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Peanut Butter Cookies
View recipe: Peanut Butter CookiesFrom Aunt Deb’s recipe box This recipe is credited to Lynda Wenske, who’s name is on a few recipes in the box. My guess is that she was a friend of Aunt Deb’s. This is a great peanut butter cookie recipe. It whips up quickly, and using shortening instead of butter gives them a great…
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Blueberry Pie
View recipe: Blueberry PieFrom Aunt Deb’s recipe box One more blueberry recipe to finish off the bounty of our blueberry picking. Since I don’t make it often, I forgot how good pie can be, And so easy to make! This pie had a great tartness to it, and went great with vanilla ice cream. I was a little…
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Creamy Rice Pudding
View recipe: Creamy Rice PuddingFrom Aunt Deb’s recipe box My daughter is currently obsessed with the book “The Pokey Puppy” and has been requesting the desserts that the puppies eat in the book. I made a strawberry shortcake back in June when we went strawberry picking, and then I stumbled across this recipe for the next Pokey Puppy treat,…
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Hot German Potato Salad
View recipe: Hot German Potato SaladFrom Aunt Deb’s recipe box I don’t think how much I love German potato salad can be described in words. I could eat a vat of this stuff, and then maybe go back for another. Luckily I have a few more recipes for it in the stash, so this is just version #1. As a…
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Fabulous Blueberry Pancakes
View recipe: Fabulous Blueberry PancakesFrom Mimi’s recipe box Blueberry pancakes were a common breakfast whenever we stayed over at Mimi’s house, especially when she lived in Maine and had wild ones growing in the backyard. I am not sure if this is the recipe that she typically used, but it is credited to Sally Flynn, who was a friend…
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Arroz con Pollo (Bill Delicate’s Version)
View recipe: Arroz con Pollo (Bill Delicate’s Version)From Mimi’s recipe box This struck my eye when I was going through Mimi’s recipe box, since as far as I knew no one in the family knew much about Spanish or Spanish cooking. I am not 100% sure who Bill Delicate was, but in discussion with my mom we are pretty sure that he…
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Aunt Joan’s Orange Jello Salad
View recipe: Aunt Joan’s Orange Jello Saladrecipe from Deb Kohle My mother in law texted this one to me, saying I had to try it and that my daughter would love it. I usually refer to this type of recipe as a “Jello atrocity” but decided to give it a go! I honestly really like Jello, but it can get weird…
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Lemon Chicken
View recipe: Lemon ChickenFrom Aunt Deb’s recipe box Was looking for a simple week night meal, and decided this fit the bill. Who doesn’t like lemon chicken? First step, assemble the ingredients. Ignore the second stick of butter, I can’t count. First chop the onion and Sautee it in a pan with the butter and some salt and…
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Granny’s Fresh Peach Pie
View recipe: Granny’s Fresh Peach PieA recipe from Aunt Deb’s recipe box First dessert recipe! I am a big lover of pie, but my husband is not, making this another recipe to feed guests with. I have never made peach pie before, so hoping to make Granny proud. The first thing I noticed about this recipe is… there is absolutely…
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Cold Spaghetti Salad
View recipe: Cold Spaghetti SaladA recipe from Aunt Deb’s recipe box Picked this one out of the box to have a side for a cookout this weekend. My husband won’t eat pasta salad, or any salad for that matter, so this type of recipe is reserved for when we have company! Not sure who the original author of this…
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Kayla Kohle is the current custodian of multiple Kohle and Shumway family recipe boxes. She hopes to share these recipes with family and beyond. Read full bio.
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