Author: Mary Ellen Stringham

  • Kathleen’s Meat Loaf

    Kathleen’s Meat Loaf

    There are probably as many recipes for meat loaf as there are families who enjoy it. This is the one that my mother made while I was growing up. She would probably still make it but she doesn’t like to cook anymore. The the name,“Kathleen’s Meat Loaf”  My Dad was strictly a meat and potatoes…

  • German Chocolate Cake

    German Chocolate Cake

      In our kitchen you can never have too many onions, garlic or “NUTS”, in particular pecans.    “German Chocolate Cake”   is one of those recipes that calls for lots of nuts. Well at least the frosting does.  

  • Simple Brown Rice Pilaf

    Simple Brown Rice Pilaf

    We love using fresh herbs from our garden. It’s not a very big herb garden but we do enjoy it. Besides using them in our grilled chicken marinades we like to use them in our rice dishes.  Sunday’s choice was this simple recipe for “Brown Rice Pilaf” Ingredients 1/2 cup onion chopped 1/2 cup celery…

  • Raspberry-Banana-Pineapple Sherbet

    Raspberry-Banana-Pineapple Sherbet

        Just 3 ingredients in this recipe, frozen raspberries, bananas and pineapple sherbet make this fruity refreshing dessert.  It is enjoyable in summer, festive at Christmas and  yes, even great for weddings.         When Margaret got married all she wanted served to her guest was cake and ice cream.  Her father,…

  • Gluten Free Rhubarb Almond Cake

    Gluten Free Rhubarb Almond Cake

    A friend has several very large rhubarb plants.  When she offered some fresh rhubarb we jumped at the opportunity.  We are so excited to have some fresh rhubarb in the house we are having a difficult time deciding what to do with it.  We went through several options, the usual strawberry-rhubarb crisp or strawberry rhubarb…