This was a version of a cake using the butter pecan cake mix that I was debating trying out. I ended up using a different recipe, so haven’t tried this one yet.

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

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

  Panera Cheddar Broccoli Soup 1 tablespoon butter½ onion (chopped)¼ cup melted butter¼ cup all-purpose flour2 cups milk2 cups chicken stock1 ½ cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets1 cup matchstick-cut carrots1 stalk celery (thinly sliced)2 ½ cups shredded sharp...

This casserole uses cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, cheese, and hashbrowns.

This casserole combines chicken, celery, chopped tomato, Velveeta cheese, onion, rice, and basil.

  Thelma’s Baked Potato Salad 8 potatoes (cooked and diced)1 lb processed cheese spread (cubed)½ cup chopped onion1-2 tsp saltPepper to taste1 c commercial salad dressing½ lb slightly fried bacon (drained)¼ c green olives Combine all but bacon and olives, mixing...

  1 cup leftover mashed potatoes (at room temperature)2 large eggs (room temperature)½ cup butter (melted)½ cup milk (lukewarm)½ cup water (lukewarm)4 ½ cups all-purpose flour2 ¼ tsp instant yeast2 Tbsp granulated sugar2 tsp salt In the bowl of a stand mixer...

This was a really good chocolate frosting. I used it on the Darn Good chocolate cake recipe for Dakota’s birthday.

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.