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...
Category: Recipes from The Joy of Sharing
These posts are commentaries and contextualizations of recipes in my cookbook project.
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 ...
Monster Cookies
Rationale As my daughter was disappointed in the two previous dishes, I tried to re-engage her interest in my project at the start of the summer. I let her choo...
First Forays
In the fall of 2022, I began planning this project, writing my application for Concordia’s Centennial Scholars Individual Research Program Grant, and trying out...
Church Cookbooks and Women’s Lives in Mid-Twentieth Century Central North Dakota: An Introduction
An Introduction During summer 2023, I am cooking my way through The Joy of Sharing: Oak Valley A.L.C.W. Centennial Cookbook, published in 1985 by the Oak Valley...
Orientation
First, a description of the structure and content of the The Joy of Sharing: Publishing Details The copyright page states that the cookbook has been “published ...