by Corinne Ritz | Sep 3, 2024 | Autumn, Autumn Porch Supper, Baking, Christmas, Dessert, Food, Pies, Thanksgiving
Here is a little secret, we (mom & I) do not love or even really like apple pie. It just isn’t our favorite. We much prefer an apple crisp or apple cake or other apple delicious treats. BUT, there was one magical day when I had a little mini apple pie served...
by Corinne Ritz | Aug 31, 2024 | Autumn, Autumn Porch Supper, Dinner, Food, Gluten Free, Meat
Years ago I was in a dinner club. We were in teams of 2 and once a year each pair would take a turn to host a really nice dinner party for the rest of the group. It was a BLAST and to this day I have lasting friendships with those girls and also tons of recipes I got...
by Corinne Ritz | Aug 29, 2024 | Dinner, Food, Lunch, Pasta, salad, side dish
Last summer I was invited to an evening potluck/garden party with a bunch of girlfriends to celebrate our friend who had just had her yard landscaping done. I was asked to bring a salad. I was just BORED with all my salads. It was August, and I had been making and...
by Corinne Ritz | Aug 27, 2024 | 4th of July, Baking, Cookies, Dessert, Food
I absolutely love my grandma’s Rhubarb Custard Pie and I wondered if I could turn that recipe into bars. So I mashed up her pie recipe with my recipe for Strawberries Cream Bars and WOW! It WORKS! My Aunt Judy happened to be visiting when I made these and she...
by Cindy Alldredge | Aug 26, 2024 | Beef, Casserole, Dinner, Pasta, vintage
I would love to tell you the origin of Beef Lombardi but there are too many competing stories and nobody knows which is true. Here’s what I do know! It’s a vintage recipe…it’s been around for awhile! It’s DELICIOUS. Like...
by Corinne Ritz | Aug 21, 2024 | 4th of July, Baking, Cookies, Dessert, Food, Snacks, Vegetarian
I have a secret. I DO NOT really like S’mores all that much. If you see me making one at the campfire, it is solely for tradition’s sake. So, I cannot really explain why I can’t get enough of these S’mores Bars! Is it because they are less...
