July 14

Sugar Cookies

This is my favorite Aunt’s famous sugar cookies recipe. She has made them for decades….she says her secret to the crisp crunch is the butter flavored shortening, she has also cooked with for decades…. bet you can’t eat just one! Continue reading

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January 18

Never Fail Pie Crust

This retro pie crust recipe is reprinted in countless church cookbooks and family collections from the late 50’s and forward….but it does assume the home baker knows what to do after adding and mixing all ingredients! Continue reading

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December 10

Salted Caramel Turtles

While doing a little Christmas shopping and browsing all the stores around the Courthouse Square in La Grange, Texas, it was a treat to sample these tempting Caramel Turtles sitting at the desk of the Antique store that had just opened on the corner.

Merchants around the square are friendly and talkative, and after I asked, Susan, working the store that day, offered to send me her recipe to share. I’m hoping I get to eat these again…soon… Continue reading

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