This strawberry cake recipe has been used in our family for years. It is one of Susannah’s favorites and usually what we have on her birthday.

I don’t know who Norma Lundstrom was, but assume it was a friend of one of my grandmothers. Who ever she was, here is her ice cream recipe.

  Whole Wheat Maple Cookies 1 c raisins¾ c sugar2 eggs1 c shortening¾ c brown sugar1½ c whole wheat flour1 tsp salt½ tsp cinnamon½ tsp nutmeg½ c chopped nuts Cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy.Beat in eggs.Stir together flour, soda, salt, nutmeg,...

This was a really good chocolate frosting. I used it on the Darn Good chocolate cake recipe for Dakota’s birthday.

The title of this recipe is “torte” but it isn’t really a torte. It isn’t really a pavlova either. Trying to find a recipe just like this one is impossible. But this is a traditional Christmas dessert in my family. It requires a DOZEN eggs. When it bakes, it ends up with a nice crunchy coating. It is covered with whipped cream.

This is one of my favorite cakes. Also I like the color that comes from the pistachio pudding mix.

Carob Frosting ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)½ cup coconut oil (room temperature)½ cup carob or cocoa powder¼ cup pure maple syrup¼ cup tapioca starch2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract In a large bowl using a hand mixer, a stand mixer would work too, beat butter and...

  Chicken Pillows 1 whole chicken breast1 garlic clove (halved)1 oz mozzarella cheese2 tbsp bread crumbs2 tbsp sherry1 tbsp butterpepper to taste1 tbsp chopped parsley Remove bones from breast. Cut in half and pound lightly.Slice cheese thinly. Place cheese over...

I liked this one when I was a kid. I have trouble eating pasta these days, but I do like this recipe.

This cake recipe came from my grandmother, Thelma Beatty. It doesn’t say what frosting should be used for it, but am guessing that a brown-sugar frosting would probably be good.