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  • Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

    Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

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    Margaret
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    Our family loves chocolate cake.  Agreeing with Mr. Biddle, Disney’s “Happiest Millionaire”, “Chocolate cake is the perfect food”. This Sour Cream Chocolate Cake truly is a family favorite. There is never very much left after a family party.  In fact, the kids will often come back for a second or third piece and the pan is…

  • Iowa Salad

    Iowa Salad

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    Mary Ellen Stringham
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    Many years ago my sister-in-law introduced Iowa Salad to our family and it quickly became a favorite. After I was married and started my own family it got forgotten. (My husband was not a big jello fan).  Just a few years ago, maybe five it was rediscovered.

  • Savory Focaccia

    Savory Focaccia

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    Margaret
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    Savory Focaccia Bread The simple truth is we love bread. We love making different kinds of bread and of course we like playing around with recipes as well. Here is our “Savory Focaccia”. I forgot to mention we also love cheese on our bread.

  • Dutch Oven Blackberry Huckleberry Cobbler

    Dutch Oven Blackberry Huckleberry Cobbler

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    Mary Ellen Stringham
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    Every Summer for many years now, our family has had a camp out at Ponderosa State Park. We hike, ride bikes and swim in Payette Lake. This year on one of the hikes Margaret’s family found and picked wild Huckleberries. Our planned Blackberry Cobbler was reinvented. Here is our new recipe for “Dutch Oven Blackberry…

  • Homemade Tomato Sauce

    Homemade Tomato Sauce

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    Margaret
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    Homemade Tomato Sauce really is easier than it sounds. Like anything else it takes a little time, but really your stove and freezer will do the hard work. I don’t like to eat tomatoes and neither does my husband so I’m really not sure why we planted tomatoes. We must be crazy! So I ended…