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Cookie Crust Lemon Pie DessertThis homemade lemon pie is delicious with the cookie crust. It was delicate and delicious. I use either the cream cheese filling or a vanilla pudding filling along with it, but you can just make the lemon and meringue and leave out that step if preferred. One time I didn’t have any lemons so I tried frozen lemonade, and then it didn’t thicken so I added copious amounts of cornstarch. It finally thickened but then when we tried it, it was like eating a rubber ball. So don’t do that 😜
Chocolate BrowniesThis recipe is from my 1940’s era cookbook. It’s a chewier kind, not the cake-like (it doesn’t have much flour)
Seven Layer CasseroleMy friend Leslie’s family used to make this a lot. Nice for an easy, stick-to-the-ribs dinner. Sometimes we add some extra sausages.
Butterscotch SquaresAnother treat from my 1947 cookbook, “Fun with Cooking”. Even I am not that old.
Snip DoodleA childhood favourite. We made this many times as kids. I love the cinnamon-sugar topping which would get crispy.
Baking Powder Biscuits / Strawberry ShortcakeThis is from my very old cookbook “Fun with Cooking”, by Mae Blacker Freeman. It features a 50’s-era teenage girl with ribbons on either side of her head showing us how to cook her favourite things. You can also modify this recipe for strawberry shortcake by adding 2 tbsp sugar into the dough
Ruth’s 7-minute frostingMom used to make this frosting on our cakes. It’s a cooked, kind of frothy version made with egg whites.
Mandarin ChickenThis is a delicious recipe with a sweet orangey sauce – unless you hate cooked fruit 🙂 Use gluten-free panko crumbs for a gluten-free version.
Mint Chocolate CheesecakeThis always looks so fresh and … minty 🙂 It could be made gluten free by using a gluten-free cookie crust, or nuts with cocoa.
Rob’s Skillet SauerbratenDad used to make this when we were little. From the photos I see online, it should be served with sweet & sour red cabbage and Knodel (german bread dumplings) or boiled potatoes. So I’ll have to figure out how to make those as well!
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This is a selection of our favourite family recipes, so we can keep them and pass them down. Please send the ones you love so I can add them too. The only rule is, you must have tried the recipe first. Enjoy!