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Baking, Home, Retro Recipes

Chocolate Chip Icebox Cookies

An Archway copycat of sorts! I loved the Archway chocolate chip icebox cookies growing up and since they have been discontinued, I have been working on a copycat recipe. After lots of batches and a huge mess, here they are! They are super yummy and perfectly dunkable! Yields about 30 […]

Appetizers, Retro Recipes

Mini “Pizzas”

Here is a blast from the past for you! I have updated the recipe slightly adding more flavor. My husband adores these! 1 Loaf cocktail rye bread 1 lb Breakfast sausage 1 lb Ground beef 1 l lb Velveeta cheese, cubed 1 Large onion, chopped 1 Tsp garlic powder 1 […]

Everything Else

Orange Sauce

This sauce is delicious on muffins, quick breads, fruit and ice cream desserts, between the layers of cake, in fruit tarts…… I guess I find lots of uses for oranges when they are in abundance (Spring) where I live!

Main Dish

Crab Stuffed Manicotti

A delicious spin on manicotti for the seafood lover! I could eat this every week! Yields 4 – 6 Servings 12 Manicotti noodles Cook noodles as directed. Put them in cold water for 5 minutes to cool slightly, so you can handle them. Filling: 1 Cup ricotta cheese 2 Egg […]

Main Dish, Retro Recipes

Hot Chicken Salad

Chicken salad for the soul! Oooh, a retro favorite for sure! Its a casserole or hot dish. You may remember this if you are a mid westerner. I have had this for many a lunch back in the day while working pediatrics. This always makes me think of my fellow […]

Everything Else

Hatch Chile Table Sauce

Hatch season is one of my favorite seasons! Yes, all of my seasons revolve around food! Whether you like it hot of mild, this sauce is perfection, so full of flavor. This is my favorite of all the salsas! 2 1/2 – 3 lbs Hatch chiles, hot, mild or a […]