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Grits and Sausage Casserole
People may be divided into two groups–those who love grits for breakfast and those who do not. I belong to the first group. My fishing partner belonged to the second. We found this recipe several years ago. I was hunting … Continue reading
Posted in breakfast Dishes, Main Dishes
Tagged breakfast, casserole, cheese, one-dish meals
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Jerri’s Potato Soup
When I was growing up, there was a potato bin in our basement. It was eight feet long, six feet wide and about seven feet high. Trust me when I say that it held a lot of potatoes and that … Continue reading
Pörkelt: Pork Goulash with Caraway and Lemon
Our family ate a lot of pork when I was a boy. We feasted on hams for Sunday dinners, and breakfast was bacon, eggs and homemade bread at least a couple of times a week. Mom used smoked pork hocks … Continue reading
Orange Marmalade
Orange marmalade makes a welcome addition to any breakfast table. Even if you happen not to like the flavor, the wonderful orange color makes a cheerful contrast to the reds, purples and blues of other jams and jellies often set … Continue reading
James Beard’s Pita Bread
Whenever I open a bag of sunflower seeds at the cabin, I am reminded of the many times I watched my father open flour sacks for Mom. She bought flour in 25-pound sacks and Dad pulled out the stitching and … Continue reading
Posted in Breads and Pancakes
Tagged flat bread, flatbread, James Beard, pita bread, pocket bread
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Hot Fudge Sauce
My mother loved to try new things she saw at the Co-op grocery or A & P, so it is very likely that I had my first taste of commercial hot fudge in 1948. That’s when Smucker’s introduced chocolate fudge … Continue reading
Lightly Candied Sweet Potatoes
For my family, a holiday dinner was not complete unless we had baked sweet potatoes. Mom baked them next to the turkey or ham, cut each lovely potato in two or three pieces and taught us how to peel them, … Continue reading
Posted in Side dishes, Vegetables
Tagged brown sugar, sweet potatoes, vegetarian, yams
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Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits
Having been taught how to make baking powder biscuits by my sister Patsy, I soon started thinking about the wonderful whole wheat baking powder biscuits that our friend Toni made. Toni had a little hand-powered mill that she used to … Continue reading
Julia Child’s Cream of Mushroom Soup
I don’t remember how we ended up with two copies of Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking, but it’s good that we did. The first one came as a wedding gift from one of Jerri’s friends at Maine … Continue reading
Jerri’s Meat Loaf
Many years ago at a church potluck, someone asked Jerri for her meat loaf recipe. “I don’t have one,” she said, but she shared some tips with the the admirer of the loaf that evening. It’s possible that part of … Continue reading
