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Classic Family Recipes

Chocolate Mousse Kahlua Cake
March 17, 2023
Thelma’s Baked Potato Salad
July 13, 2013
Chicken Tortilla and Lime Soup
February 4, 2019
Creamy Dill Potato Salad
July 17, 2013
Fiery Beef Vegetable Soup
November 12, 2015
Pasta e Fagioli Soup from Olive Garden
July 13, 2013
Chicken Broccoli Casserole
July 13, 2013
Albondigas Soup
July 5, 2017
Dylan’s Carob Cake
August 31, 2025
Beef Stroganoff
July 13, 2013

Mini Top Hat

by Kimberly Beatty Allard | January 1, 2025 | Hats | 1 Comment

This is a pattern for a crocheted mini top hat or pork pie hat. It uses front post crochet and is worked by measurement rather than a set number of rows.

Torte

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.

Fruit Cocktail Cake

This recipe is a cake using a can of fruit cocktail.

Baked Brie

I love cheese.

Chicken Parmesan

Classic chicken parmesan recipe.

1.2.3. Plain Pastry

Just a simple pastry dough recipe.

Mayonnaise Cake

This is a very moist chocolate cake.

Keto Pumpkin Pie

This is a pretty good, keto friendly/low carb pumpkin pie recipe.

Apricot Gelatin Salad

This recipe is very similar to Bethany’s salad, but doesn’t have the shredded carrots and has mandarin oranges instead. This has apricot Jell-O, mandarin oranges, crushed pineapple, cream cheese, and “Dream Whip”. Is Dream Whip still something you can buy? I have never used it.

Impossible Pie

This pie is made with Bisquick, butter, eggs, and vanilla.

Sauerkraut Salad

I do NOT like sauerkraut, but maybe someone else would like to try out this recipe. It was part of my mother’s collection of recipes from my grandmothers, so am including it here.

Potato and Ham Casserole

Potato and Ham Casserole

Casseroles, Ham & Pork, Main Dishes

This potato and ham casserole also has peas, celery, onions, and cheese.

Wilted Spinach Salad

Wilted Spinach Salad

This spinach salad has herb and garlic or Italian dressing, chopped onion, bacon, and hard-boiled eggs.

Strawberry Cream Salad

Strawberry Cream Salad

This Jell-o salad needs frozen strawberries, bananas, crushed pineapple, and sour cream.

Sauerkraut Salad

Sauerkraut Salad

I do NOT like sauerkraut, but maybe someone else would like to try out this recipe. It was part of my mother’s collection of recipes from my grandmothers, so am including it here.

Overnight Cranberry Salad

Overnight Cranberry Salad

This salad has cranberries, mini marshmallows, diced apples, grapes, walnuts, and whipped cream.

Orange Salad

Orange Salad

Fruit Salads, Salads & Sides

This salad calls for orange gelatin, crushed pineapple, apricots, marshmallows, and pineapple or apricot juice.

Jim’s Fruit Salad (Ambrosia)

Jim’s Fruit Salad (Ambrosia)

Fruit Salads, Other Treats, Salads & Sides

This is one of my dad’s favorites that my grandmother made. Coconut, marshmallows, crushed pineapple, mandarin oranges, and sour cream. You can also add grapes, but we usually didn’t.

Cucumber Salad

Cucumber Salad

Salads & Sides, Vegetable Sides

Thinly sliced cucumbers, heavy cream, and lime juice.

Cranberry Salad

Cranberry Salad

Fruit Salads, Fruit Salads, Holiday Recipes, Salads & Sides

Another Jell-O salad. This one has strawberry flavor with cranberries, sugar, orange pieces, apples, and walnuts or pecans.

Carrot Salad

Carrot Salad

Salads & Sides, Vegetable Sides

Canned carrots with green peppers, onions, sugar, and tomato soup. Doesn’t really sound appetizing to me, but the recipe came from my grandmother.