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Author: Mary Ellen Stringham
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DIY: Kitchen Island
Mary Catherine has a smallish house with this great kitchen space…but, there was no counter space and not a lot of cupboard space either. So in our love of remodeling projects, we decided to make her and her husband a “KITCHEN ISLAND” for Christmas. Check out our DIY: Kitchen Island.
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Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting
“Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting” is sort of a family tradition. It was usually the cake of choice when our son Robert was asked what kind he wanted. Mom’s was always a cake mix, but I am a failure with cake mixes. This recipe however always works for me. Growing up it wasn’t Sunday dinner…
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Baked Chicken Fingers
Chicken is a mainstay in our diet. The continual question is “What shall we do with it tonight?”. Baked Chicken Fingers is one of those that can be tweaked a little and be different every time you make it. We don’t like to fry food, but liked the baked crispiness of this recipe. We have…
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Chicken Juarez
When we celebrate birthdays in our family the birthday person gets to choose the main dish for their special dinner. Mary Catherine just celebrated her birthday and her favorite is Chicken Juarez. I think she chooses this every year. It is a recipe we adapted from an old Junior League Cookbook years ago. Chicken Juarez…
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Hot Milk Sponge Cake
My husband loves cake. If it has fruit on it all the better. For years I would make angel food cake and serve it topped with berries and ice cream or whipped cream. Then we found this great Hot Milk Sponge Cake recipe in a 1973 printing of Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book.…