Hopi Pasta
My mom originally had this dish at a restaurant in the Southwest. She remembered how well she liked it and recreated it with her own spin. The following is how we make it in our family. It’s an amalgam of wonderful flavors. (And it’s a great way to use leftover chicken.) This is one of … Read more
Chocolate Yeast Cake and Chocolate Fluffy Frosting
Last weekend was my dad’s birthday and my mom and I decided that it was a special event, so we wanted to make a very special cake. This cake takes 2 days to make, so it’s really one for a special occasion. This is a recipe from my dad’s Great Aunt Helen and was passed … Read more
The Start of Stories: Savory and Sweet
My mom and I decided to start this blog as a result of a project I recently took on: transcribing, editing, rewriting, and adding to our old family cookbook. My mom put it together in the late 1980s as a way to preserve our family history and share recipes with family. In the last 20 … Read more
