Edith’s Chicken Soup
I think the original recipe called for a pound of carrots … even 2 lbs wasn’t enough! But more made it carrot soup, not chicken soup with carrots. It’s amazing how tasty this soup...
Category: Family Recipes
Scalloped Potatoes
Getting me to eat potatoes was tough. This recipe turned out to be one of the few non-fried recipes that I really liked! I think it was the onion that gave it flavor. I...
Potato Puffs
Kevin & I loved these puffs. But we didn’t make them often, as we never kept instant potatoes in the house. Mom & Dad did real potatoes so there was little point in keeping...
Green Tomato Casserole
Mom got this recipe from a magazine. Its purpose was to use up two things: zucchini and green tomatoes. Dad grew bumper crops of tomatoes – we pickled green ones in dill pickling brine,...
Deep Fried Mashed Potato Balls
These were tasty. We typically made them from left over potatoes. My parents were always meat-and-potatoes people. Once in a while we’d do pasta or rice, but it was mostly potato with every meal....
Pork Goulash
I always laugh when people talk about “Hungarian Goulash” as a mixture of macaroni, ground beef, and tomato sauce. Growing up “goulash” meant pork, yellow beans, carrots, and cabbage. Granted, I didn’t like it...
Porcupine Meatballs
I’m fairly certain this came from the booklet that accompanied one of the pressure cookers Mom owned. She had three (2-1/2, 4, and 6 quart) and used them all regularly. I remember an incident...