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Great Depression Era Recipes: My Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook

I know as a child I saw the original book of My Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook (and it was an antique by then): My Mom had friends who were off-grid homesteaders who lived up in the foothills. Living their best early 80's hippy lifestyle. She was also friends with elder ladies who had vast… Continue reading Great Depression Era Recipes: My Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook

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Teach Baking to a Teenager: Making a Birthday Cake

Our middle son has been interested in cooking and baking for a few years. He is 13 now and fully capable in the kitchen now. Our oldest son had his birthday this week, and W asked if he could make the cake. Which...why not? We had been walking by the bakery in the regionally local… Continue reading Teach Baking to a Teenager: Making a Birthday Cake