This is one of my favorite soups. You can make it more spicy if you like. Calls for hamburger, mixed vegetables, celery, and potatoes.

This recipe was posted in the San Diego Union Tribune newspaper when I was a kid.

This is a cornbread-based chili casserole. The base is made from ground beef and kidney beans.

Grandma Ransom is not my grandmother. She was the grandmother of a childhood friend in Colorado, Sarah Holmes. This is her ice cream recipe.

My Aunt Carol’s famous peanut brittle.

  Soft Gingerbread ¼ c shortening½ c brown sugar1 egg½ c molasses2 tsp baking powder½ c sour milk/sour cream1½ c flour½ tsp baking soda½ tsp ginger1 tsp cinnamon Cream the shortening.Add sugar slowly, creaming all the time.Add the well beaten egg and...

  Creamy Dill Potato Salad 3 lbs red potatoes½ c Wishbone Italian Dressing¾ c mayonnaise½ c sliced green onions1 tsp Dijon mustard1 tsp lemon juice1 tsp dill1/8 tsp black pepper Cook potatoes until tender, drain, and let cool . Cut in 1” pieces.Combine the...

I love coffee cake. Any coffee cake. This one uses cream cheese.

  Hachee 2 pounds stewing steak4 big onions3 tbsp flourwater (about 4 to 5 cups)2 beef bouillon cubes2 tbsp molasses (of appelstroop)2 slightly sweet and sour apples1 small can tomato paste (3 oz)1 rosemary sprig2 bay leaves4 cloves10 peppercornssalt and...

This recipe was in my mother’s collection. I don’t know who Mrs. Isenboth is. She is credited with this recipe.