Mom's Recipe Box

This is a fun breakfast for kids, but hearty enough for big kids, too. 4 slices of bread (use wide pan bread if available) butter 4-8 eg...

We always had this the day after Christmas. It is made from the leftovers, so is a little different each time but was always delicious. A va...

Grandma always made these at Christmastime. She filled some with raspberry jam, and some with apricot jam. 8 ounces of cream cheese 3 sti...

On cold or rainy days, Mom would make stew to feed a crowd. She often made this in a crock pot, but would sometimes bake for an hour or two ...

If I had to pick one food that represented my childhood to me, it would be this Banana Cake made by Grandma. Well, this or homemade chicken ...

Another favorite from Grandma: 4 T cocoa powder 1-1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed 1/2 cup (4 oz) egg beaters (= 2 eggs) 1/2 cup mel...

1 cooked chicken, shredded 2/3 cup plain yogurt 3 T mayonnnaise 1 inch ginger root, peeled and finely grated 2 cloves garlic, chopped 3...

When I lived in Hawaii, got this from a friend at work in an e-mail, circa winter 1997. Sent it to Mom, who probably had more use for it in ...

40 pitted green olives (preferably Spanish) 1/2 tsp. capers 1 T blanched slivered almonds 2 cloves garlic 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp paprika...

This is from Grandma: Dough 2-1/2 cups unsifted flour 1 package fast rising yeast 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup water 3 T butte...

This is the best tiramisu you'll ever have! It's fluffier than the traditional version. Can be doubled, and makes a pretty presentat...

Grandma made these every year just after Thanksgiving so they would be ready for Christmas. Once made, pack them in sealed containers -- agi...

A standard after-Thanksgiving use-up-the-leftovers meal. The base of this dish is a standard roux. 1 small onion, finely chopped 4 T butter...

A standard dessert and comfort food that both Mom and Grandma made was tapioca pudding . They both used the recipe that was right on the Min...

Hors d'Oeuvres Clam Dip and Chips Shrimp Puffs Brie with Bremer Wafers Soup Vichysoisse Salad Tossed Salad with Green Goddess Dressing R...

This started out as a recipe called "Chicken Florentine" but one of my brothers misunderstood what my mother had said, and with gr...

I got this recipe from my friend Dot years ago. She was born and raised in Mississippi and her "mama" made this for her. My mother...

Mom made this dinner often -- it had all the food groups in one meal, and was great for making a little bit of meat stretch to feed a lot of...

The summer before I started high school, Mom and her friend Ann rented a cottage at Rehoboth Beach, and the ladies and all us kids (six from...

This was usually served on Fridays during lent, but also anytime Mom needed a quick, stick-to-your-ribs, inexpensive meal. In a big pot, bri...

This gelatin mold was a staple at our summer get-togethers. It was easy to make, it was cool, the kids all loved it, it is chock full of fru...

We ate watermelon at Grandma's house in the summer. She even carved "baskets" out of the shell of the watermelon, scooped out ...

These were fairly common in the 70's. The one I remember Mom making most was Impossible Lasagna Pie .

Grandma would sometimes make corn meal mush as a hearty breakfast for us kids. The night before serving, cook corn meal in boiling water (sh...

Mom used to make this for brunch. Its sort of like a popover, with a hint of lemon and nutmeg. Very yummy. I'm copying the recipe here: ...

Mom and Grandma always made homemade soup. Grandma was raised in a poor household and soup was something that could be made cheaply. They wo...

Mom made some spectacular desserts at Christmas. Often it was a big trifle or a creamy tiramisu. But for us kids she would make the Famous ...

Every year at Christmas, Mom usually made Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding. Sometimes she'd do a Beef Wellington, but we all loved Yorks...

Grandma always used these as decorations at Christmas. She would take sugar cones (not waffle cones) and stand them up. She would cover the ...

Grandma made a "butter rose" to grace the table of every special meal. She had a set of old spoons in graduated sizes (demitasse, ...

Like many of Mom's recipes, this one has no real measurements. It was also very simple and well-received. She served this at the holiday...

This was a staple appetizer at all our gatherings. Everyone loved it and always thought it was a more complicated recipe than it was. Mom al...

Grandma always served pickled watermelon rind on relish platters at the holidays. Here is a recipe Grandma had for pickled watermelon rind:

This was a meal that "Ma" used for family dinner or to feed a crowd. It was quick and easy and used up the vegetables in the refri...

Before us kids came along, Mom and Dad belonged to a gourmet cooking club. They would take turns with other couples planning and preparing a...

This recipe comes from the back of an undated letter Grandma sent to Mom. The letter opens with a discussion about a recipe my brother Tom, ...

This is a very easy version of Mac & Cheese. No measurements, just use your judgment and your personal taste.

One from my sister:

This was from Mrs. Volpe's middle school Home Economics class. I think this was the first project we all had to do in 6th grade:

In '92 I moved to Virginia as a military wife. I was very homesick. Grandma and Mom would often send me family recipes so I could make t...

This recipe came from our school. One of the mothers made this for an Easter party at school and distributed the recipe.

My cousin wrote to say that when he was in college, Grandma sent him a chocolate cake that weighed about 20 lbs and made him the envy of the...

I apologize up front for the terribly un-PC name of this recipe. This is in my teenage handwriting, but I don't remember writing it. Mom...

Grandma always baked these brownies and layered them with wax paper in empty Entenmann's boxes wrapped in twine.

Here is the famous recipe box, chock full of recipes from my mother, my grandmother and random family, friends and neighbors from over the y...