner preparations. You want to balance an entree with other food choices that won’t make the diner too full, or leave them wanting more because they are hungry. Rice is a basic in our house. Here are two side dishes on … Continue reading
Recently, a reader of this site told me about her site, Home Cook’s Pantry. It’s a charming site similar to this one, but even better, she has a book coming out featuring vintage cake recipes! Yummm. The book will feature 50 vintage cake recipes, including some of the more typical cakes like Devil’s Food and … Continue reading
Beets. With a thick orange sauce on them. Yummmm. Or not. I like beets either pickled or roasted. I guess I’m a bit of a beet purist. My folks grew a variety of vegetables when I was growing up and beets were one of them – carrots, chard, spinach, onions, etc. Anyway, my mother … Continue reading
Recently site visitor Auburn Meadow Farm pointed out that people used to write on whatever scraps of paper they had around and this is another example of it. Gram used lots of scraps of paper and Gramma A believes it was because of the Depression. They saved and reused everything if it had value of … Continue reading
I apologize for my lag in postings, I have had a lot going on lately! I will be putting up a couple more of our Farmer’s Record recipes, and then Gramma A is going to step in for a bit while I am away. Don’t worry, it’s all good, I just need some down time. … Continue reading
Gram's Recipe Box 