I created this soup to use up some leftover fresh produce items I would otherwise have thrown away. It was a hit, but it is much better with ingredients purchased that day. The main caution here is...

My wife and I have been making this breakfast since we visited my sister in Oregon while our son was a wee lad. The taste secret is my salsa which is based on recipes by Dianne Kennedy.  There is no...

I made this barbecue sauce one hot summer day after I purchased some baby back pork ribs our meat market had advertised in our paper. I had been experimenting with Asian sauces and marinades and I thought...

One of the things I intended to make when I planned my vegetarian daughter-in-law’s menu was a spinach enchilada.  I’ve always liked them when they came with my order in Mexican restaurants. So after...

This apple pie recipe was created for a Thanksgiving section of Call Newspapers published in November 2001. It is one of those historic recipes I do based on some written reference to foods someone ate...

My wife is pretty good about going along with whatever I come up with for supper. Sometimes she’ll say something like “I can’t wait until we’re through this chicken,’’ meaning let’s have...

Pumpkin cake, pumpkin filling, with cinnamon maple cream cheese frosting Cake: 3 cups all purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ¾ cup unsalted butter softened 2 cups granulated...

Grandma Betty’s Icebox Rolls ½ cup sugar 1 cup Crisco (I use butter flavored) 1 cup boiling water 1 tsp salt 2 cakes of Fleishmans Yeast (dairy section at Dierbergs/seasonal/check for freshness) 1...

Crockpot Meatball Soup 32 ounces frozen small meatballs  2 - 12 ounce frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, corn, green beans and peas) 1 - 28 ounce can tomatoes  2 - package brown gravy mix (0.87 ounces)...