This meatball soup is a family recipe that came down from my paternal grandfather's side of the family. Growing up, my family dropped the word "wedding" and simply referred to this dish as "Italian Soup." My grandmother always made it usually around Christmas time, as did my mom. Grandmom stored batches of it in the… Continue reading Italian Wedding Soup…But No One’s Getting Hitched
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Complete with Cranberry Sauce
I found this recipe in my Grandmom's collection. The recipe card was in her handwriting. We always had similar cranberry sauce like this on the table. She claimed she never made a cranberry sauce with brandy. So we had a good laugh over this as I thought I had found a family heirloom recipe. Now… Continue reading Complete with Cranberry Sauce
Seven Layer Salad
I pulled this dish from the family archives for a fall picnic recently. I was bored with the usual pot luck food I bring along. The card filed in my recipe basket looked pristine--the index card was still snowy white, the corners a sharp 90 degrees, and the ink unblemished. When was the last time… Continue reading Seven Layer Salad
The Pink Lily Pad and Two Tadpoles 