Applesauce Squares
I think Grandma made these every Saturday night to have for Sunday so that when anyone came to visit she would have them on hand. She must have made them in a jellyroll pan because when I have tried to...
View ArticleThe Wonder That Is Miracle Whip
I won’t even tell you how long it took me, or how many stores I had to go to, to find a jar of Miracle Whip today. OK, three hours and seven stores. Well, that long and that many stores to find a jar...
View ArticlePicnic Food: Cole Slaw
Cole Slaw is one of those veggie things from my childhood that I actually loved (as opposed to cookies, cakes, and pie :) While today there are many takes and variations on what Cole Slaw is and what...
View ArticlePicnic Food: Egg Salad
Egg Salad didn’t show up often but it was greatly appreciated when it did. This is another recipe that appreciates that jar of Miracle Whip. Egg Salad For Two Ingredients: 4 Eggs, hard boiled 2 big...
View ArticlePicnic Food: Potato Salad
Potato Salad is a must include for any family gathering or picnic. There are many variations on the potato salad theme, but this recipe is pretty much how my Mom made it when we were kids. She may have...
View ArticleFish Friday: Tuna Salad
Today’s salad didn’t show up at family picnics, but it was a staple of summer time lunches when we were kids, and is in keeping with this week’s theme on Miracle Whip. When we were kids, it was Tuna...
View ArticlePicnic Food: Mom’s Macaroni Salad
The last recipe in the week of Miracle Whip picnic salad recipes is Mom’s Macaroni Salad. I remember Mom making this one to take to Grandma’s Sunday picnics. She would make a big batch of it and take...
View ArticleSunday Dinner
The spaghetti brimmed in the big yellow bowl in the middle of the Avocado Green dinner table with the six matching chairs. The table was that same shade of green that matched our stove and refrigerator...
View ArticleTomato Salad
If you were at my house today, I may have gone out into the garden, picked us a bowl of ripe Cherry Tomatoes, and chopped us up this beautiful Tomato Salad. Tomato Salad Ingredients: A bowl of organic...
View ArticleOctober Means It’s Time For Soup!
Every year, the first weekend in October, Grandma Kradel invited everyone out to the house for the last official picnic of the year – the annual Soup Picnic. She’d make a big pot of her homemade (of...
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