Recipes

Old-Fashioned Fudge

The chocolate fudge Mom chose as her favorite, made and mailed to her across the years.

White Trash

Sweet-and-salty cereal, pretzels and nuts coated in melted almond bark, shared in holiday bags.

Gummi Bears for Jack and Lucy

Mom’s molded gelatin treats for the family dogs, with their playful story and an ingredient-safety note.

Michti Hoatland’s Okinawan Home-Style Sushi

Oversized meatless nori roll remembered from Okinawan cooking lessons, with suggested reconstruction steps clearly marked.

Sati Andagi (Okinawan Doughnuts)

Golden fried doughnuts from a friend of the family who came from Okinawa.

Family Bourbon Balls

Traditional no-bake chocolate and pecan confections with the family’s assorted spirit variations.

Sourdough Starter for Keeping and Sharing

Yeast-based starter with feeding, weekly use, and revival instructions.

Mother’s Southern Fried Chicken Coating

Flour, garlic, salt and pepper from Mom’s notebook.

Crescent Chicken Casserole

Chicken and cheddar wrapped in crescent rolls under a creamy sauce.

Mother’s Christmas Crockpot Candy

Chocolate and peanut candies Mom made and sent at Christmas.

Sunrise Juice

A blended fruit drink made for the author’s mother, chilled until nearly frozen and blended again.

Toasted Pecans

Buttered, oven-toasted pecan halves kept for snacking and baking.

Coconut Shrimp with Marmalade Sauce

Oven-baked coconut-panko shrimp with orange marmalade, honey and mustard dipping sauce.

Dutch Lettuce

Potatoes, lettuce, hard-boiled eggs, bacon and vinegar, a beloved hand-me-down.

German Potato Salad

Warm potatoes, bacon and onions with a tangy cooked dressing.

Broccoli Salad

Broccoli, bacon and golden raisins tossed in creamy sweet-tart dressing.

Queso Nuevo Mexicano

A homemade rennet-set cheese from a collected notebook recipe.

Flour Tortillas

Handmade flour tortillas from a recipe shared by someone in the family cook’s past.

Navajo Fry Bread

A fry-bread recipe collected during research into Seneca fry bread.

Homemade Tostadas

Crisp fried corn tortilla quarters with garlic and salt.

Seneca Fry Bread

Family notebook fry bread with a cinnamon-sugar topping.

Cinnamon-Sugar Glaze for Fry Bread

The notebook’s dry cinnamon-sugar topping for fry bread.

Grandma Pearl’s Green Tomato Pickles

Sweet-and-tangy green tomato and onion pickles, remembered as a family favorite.

Grandma Pearl’s Apple Butter

Old-fashioned apple butter with cinnamon, cloves and allspice.

Grandma Pearl’s Apple Leather

Applesauce, sugar and nutmeg baked into rollable fruit leather.

Buttered Pumpkin

Soft simmered pumpkin seasoned with butter and sugar, traditionally made in a cast-iron frying pan.

Fried Pumpkin

Mashed pumpkin fried in bacon drippings with salt and sugar, from the handwritten notebook.

Grandma Pearl’s Baked Beans

White beans, molasses, mustard and salt pork, slow-baked by the family method.

Grandma Pearl’s Sauerkraut

Grandma Pearl’s handwritten cabbage-and-pepper preservation method, archived with safety context.

Grandma Pearl’s Applesauce

Apples, water and sugar, measured entirely by taste.

Grandma Pearl’s Vegetable Soup

Soup bone and garden vegetables, simmered the old-fashioned way.

Grandma Pearl’s Potluck Beans

Pinto and Great Northern beans with salt bacon, made for a crowd.

Groundhog

Historic family notebook preparation, with original method and contextual notes.

Squirrel with Gravy

Historic family notebook preparation, with original method and contextual notes.

Preparing Squirrel

Historic family notebook preparation, with original method and contextual notes.

Opossum

Historic family notebook preparation, with original method and contextual notes.

Fried Snapping Turtle

Historic family notebook preparation, with original method and contextual notes.

Roast Quail

Historic family notebook preparation, with original method and contextual notes.

Wild Turkey

Historic family notebook preparation, with original method and contextual notes.

Bear Stew

Historic family notebook preparation, with original method and contextual notes.

Roast Raccoon

Historic family notebook preparation, with original method and contextual notes.

Venison

Historic family notebook preparation, with original method and contextual notes.

Sheep Stew (Mutton)

Historic family notebook preparation, with original method and contextual notes.

Hushpuppies

Buttermilk and onion cornmeal hushpuppies, with Dad’s family story about their name.

Hopping John

Black-eyed peas and fried jowl, a family favorite made often.

Grandma Pearl’s Pork Sausage

Hand-cut and ground pork seasoned with salt and pepper, preserved from an older family method.

Old-Fashioned Souse

Traditional pig-head souse with pepper, allspice and cloves, preserved from Dad’s notebook.

Mother’s Sourdough Batter

Overnight proofed batter made from the refrigerated starter, water and flour.

Mother’s Sourdough Starter

Flour, water, sugar and buttermilk, fermented for the family’s sourdough baking.

Mother’s Sourdough French Bread

Two loaves using her sourdough starter and an overnight batter.

Mother’s Baked Rice Pudding

Baked cooked-rice pudding with brandy, lemon and cinnamon; original notebook version.

Dad’s Cornbread

His original cornbread batter, also used for corn muffins, sticks and fritters.

Hasty Pudding

Traditional simmered yellow cornmeal, the base for Dad’s cornmeal mush.

Cornmeal Mush

Hasty pudding chilled overnight, sliced, and fried golden.

Jefferson Fried Chicken

Mother’s fried chicken with cornmeal mush and pan sauce, copied but not personally prepared by the creator.

Peas & Salt Pork

Dad’s country-style peas and salt pork, learned from his mother.

Bannock Bread

Shortening-based bannock prepared over low heat in a cast-iron pan.

Brown Stock

Roasted bones and vegetables simmered slowly for 12 hours.

Chicken Stock

Chicken, celery, carrots, and onion, simmered for two hours.

Fish Stock

Fish heads, skin, and tails with vegetables; faint timing left open.

Holiday Whiskey Cake

Family holiday loaves finished with Crown Royal whisky.

Oyster Sauce

Mother’s favorite oyster dish, prepared with dry white wine and mace.

How Dad Reduced the Game Taste

A refrigerated water-and-baking-soda soak from the creator’s father.

Chocolate Salad Dressing Cake

Chocolate fudge-frosted birthday cake made with Hershey’s cocoa.

Salad Dressing Chocolate Cake

Mother’s requested birthday cake, always with chocolate fudge frosting and Hershey’s cocoa.

Artisan Bread

Long-rise wheat artisan bread that turned out well when made.

Dutch Apple Pie

Apple pie with a buttery crumb topping and the creator’s homemade puff pastry shell.

Rosa Marina Salad (Orzo Salad)

A chilled fruit-and-orzo salad passed down from her mother.

Homemade Puff Pastry

The folded buttery pastry used for pies, tarts and other crusts, made ahead and frozen in squares.

Tom’s Soft Three-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Fork-crosshatched soft cookies finished with a few grains of kosher salt.

Bread & Butter Pickles

Mother’s sweet spiced refrigerator pickles, with the family story preserved.

Icicle Pickles

Mother’s treasured cucumber pickle recipe, best after four weeks of resting.

Broth-Top Drop Dumplings

Three-ingredient dumplings simmered on top of soup or broth for 20 minutes.

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey Coffee with Vanilla Cream

Equal parts brewed coffee and heavy cream, flavored with vanilla cream stevia.

Flavored Decaf French Press Coffee

Black Rifle decaf with chocolate raspberry or vanilla cream stevia drops.

Tom’s Everyday French Press Coffee

Tom’s sweet everyday coffee with monk fruit, stevia and powdered creamer.

Swiss-Style Baked Liver

Onion-baked liver with Holland House Red Cooking Wine.

Three-Ingredient Lemon Tarts

Lemon and condensed milk tarts prepared with homemade puff pastry shells.

Tempura Batter

A regularly used coating batter for vegetables and meat.

No-Bake Energy Bites

Homemade sweet bites made regularly for Tom; original method pending.

Natural Chocolate Truffles

Fruit and cocoa truffles, a frequently made alternative to store-bought sweets.

Blast Blast

A collected smoothie not yet tried.

Cuke Detox

A smoothie the creator made and enjoyed.

Tea Tox

A collected smoothie not yet tried.

Pineapple Detox

A smoothie the creator made and enjoyed.

Celerade

A collected smoothie not yet tried.

Coffee Banana Blast

A collected smoothie not yet tried.

BP Ambrosia

A smoothie from the historical heart-health collection.

Raspberry Almond Blast

A smoothie from the historical heart-health collection.

Coconut Ginger Lime

A smoothie from the historical heart-health collection.

Vanilla

A smoothie from the historical heart-health collection.

Peppermint Mocha

A smoothie from the historical heart-health collection.

Extreme Green

A smoothie from the historical heart-health collection.

Butternut Sage & Cashew Soup

Butternut squash, sage and cashews.

Melon Blast Smoothie

Melons, spinach, goji berries and coconut water.

Smoothie Basics: Optional Ingredients

A flexible ingredient reference for tailoring smoothies to different people.

Slimming Citrus

Historic smoothie recipe, with original ingredients and a printable page.

GBO

Historic smoothie recipe, with original ingredients and a printable page.

Celebration Blast

Historic smoothie recipe, with original ingredients and a printable page.

Sweet Berry Blast

Historic smoothie recipe, with original ingredients and a printable page.

Inflammed No More

Historic smoothie recipe, with original ingredients and a printable page.

Homemade Ramen Seasonings

Four homemade ramen seasoning variations, plus the original shrimp preparation notes.

Chinese Slaw with Ramen

Crunchy ramen and coleslaw with almonds, toasted sesame seeds and tangy dressing.

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Raisin Cookies

A food-processor recipe developed to use surplus raisins, with a few measurements awaiting confirmation.

Winter Smoothie

Apple, frozen banana, homemade vanilla almond milk, yogurt, almonds and warming spices.

Fudge-Like Chocolate Protein Bars

Original black bean and cocoa protein bars with a fudge-like texture.

Wild Rice Salad

Spinach, wild rice, fruit and sunflower seeds with a honey-basil dressing.

Potato Crust

Shredded potato-and-onion crust with egg yolk and rice flour, baked until browned.

Kitchen Measurement & Vintage Can Sizes

Corrected spoon, cup and fluid-volume conversions, plus approximate historical can sizes.

Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits

Pumpkin-peanut butter biscuits originally sourced as dog treats, made for adult human pups.

Stovetop Sesame-Free Chicken

Adapted from Instant Pot sesame chicken without sesame, soy sauce, cornstarch, or rice.

Stovetop Bourbon Chicken

Experimental stovetop version without soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, or cornstarch.

Vegan Vanilla Icebox Cake with Blueberries & Peaches

No-bake layers of pudding, fruit and biscuits, chilled overnight.

Cherry Fudge Cake

Devil’s food cake with cherry pie filling and a warm chocolate frosting.

Two-Ingredient No-Cook Chia Jam

Fruit purée and chia seeds, chilled into a simple refrigerator spread.

Homemade Lavash Bread

A printable thin, flexible flatbread recipe for wraps and roll-ups, sourced and credited.

Cucumber & Cream Cheese Flatbread Rolls

English cucumber and soft flatbread, adapted from Christina Conte’s lavash rolls.

Hummus Veggie Wrap (San Marzano)

Untested adaptation with San Marzano tomatoes and no hot sauce.

Easy Bean Dip (No Salsa)

Made several times without salsa. Baked black bean, cream cheese and cheddar dip.

Snickerdoodle Apple Pie Cookie Cups

Experimental grain-free adaptation. Ingredients and methods still being tested.

Raspberry Jello Salad

Vanilla yogurt, pudding mix, whipped topping, and frozen raspberries.

Falafel with Herbed Cucumber Yogurt

Chickpea patties served with fresh cucumber yogurt and pita.

Creamed Chicken

From the creator’s handwritten recipe notes.

Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus

From the creator’s handwritten recipe notes.

Cheddar Pork-Rind Crisps

From the creator’s handwritten recipe notes.

Beef Neck & Knuckle Bone Broth

Roasted bones, vinegar or citrus, and a long gentle simmer.

“Our” Yuletide Egg Nog

Original community recipe, with historical credits and kitchen notes.

Mum’s Cranberry Relish

Original community recipe, with historical credits and kitchen notes.

Holiday Sausage Stuffing

Original community recipe, with historical credits and kitchen notes.

“Catalina” Salad Dressing

Original community recipe, with historical credits and kitchen notes.

Very Easy Peanut Butter Fudge

Carolyn Finnerty’s no-cook fudge, with a family memory about fudge-making.

Microwave Lemon Cheesecake Bars

Historical recipe from the original community collection.

Cherry Delights

Historical recipe from the original community collection.

Best Chocolate Cookies

Historical recipe from the original community collection.

Cherry Walnut Bars

Historical recipe from the original community collection.

Oatmeal Fudge Bars

Recipe preserved from the 1990 holiday booklet.

Crumb Cookies

Recipe preserved from the 1990 holiday booklet.

Mint Mist Sugar Drops

Recipe preserved from the 1990 holiday booklet.

Brown Sugar Drops

Recipe preserved from the 1990 holiday booklet.

Spritz

Recipe preserved from the 1990 holiday booklet.

Buckeye Balls

Recipe preserved from the 1990 holiday booklet.

Princess Gems

Recipe preserved from the 1990 holiday booklet.

Banana Chocolate Chip Bars

Recipe preserved from the 1990 holiday booklet.

Mom’s Famous Brittles (Cookies)

Traditional recipe preserved from the 1990 community holiday cookbook.

Christmas Window Cookies

Traditional recipe preserved from the 1990 community holiday cookbook.

Mission Cookies

Traditional recipe preserved from the 1990 community holiday cookbook.

Lemon Bars

Traditional recipe preserved from the 1990 community holiday cookbook.

Cream Cheese Cookies (Kathy Roberts)

Traditional recipe preserved from the 1990 community holiday cookbook.

Festive Snowball Cookies

Traditional recipe preserved from the 1990 community holiday cookbook.

Fruit Drop Cookies

Traditional recipe preserved from the 1990 community holiday cookbook.

Snow Ball

Traditional recipe preserved from the 1990 community holiday cookbook.

Cream Cheese Cookies (Cake Mix)

Traditional recipe preserved from the 1990 community holiday cookbook.

Xmas Morning Coffee Cake

Preserved from the original 1990 holiday recipe collection.

New York Cheesecake

Preserved from the original 1990 holiday recipe collection.

Squash Pudding

Preserved from the original 1990 holiday recipe collection.

Brown Sugar Cookies

Preserved from the original 1990 holiday recipe collection.

Cherrywink Cookies

Preserved from the original 1990 holiday recipe collection.

Easy Cream Cheese Clouds

Preserved from the original 1990 holiday recipe collection.

Chocolate Snowballs

Preserved from the original 1990 holiday recipe collection.

Peanut Butter Pie

A recipe from the 1990 community Christmas collection.

Holiday Mint Pie

A recipe from the 1990 community Christmas collection.

Easy Dessert

A recipe from the 1990 community Christmas collection.

Scrumpcious Chocolate Cherry Cake

A recipe from the 1990 community Christmas collection.

Napoleon Cremes

A recipe from the 1990 community Christmas collection.

Almond Cake with Raspberries

A recipe from the 1990 community Christmas collection.

Coffee Can Cake

A recipe from the 1990 community Christmas collection.

Holiday Coffee Cake

Holiday recipe from the family’s community cookbook archive.

Apple Pie Squares

Holiday recipe from the family’s community cookbook archive.

Pudding Sauce

Holiday recipe from the family’s community cookbook archive.

Cheesecake

Holiday recipe from the family’s community cookbook archive.

Chocolate Truffles

Holiday recipe from the family’s community cookbook archive.

Cinnamon Skillet Apples

Holiday recipe from the family’s community cookbook archive.

Apple Betty Pie

Holiday recipe from the family’s community cookbook archive.

Aunt Kate’s Pumpkin Pie

A holiday dessert from the community cookbook.

Apple-Berry Crisp

A holiday dessert from the community cookbook.

Real Easy Apple Crisp

A holiday dessert from the community cookbook.

Holiday Pie

A holiday dessert from the community cookbook.

Mexican Casserole

A recipe from the historic holiday booklet.

Five-In-One Casserole

A recipe from the historic holiday booklet.

Foil Wrapped One-Dish Dinner

A recipe from the historic holiday booklet.

Black Tie Applesauce Cake

A recipe from the historic holiday booklet.

Banana Squares

A recipe from the historic holiday booklet.

Delicious Walnut Slices

A recipe from the historic holiday booklet.

Angel Pie

A recipe from the historic holiday booklet.

Grandma’s Dessert

A recipe from the historic holiday booklet.

Graham Cracker Date Roll

Elizabeth Rupert’s nostalgic date and graham cracker roll.

Sausage and Egg Casserole

Kathy Roberts’s baked sausage and hard-boiled egg casserole.

Hobo Bread

Kathy Roberts’s raisin and molasses bread.

Turkey Rice Scallop

Turkey and rice casserole with onion sauce.

Chicken and Broccoli

Terri Malone’s rice, broccoli and chicken supper.

Cheese Stuffed Fish

Terri Malone’s mozzarella-stuffed fish fillets.

Lazy Man’s Beef Burgundy

Alice Hansel’s slow-baked beef Burgundy.

English Muffin Bread

Betty Main’s cornmeal-dusted two-loaf English muffin bread.

“Best For You” Banana Bread

Shirley Leno’s whole-wheat honey banana bread.

Blueberry-Orange Nut Bread

Jerry Allen’s blueberry, orange and walnut quick bread.

Rich Oyster Stew

June Guard’s creamy oyster stew.

Layered Salad

Jane Bradley’s overnight layered vegetable salad.

Cream of Asparagus Soup

Terri Malone’s rice-thickened asparagus soup.

Smoked Salmon Mousse

V. H. Pierce’s chilled smoked salmon spread.

Frozen Fruit Medley

Betty O’Neill’s frozen gelatin fruit medley.

Cottage Cheese Salad

Jane Bradley’s lemon gelatin cottage cheese salad.

Twenty-Four Hour Salad

Jean Krocke’s fruit, marshmallow and whipped cream salad.

People Chow (Messy but Yummy)

Sue Fox’s chocolate peanut butter cereal party mix.

Cocktail Weiners

Lisa Hyland’s grape jelly and chili sauce cocktail weiners.

Guacamole Dip

Georgianna Francis’s avocado lime dip.

Pizza Bagels

Beverly Keukelaar’s cream cheese and pepperoni mini bagels.

Merrymakers’ Mushrooms

Terri Malone’s zucchini and mozzarella stuffed mushroom caps.

Shrimp Dip

Ann Williams’s chilled shrimp, sour cream and Italian dressing dip.

Rye Bread Dip

Lisa Hyland’s dried beef dip served inside a hollow rye loaf.

Christmas Cheese Ball

Kathy Boesel’s walnut-coated holiday cheese ball.

Taco Pie

Ellie Waddell’s ground beef and baking-mix taco pie.

Hot Crab Dip

Lisa Hyland creamy baked crab horseradish dip.

Hot Artichoke Dip

Lisa Hyland Parmesan artichoke dip.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Fran VanStaalduinen microwave meatballs pineapple sauce.

Molded Salmon Appetizer

Edna Haak’s creamy chilled salmon mold from a 1990 holiday recipe collection.

Pumpkin Cookies

Easy pumpkin and peanut butter cut-out cookies, with a note for offering them to dogs.

Most Wonderful Toffee

Helen Rogowski’s buttery almond toffee with a chocolate coating on both sides.

Cream Cheese Cookies

Aurora Santerre’s chilled chocolate-chip cream cheese cookies, sliced from a dough log.

Civil War Applesauce Cookies

Mary A. Selden’s family-heirloom applesauce cookies, with a history reaching back to Civil War times.

Grandmother’s Baked Custard

Mabel White Epling’s gentle water-bath custard with vanilla and nutmeg.

No-Weep Meringue

Mrs. Emil Koch’s classic cornstarch-stabilized meringue topping for pies.

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

Mrs. George V. Nelson’s old-fashioned cocoa cake made with mayonnaise, with a sorghum flour test variation.

Pan-fried Fish

Marilyn Ross’s crisp skillet-fried fish with a simple egg-and-milk coating and wheat-free option.

Pheasant in Gourmet Sauce

Mrs. Bradford Williams’s pheasant in a garlic, olive and white-wine sauce.

Hasenpfeffer

Anna Schultz’s three-day marinated rabbit with aromatic spices and sour cream gravy.

Game Notes

Historical preparation guidance for wild birds and venison, with modern handling notes.

Sour Cream Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

M. Neacy’s slow-baked smoked ham and potato casserole with sour cream and cheddar.

Spice Sauce for Ham

Mrs. W. S. McFarlane’s warm apple-jelly sauce with mustard, cloves, cinnamon and garlic vinegar.

Sauerbraten

Faye Wheatley’s quick, tangy beef sauerbraten served over buttered noodles.

Veal Cutlets Cordon Bleu

Mrs. Harvey Knoll’s veal cutlets stuffed with ham and Swiss cheese, coated and browned in butter.

Barbecue Sauce

Beatrice Branch’s vintage tangy basting sauce with vinegar, lemon, pepper and a fennel alternative.

Baked Chicken

Mrs. Leo Waters’s chicken casserole with hard-cooked eggs and a potato-chip, cheddar and almond topping.

Party Chicken

Bea White’s make-ahead bacon-wrapped chicken over dried beef in mushroom-sour-cream sauce.

Chicken Newburg

Mitzie Turck’s creamy chicken, mushroom, cheese and almond dish.

Broiled Chicken

Mrs. James Turner’s simple butter-and-lemon broiled chicken.

Parmesan Chicken

Mrs. Vernon Harter’s butter-baked Parmesan chicken with a crunchy crumb coating.

Stuffed Green Peppers

Arlene Steelman’s meat-and-rice stuffed peppers with tomato sauce and traditional long baking time.

Hearty Ham Supper

Iris Garrison’s creamy ham, corn and potato casserole with a golden cheese topping.

Swiss Steak in Sour Cream

Mrs. David Gruis’s slow-cooked round steak with sour cream, cheese, and fennel instead of onions.

Spareribs With Caraway Kraut

Nancy Watts’s slow-baked spareribs over sauerkraut, apple, carrots and caraway.

St. Paul’s Rice

Fay Broyhill Edmonds’s sausage and rice casserole topped with almonds and parsley.

Chicken and Broccoli

Mrs. Walter Rentsch’s creamy cheddar-and-curry chicken broccoli casserole with a buttered crumb topping.

Chicken and Yams

Marian Hunter’s baked chicken with sweet potatoes and savory mushroom sauce, adapted with fennel and sorghum flour.

Scalloped Cabbage

Mrs. Claude J. Mustain’s creamy cabbage casserole with cheese and a buttery breadcrumb topping.

Swedish Red Cabbage

Mina Morris Scott’s sweet-and-sour red cabbage with apples, caraway and grape juice.

Spiced Peaches

Mrs. Chester A. Cramer’s sweet-tart spiced peaches with cloves and cinnamon, plus fruit variations.

Sweet Dill Pickles

Mrs. C. E. Matthews’s sweetened dill pickle chips with tarragon or cider vinegar and aromatic seeds.

Russian Dill Pickles

Edith Shaska’s spiced sweet dill cucumber pickles, with the historical sealing directions documented.

Quick Pickled Beets

Harriet Myles’s overnight refrigerator beets with vinegar, warm spices and caraway.

Rosy Applesauce Relish

Mrs. Don L. Jacobs’s chilled applesauce relish with cinnamon candies, raisins, celery and horseradish.

Tuna Crunch Salad

Ruth Lovaasen’s chilled tuna salad with sweet pickles, cabbage, and crunchy potato chips.

Hearty Lunch Salad

Francis Langbecker’s salmon salad topped with crispy potato sticks, with vintage dressing explanations.

Macaroni Ham Salad

Mary Reiner’s chilled ham and cucumber macaroni salad, with wheat-free pasta and fennel.

Mormon Whole Meal Soup

Leslie Epperson’s beef and vegetable soup, adapted with mushrooms instead of onions.

Autumn Soup

Edith Borne’s hearty ground-beef and vegetable soup, with mushrooms instead of onions. Serves six.

Ham Bone Soup

Stanley R. Rempala’s hearty ham-bone soup with cabbage, carrots and a barley alternative.

Chicken Corn Soup with Rivvels

Martha Cramer’s hearty chicken and corn soup, with sorghum rivvels and fennel instead of onion.

Tasty Garnishes on Soup

Traditional ways to finish cream, tomato and other soups, with a wheat-free crouton option.

Steak Soup

Mrs. Floyd Olson’s hearty beef and vegetable soup, adapted with mushrooms and sorghum flour.

Frozen Strawberry Jam

Lanita Fleischmann’s traditional strawberry freezer jam, preserved as a recipe for Tom.

Peach-Orange Marmalade

Patty Doarn’s grandmother’s county-fair blue-ribbon marmalade with peaches, orange rind and cherries.

Honey Jelly

Mrs. J. H. Blackburn’s three-ingredient honey and lemon jelly, adapted for refrigeration.

Rhubarb Jam

Mary Biegel’s rhubarb and sugar jam, using cherry gelatin and refrigerated storage.

Old-Fashioned Tomato Preserves

Mrs. A. R. Bergantine’s two-stage tomato preserve with lemon and pickling spices, adapted for refrigeration.

Parsley Tomatoes

Generously sliced tomatoes chilled in oil-and-vinegar dressing and finished with parsley.

Glazed Meatballs

Nancy W. Burns’s grape-jelly and chili-sauce meatballs, with wheat-free and Worcestershire options.

Smoked Beef Dip

Mrs. Roger C. Wilder’s cream cheese, smoked beef and olive dip with sherry-soaked onion.

Chicken Liver Pâté

Dorothy Piepmeyer’s classic liver-and-egg spread, adapted with food-safety guidance.

Ham Cheese Ball

Mary Jane Ricks’s cream-cheese and ham appetizer, rolled in chopped nuts, with wheat-free serving options.

Fried Cheese Puffs

Adapted from Mrs. Paul A. Beam’s recipe, with sorghum flour and crushed pork rinds.

Homemade Sauerkraut: Eight Variations

Handwritten cabbage fermentation method with eight optional seasoning combinations and a salt-by-weight note.

Lemon-Cucumber-Mint Infused Water

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Lime & Basil Infused Water

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Cucumber, Lemon & Ginger Infused Water

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Blueberry & Lavender Infused Water

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Apple & Cinnamon Infused Water

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Raspberry & Lemon Infused Water

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Cucumber & Green Tea Infusion

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Lemon & Thyme Infused Water

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Heavy Cream & Avocado Drink

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Berry & Heavy Cream Drink

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Green Keto Smoothie

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Cocoa Heavy Cream Drink

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Lemon-Lime Electrolytes

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Cucumber & Salt Water

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Lemon Ginger Tonic

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Cucumber Avocado Smoothie

From the handwritten beverage collection, with reconstructed preparation.

Bacon-Garlic Vinaigrette

Bacon-based handwritten sauce with original ingredients and reconstructed method.

Bacon-Herb Dressing

Bacon-based handwritten sauce with original ingredients and reconstructed method.

Bacon-Avocado Sauce

Bacon-based handwritten sauce with original ingredients and reconstructed method.

Bacon-Herb Creamy Sauce

Bacon-based handwritten sauce with original ingredients and reconstructed method.

Bacon-Sunflower Dressing

Bacon-based handwritten sauce with original ingredients and reconstructed method.

Bacon & Garlic Cream Sauce

Bacon-based handwritten sauce with original ingredients and reconstructed method.

Coconut-Lime Sauce

Handwritten recipe with original amounts and reconstructed mixing method.

Sunflower-Ginger Dressing

Handwritten recipe with original amounts and reconstructed mixing method.

Chimichurri Sauce

Handwritten recipe with original amounts and reconstructed mixing method.

Mustard-Cilantro Sauce

Handwritten recipe with original amounts and reconstructed mixing method.

Green Goddess Dressing

Handwritten recipe with original amounts and reconstructed mixing method.

Italian Herb Vinaigrette

Handwritten recipe with original amounts and reconstructed mixing method.

Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette

Ingredient-only handwritten recipe with reconstructed preparation.

ACV Mustard Dressing

Ingredient-only handwritten recipe with reconstructed preparation.

Avocado-Cilantro Dressing

Ingredient-only handwritten recipe with reconstructed preparation.

Herbed Yogurt Dressing

Ingredient-only handwritten recipe with reconstructed preparation.

Basil Pesto with Sunflower Seeds

Ingredient-only handwritten recipe with reconstructed preparation.

Ginger-Turmeric Vinaigrette

Ingredient-only handwritten recipe with reconstructed preparation.

LMNT-Style Electrolyte Mix

Three handwritten electrolyte ingredients; exact mineral compounds and dilution unspecified.

Parmesan Chicken Nuggets

Blended chicken and Parmesan nuggets for the air fryer.

Cheesy Stuffed Garlic Sticks

Ground chicken and mozzarella sticks; original cooking directions partly obscured.

Badass Pancakes

Angel’s buttermilk pancake recipe, known and shared as Badass Pancakes.

BSM Chicken (Brown Sugar Mustard Chicken)

Four-ingredient Dijon, brown sugar and allspice chicken thighs, with suggested roasting directions.

Mother’s Heavy Cream Substitutions

Seven alternatives for heavy cream from Mother's notebook, including dairy and coconut options.

Mother’s Herbal Cough Drops

Honey, strong herbal tea and tapioca flour, frequently made by Mother; original cooking method not recorded.

Garlic Butter

Unsalted butter blended with fresh garlic, chives, parsley and lemon, adapted from Mother’s notebook.

WKS: Cheesecake Bombs

A three-ingredient frozen cheesecake treat, with the original 2022 kitchen story.

Canary Donuts v1.1

Salt-aware beef rings with cream cheese and seasoned egg-yolk centers.

Tuscon Balls

Spinach, cream cheese and mozzarella bites rolled in Parmesan and oven-baked until set.

Cream Cheese and Sausage Stuffed Crescents

Golden crescent rolls filled with maple breakfast sausage and cream cheese, an everyday favorite from the recipe stack.

Cat Food Topper Gelatin Treats

Two-ingredient molded treats made with a favorite cat food topper and plain gelatin.

Fermented Ginger

Crushed ginger covered with apple cider vinegar for seven days, as recorded on the original card.

Bacon/Butter Broth

A simple warming broth made with bacon grease, butter, salt, and water.

Lamb Chops

Butter-seared lamb chops with a short seasoning rest and a five-minute rest after cooking.

Creamer BOMs

Frozen flavored cream and cream cheese portions for coffee.

Bulletproof Coffee

Blended coffee with coconut oil and butter, plus optional spice and cacao variations.

Steak al Forno

Sliced steak seasoned with marjoram or basil, pepper, and Parmesan.

Calico Beans

The original handwritten recipe, preserved as written.

Seeded Poultry Terrine

A tender, sliceable ground chicken terrine with pepitas, sunflower seeds, and coconut aminos.

Golden Strada

Individual egg-soaked mini bun cups with cinnamon, lightly toasted edges, and a soft, springy interior.

Melt in Your Mouth Chicken

An allergy-aware adaptation of a familiar household recipe.

Cocoa Bombs

Coming soon · archive migration in progress

A practical adaptation born from the need for energy, calories, and something worth looking forward to.

Parmesan Meatballs

Coming soon · archive migration in progress

Italian comfort reworked around allergies and ketogenic cooking.

Parsley Chicken

An inexpensive, versatile stovetop recipe that regularly returns to our table.

Creams and Structured Bases

Everyday foundations used in place of canned products.

Breads, Soups, Stews and Stocks

Coming soon · archive migration in progress

Existing recipe collections currently being prepared for the new library.