Hot Dish Horror: Part II
Tater Tot Hotdish Because of the lukewarm reaction to the previous hotdish, I went looking for another one to make on Thursday for Gay’s family. Since we were o...
Category: Recipes from The Joy of Sharing
These posts are commentaries and contextualizations of recipes in my cookbook project.
Hot Dish Horror: Part I
Last week I made two hotdishes, both from the “Main Dishes & Casseroles” section, both disappointing. I planned to make a casserole for my friend Gay, who h...
Aunt Ellen’s Carrots
I also wanted to make some sort of salad for Father’s Day, but again, wanted a quick and easy dish. And since I love salads almost as much as rhubarb, I’m strug...
Rhubarb Pie
For Father’s Day, I decided to find a pie recipe because Luke once joked that he “thought marriage would involve more pies.” We laughed and laughed at that beca...
He-Man Casserole
Given that one of the main features of adulting is having to figure out what to have for dinner, I ventured back into the “Main Dishes & Casseroles” section...
Shrimp Salad
With my shrimp leftover from Dip Day, I tried my hand at “Shrimp Salad” contributed by Linda Hystad, found in the “Soups, Salads, & Vegetables” section. Shr...
Chocolate Syrup Brownies
One evening I went looking for a bar recipe to share with some neighbors. I thought the batter and the cake for the Chocolate Marshmallow Squares had been inter...
Dip Day
Dip Day! For several days in early June, the weather was hot, over 90 degrees Fahrenheit, and what was forecast as an “occasional thunderstorm” kept kicking us ...
Chocolate Marshmallow Squares
In preparation for a playdate, my daughter and I once again flipped through the sections devoted to sweets and decided to make LaVina Grindberg’s recipe for “Ch...
Wild Rice and Chicken Casserole
Soon after the monster cookies, I decided to turn to another next recipe by Martha Seibel, “Wild Rice & Chicken Casserole.” Wild rice is one of my favorite ...