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I can’t get enough of anything lemon.  I enjoy the flavor in every course of the meal!  My favorites have to be Nany’s lemon pound cake and Mommie’s Lemon Lush recipe.  A delicious lemon meringue or chiffon pie takes the close third.  Here is a delicious recipe from a collection of Pennsylvania favorites.  Mrs. Betty [...]

Tonight I had the privilege to see an advanced screening of Sony Pictures release “Julie and Julia”.  It was a delight. I, like many of you, adore Julia Child.  Her story coming to the big screen, albeit only a portion, was something I had been looking forward to for the last year.   It was [...]

In case you haven’t noticed, I am sharing my favorite pie recipes this week. I have so many, it may last until next week. This one came from my great Aunt Faye’s very worn, very well used Magic Cookbook from the 50′s. Although Aunt Faye is no longer with us, she comes back to me [...]

A couple of years ago, my hometown put together the latest collection of recipes from the members of the community.  It’s a great fundraiser for the Historical Society and more importantly, the great recipes of generations are put to paper for future generations to create.  I have fallen in love with many recipes in this [...]

Our last post of the week of breakfast dishes will be focused on preserving the art of preserves.  Most young people have no idea how jam, preserves, or jelly is made.  There are elaborate recipes and then there are simple ones for most everything you create in life.  I will share this very simple way [...]

I searched all week for my french toast recipe.  I can’t say where it came from because I have had it for a long, long time.  The corners of my recipe card are frayed, the ink smeared and the entire thing very spotty from spillage.  I have clearly used this recipe!  This one like all [...]

This recipe was given to me from Aunt Barb.  As I have boasted in the past, she has the skills.  Our family affairs, like Christmas Eve, are chock full of a piece of heaven from her kitchen.  You may need to wait a few months to make this recipe as most of the world is [...]