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Christmas Stollen

If Christmas is near, then it’s time to make stollen. I found the most amazing recipe in a Bavarian cookbook. I wish you could taste it!

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Advent Tea 2016

It’s time for the annual Advent Tea at church. Come and join the fun and fellowship!

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The Dishes of Thanksgiving

And I don’t mean the food. I mean the dishes that hold the food and the utensils that made the food. To me, they are as essential as the family recipes.

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Sphere Magazine, November 1974

Looking for a stuffing idea for your Thanksgiving turkey? This issue of vintage Sphere has a delicious Pecan Stuffing with mushrooms and a touch of lemon.

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Whole Wheat Bread

It’s time to bake some bread! How about some blue ribbon whole wheat bread?

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A-Little-Bit-Of-Everything Vegetable Soup

A-little-bit-of-everything makes this vegetable soup special and comforting on these chilly November days.

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Apple Cream Torte

Apple Cream Torte from the great Sunset magazine is the perfect dessert for fall. This recipe will now have a permanent place in my recipe box!

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Aunt Lovie, the Quilt, and Twice-Baked Potatoes

According to my mom, old Aunt Lovie not only made the best twice-baked potatoes, she also kept the 1800’s era family quilt intact.

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