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Around the Supper Table
Print This is one of Uncle Bear’s favorite desserts, but it is tasty for many. One thing that makes this cake especially favored is the homemade icing that is poured on while the cake is still warm. Yes, it does.....
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Creamy & Fluffy Mashed Potatoes
Print Like all of her recipes, Nana has researched, tested, retested, and experimented until getting exactly what she wants. Although Pa eats any and all mashed potatoes, Nana has been on a mission to create creamy & fluffy mashed potatoes.....
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Western Burger
Print This recipe is made using a delicious, warm sandwich spread wrapped in homemade bread. Yum, right? It is often used in our surrounding communities and a common item when someone makes a community or church cookbook, because so many.....
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Nana’s Caesar Dressing
Print Anyone that knows Nana knows that she likes to have a salad at every meal whether it is ramen salad, a salad with her basil dressing, a yummy buttermilk ranch dressing salad, her Broccoli Salad, Citrus Spinach Salad, Spinach.....
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Italian Wedding Soup
Print This is a long favorite of Nana’s, probably because of the flavor profile and the ability to sneak in vegetables that most of us will still eat. While researching and trying to find if her recipe counted as a.....
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Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Print If you can’t tell, we really enjoy cooking around here. The main reason is because we like to eat, but we also don’t like wasting our resources. In fact, we came across this recipe trying to find another way.....
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Cheesy American Enchiladas
Print These enchiladas are so gringo that we don’t even know if we can call them Tex-Mex, but they are so yummy. Aunt Alisa enjoyed this enchilada recipe growing up and has continued to make it for her girls. As.....
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Broccoli Salad
Print Who says a salad needs a leafy green? This salad has been around our family for at least 20 years. Nana likes making it almost as much as she likes eating it, and it may be the kids’ first.....
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Southern Potato Salad
Print Nana usually makes the Hot Bacon Potato Salad that she’s already shared. She especially enjoys this recipe as a pleasant break, because she can make it the day before and stick it in the fridge. Then she doesn’t have.....
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
Print What is more basic than chocolate chip cookies? Yes, we know, that’s why we like this recipe. Everyone likes a basic chocolate chip cookie, and these are the perfect texture. They are not too chewy or too cakelike. It.....
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