25 Days of Christmas

Dried Apple Stack Cake

(In the picture above is Aunt Carol, Grandma Thompson, & Mamaw Potter) I finally found a history on my favorite cake that both my great grandmothers and then aunt Carol  and great aunt Dorie always […]

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Appetizers

Cheese Straws

Any southern cook would not ever leave these out of a get together.  They are so easy, and such a tradition in the south.  There are many different ways of making these depending on your […]

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Baked Goods

Molasses Cookies

My great aunt Lizzy used to make these for me all the time.  Anytime I was visiting grandma and grandpa Miracle we would end up at her house.  Growing up I always related ginger bread […]

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Baked Goods

Sweet Potato Pie

I just love the holidays.  I could eat all the good pies, cakes, cookies and other desserts my mom, aunts, and grandmothers made all day long.  For some reason growing up, I never knew if […]

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Apple

Grandma Jeans Apple Cake

Ohio’s (my home state) most abundant fall crop is Apples, with orchards stretching across the northern and central part of the state. Ohio’s apple culture owes it’s beginnings to Johnny Appleseed, ne John Chapman, an […]

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