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Category Archives: Food
Thanksgiving 2010
Good Morning, The big meal was three days ago and the remnants of it still remain as refrigerator storage containers of turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, yams, ambrosia salad, cranberries and a plethora of other food dishes, enough to have the … Continue reading
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10lbs of Potatoes
Good Morning, My mother Leona’s recipes when using potatoes always seemed to start out with 10lbs of potatoes. Whether it was Potato Salad, Potato Soup or Mashed Potatoes it was always 10lbs. It could have been from how she was … Continue reading
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Pickled Eggs
Good Morning As a child in the 40s & 50s, we ate a lot of different things at home, many of them home canned or pickled. It is entirely possible that the time and place my parents were raised would … Continue reading
Recipe ~ Mom’s Potato Salad
The Story, In the late 1940s we lived just outside of Portland, Oregon in the little town of Hillsboro. My mom worked at a grocery store named Tipton’s in what we would now consider the deli section. Mom would make … Continue reading
Recipe ~ Chili Colorado
Senior’s Chili Colorado Recipe (Con-Carne) I have enjoyed Chili Colorado for many years since my good friend Don Sutter introduced me to it at The El Sombrero in Portland, Oregon in the eighties. This is a recipe which if you enjoy … Continue reading
Recipe ~ Mom’s Mashed Potatoes
One of the staples of my mom’s meal was her mashed potatoes and they are still lovingly made today by our familyfor special meals. Mind you these are not just any mashed potatoes and if you are a lover of … Continue reading
Recipe ~ Sour Cream Raisin Pie
Grandma Catherine (Tina) Arp’s Sour Cream Raisin Pie Yields: One 9” Deep Dish Pie Ingredients: 2 Cups Sour Cream (See Mix) 2 Eggs ½ Cup Sugar 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon 1 Teaspoon Allspice 1 Cup Raisins (See Plump) (Mix) Sour Cream … Continue reading