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English Toffee Cookies

Mom’s English Toffee Cookies

I grew up with these cookies and still make them every Christmas. They always remind me of my mom.

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Scandinavian Almond Bars

I found this cookie recipe that my mom had marked as “wonderful” in her recipe box so of course I had to try them!

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4th Generation Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

My favorite childhood gingerbread cookie recipe from my mom, now will be made by a 4th generation this week by her great-granddaughter.

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Ice Cream for Dinner

Yes, sometimes my mom would say all she wanted for dinner was ice cream.

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A Young Bride’s Recipe

Here is a recipe from my mom’s box that was one of the first meals she ever made for my dad when she was a young bride.

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Cantaloupe, Watermelon, and Honeydew

I found a special recipe in my mom’s recipe box for jazzing up beautiful melon balls. Perfect for a Mother’s Day fruit salad.

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Well-Used Recipe Cards

You know a recipe is well-loved when the card is yellowed and has so many splatters that it’s hard to read!

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Mom and the Mitch Miller Salad Dressing

Only people of a certain age will remember the “Sing Along with Mitch” show. He also had a salad dressing recipe. It was in my mom’s recipe box.

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