Rhubarb Redemption The day after the tater-tot debacle, I dove back into The Joy of Sharing, eager to redeem myself with my family. Retreating to the safety of the “Pies, Pastry & Desserts” section, I selected “Rhubarb Crunch,” contributed by two women listed as Mrs. Harold Henrickson and Mrs. Lloyd Nelson. Given Luke’s love of…
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 out for our anniversary dinner on Wednesday evening, I didn’t have time to test another recipe. So I selected the first one listed in “Main Dishes &…
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 had just had surgery, and so I tried out a recipe on Tuesday to see if I should make it again for her and her family on Thursday….
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 struggling with the “Soups, Salads, and Vegetables” section of The Joy of Sharing. To me, salad means an interesting combo of vegetables and maybe…
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 because we are clearly not the type of couple who has those types of gendered expectations of each other (and just celebrated our twentieth anniversary this week)….
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 of The Joy of Sharing to look for a dish I could make with the thawed venison steak in my garage fridge. Thank goodness for a…
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. Shrimp et al. I ended up needing more shrimp to reach a full cup, and so I thawed and boiled some of the frozen shrimp in my freezer, for…
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 interesting, and I was curious how chocolate syrup would affect a brownie recipe. I settled on Marie Saastad’s “Chocolate Syrup Brownies,” which were wonderfully straightforward and quick….
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 out of the pool in the late afternoons. When this happened again on a Sunday, I had chips and dips on my mind after our neighbors brought over…
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 “Chocolate Marshmallow Squares” (Cakes, Cookies & Candy). Once again, the reader was assumed to have basic knowledge of baking, as the first instruction was to “pour ingredients for squares…