Our Mom, Edna VanderStoep Chaffee, made this amazing seven layer salad on rare and special occasions. It was not an easy salad to make back in the ’60s, seeming to take hours of time to put it together. She
SEVEN LAYER SALAD
CROCKPOT “ROASTED CHICKEN”
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TRIPLE CHOCOLATE BANANA OAT COOKIES
Every time we have extra ripe bananas in our house, I enjoy making Oatmeal Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies. On a recent cold afternoon I needed a good excuse to heat the oven, and found that there were enough ripe bananas
OLD FASHIONED TURKEY SOUP
Several years ago I talked my brother in law, who lives two states away, through the basics of making his own turkey stock. After the stock was done, I left it in his capable hands, answering only a question or
SIMPLY DELICIOUS PEANUT BUTTER “CUPS”
Peanut Butter and Chocolate! Recipes for yummy candies with peanut butter and chocolate are all over the web this time of year. Sadly most of these are made with the kind of peanut butter that is full of hydrogenated fat,
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Preparing to roast a turkey can be an overwhelming job. There is much advice out there, but as a Home Economist, I have carefully studied this for more than 40 years, and have found that some of the advice, even
OATMEAL BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
“You have type two diabetes,” my husband’s long time doctor told him. He quickly followed up with: “I can count on one hand the number of patients I’ve had, who have been able to get off of diabetes