Snowballs (Inexpensive from Cake Mix, Includes Nut Free Instructions)

This is an adaptation of nut ball cookies but with just a half a cup of nuts.  Quick cooking oatmeal is used with the nuts.  I have a grandson who has a nut allergy, and this recipe is perfect for him.  I leave out the half cup of nuts and increase the oatmeal by half…

Date Nut Quick Bread

This recipe reminiscent of the date nut bread that used to be bought in a can. I don’t think they make it anymore. It is a very moist and full of dates and walnuts. It makes a wonderful tea bread that can be served with cream cheese for the holidays. I have looked for a…

Sweet Onion Mustard (Canning for Christmas Gifts)

A wonderful tasting mustard that used to be available in stores but was discontinued a decade ago by the French’s Mustard Co. You can still get it in Canada but not here in the USA. This is my version of this mustard and is easy to make. Having grown up in Northeast Ohio this was…

Winter Broccoli Salad

Easy cold weather salad that features broccoli, cauliflower and seedless grapes.  I love throwing this salad together in late fall and early winter.  Broccoli, cauliflower and seedless grapes is available in the produce section of the grocery stores during that season.  It is a hardy salad that goes well with a sandwich or soup.  It…

Cranberry Sauce Home Canned

I look forward every year to cranberry season.  There is nothing better than home canned cranberries.  Canning up the cranberries are a delicious way of enjoying them throughout the year.   My recipe is one that came from my mother that is very easy.  It is whole cranberry sauce that jells up.  Cranberries are full of…

Italian Christmas Cookies

This is a traditional recipe that was always made in Italian homes for special occasions when I was growing up.  I used to envy friends that had Italian grandmothers.  Before special holidays, their homes would smell of lemon or anise.  There would be trays of cookies drying on beds so they could be packed in…

Icebox Date Nut Cookies

Make ahead cookie dough and bake the next day. The buttery cookie is soft and chocked full of bits of dates and walnuts. Make the cookie dough the day before and roll into 6 inch logs. Refrigerate over night to slice and bake the next day. This cookie recipe was popular after WWII and calls…

Old Henry Bars

This recipe was given to me when I was in Girl Scouts in the 1950’s. We traded cookie recipes to put together a recipe note book. It was part of a badge we were working on. Eventually several of the cookie recipes made into my mom’s recipe box. I later copied them for myself. I…

Walnut Applesauce Bread

A wonderful moist quick bread that is full of walnuts and cranrasines and topped with brown sugar walnuts. I was astonished at how good the recipe turned out when I made it the first time. This quick bread makes a wonderful gift or to share with a friend. The recipe makes one standard loaf or…

Applesauce Spice Bars

A tender moist bar cookie that is lightly spiced and sweeten. The bar cookies are easy to make from applesauce, raisins and nuts with only one egg. This bar cookie has been my family’s favorite since the 1970’s. The recipe came from McCall’s Magazine and included in some of their cook books during that decade….