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Merry Christmas 2016!!

December 25, 2016 in Christmas, Family

Merry Christmas!!

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Christmas Ribbon Salad

December 18, 2016 in Christmas, Family, Holidays, Recipes

This jello salad says Christmas! It tastes wonderful and can be made ahead during this busy season.

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Christmas Stollen

December 7, 2016 in Chefs, Christmas, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary History, Culinary traditions, Festivals, Food Events, Food Gifts, Holidays, Recipes, Travel

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

December 4, 2016 in Christmas, Holidays

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

November 26, 2016 in Culinary History, Culinary traditions, Family, Holidays, 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

November 18, 2016 in Culinary traditions, Food Magazines, Holidays, Recipes, Sphere Magazine, Thanksgiving, Vintage magazines

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

November 16, 2016 in Food Products, Healthier Recipes, Prize-Winning Recipes, Recipes

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

November 14, 2016 in Healthier Recipes, Recipes

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

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