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Crazy Fudge Cake
Mix-in-the-pan chocolate fudge cake with no eggs, no milk, no butter. Poke three holes, pour, stir, and bake. The original depression-era wacky cake that still delivers.
Beefy & Cheesy Lasagne
Make your oven feel loved with this scrumptious lasagna that can satisfy anyones hunger!
Citrus Spice Clear Tomato Soup
Clear tomato soup strains fresh tomatoes, celery, carrots, onion, and cloves into a clean, brothy soup brightened with lemon juice. Vegan, gluten-free, fat-free, served hot or cold.
Quick Bouillabaisse
If you don't have time for dinner, try this succulent dish made with fish fillets and lobster tails.
Grandma's Mock Apple Pie
Ritz crackers transform into tender, spiced filling that mimics apple pie with lemon zest, cinnamon, and buttery crust. A Depression-era classic dessert.
DIY Tortillas
I always make 2-3 batches at a time, they go so quick!
Veal Scallops with Apricot-Citrus Compote *
Golden-seared veal cutlets topped with a warm bourbon-spiked apricot and orange compote laced with ginger. Sweet, savory, and citrusy all at once, this elegant 40-minute dinner for four feels like a special occasion.
Chicken Paella
Chicken and Italian sausage browned together with turmeric-tinted rice, carrots, onion, and green pepper, then oven-baked in a Dutch oven. A rustic, hearty paella for six.
Three-Grain Medley
A nutty, chewy side dish of wheat berries, pearl barley, and wild rice simmered in chicken bouillon with lemon zest, garlic, and green onions. Wholesome comfort in one pot.
Lime-Pine Marmalade
Lime, pineapple, and grapefruit marmalade with orange zest, cooked to 220F and sealed in 7 jars. A homemade tropical citrus marmalade that's tart, bright, and far from anything store-bought.
Piquant Lemon Rice
Piquant lemon rice is a South Indian vegetarian side: fluffy basmati folded with turmeric, fresh lemon juice, toasted cashews, black mustard seeds, and coconut. Bright, tangy, and nutty in every bite.
Hearty Irish Stew
Hearty Irish stew with browned beef, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and cabbage wedges simmered in beef broth. A simple, warming one-pot dinner.
One Pot Pork Chop Supper
One-pot pork chop supper with potatoes and carrots simmered in tomato soup with Worcestershire and caraway seeds. A complete skillet dinner with almost no cleanup.
Brownie
A quick microwave brownie made with Alba chocolate mix and artificial sweetener for a low-calorie chocolate fix. Mix, microwave for 7 minutes, and you're done. Just 6 simple ingredients.
Chicken & Rice Stirfry
Chicken breast stir-fried with celery, carrots, and onions in garlic broth, tossed with fluffy rice and soy sauce. A no-fuss homestyle fried rice the whole family will eat.
Sweet Chunk Pickles
Old-fashioned sweet chunk pickles brined for two weeks, then packed in a warm cinnamon-clove syrup and water bath canned. Crunchy, spiced, and worth every day of the wait. Makes 3 pints.
Mix-in-the-pan chocolate fudge cake with no eggs, no milk, no butter. Poke three holes, pour, stir, and bake. The original depression-era wacky cake that still delivers.
Make your oven feel loved with this scrumptious lasagna that can satisfy anyones hunger!
Clear tomato soup strains fresh tomatoes, celery, carrots, onion, and cloves into a clean, brothy soup brightened with lemon juice. Vegan, gluten-free, fat-free, served hot or cold.
If you don't have time for dinner, try this succulent dish made with fish fillets and lobster tails.
Ritz crackers transform into tender, spiced filling that mimics apple pie with lemon zest, cinnamon, and buttery crust. A Depression-era classic dessert.
I always make 2-3 batches at a time, they go so quick!
Golden-seared veal cutlets topped with a warm bourbon-spiked apricot and orange compote laced with ginger. Sweet, savory, and citrusy all at once, this elegant 40-minute dinner for four feels like a special occasion.
Chicken and Italian sausage browned together with turmeric-tinted rice, carrots, onion, and green pepper, then oven-baked in a Dutch oven. A rustic, hearty paella for six.
A nutty, chewy side dish of wheat berries, pearl barley, and wild rice simmered in chicken bouillon with lemon zest, garlic, and green onions. Wholesome comfort in one pot.
Lime, pineapple, and grapefruit marmalade with orange zest, cooked to 220F and sealed in 7 jars. A homemade tropical citrus marmalade that's tart, bright, and far from anything store-bought.
Piquant lemon rice is a South Indian vegetarian side: fluffy basmati folded with turmeric, fresh lemon juice, toasted cashews, black mustard seeds, and coconut. Bright, tangy, and nutty in every bite.
Hearty Irish stew with browned beef, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and cabbage wedges simmered in beef broth. A simple, warming one-pot dinner.
One-pot pork chop supper with potatoes and carrots simmered in tomato soup with Worcestershire and caraway seeds. A complete skillet dinner with almost no cleanup.
A quick microwave brownie made with Alba chocolate mix and artificial sweetener for a low-calorie chocolate fix. Mix, microwave for 7 minutes, and you're done. Just 6 simple ingredients.
Chicken breast stir-fried with celery, carrots, and onions in garlic broth, tossed with fluffy rice and soy sauce. A no-fuss homestyle fried rice the whole family will eat.
Old-fashioned sweet chunk pickles brined for two weeks, then packed in a warm cinnamon-clove syrup and water bath canned. Crunchy, spiced, and worth every day of the wait. Makes 3 pints.
