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Favorite Recipes from Mom

There is just something about mom's cooking. Enjoy these recipes that pay tribute to all the moms out there.

Granny's Old-Fashion Tea Cakes with a cup of tea.

Granny's Old-Fashion Tea Cakes

Here is a taste of childhood! These will take you back to those warm summer ...

Grandmama Watson's Fresh Blueberry Cobbler baked until golden brown.

Grandmama Watson's Fresh Blueberry Cobbler

I posted the recipe all written out in longhand by Grandmama herself.

A big bowl of Mama's Old-Fashioned Potato Salad.

Mama's Old-Fashioned Potato Salad - Dee Dee's

This is the way my mother and my grandmother always made their potato salad. A ...

Partially sliced Coconut Brunch Bread.

Coconut Brunch Bread

My mother-in-law gave me this coconut bread recipe 20 years ago. It's one of my ...

Mother's Refrigerator Rolls baked until golden brown.

Mother's Refrigerator Rolls

My mother made these rolls for as long as I can remember. She made them ...

Grandmother's Chocolate Gravy poured over biscuits.

Grandmother's Chocolate Gravy

My grandmother used to make this every Sunday morning. If you have a sweet tooth ...

Bowls of Old-Fashioned Chicken & Dumplings.

Great Old-Fashioned Chicken & Dumplings

In 2004, I shared this recipe in honor of my wonderful mother-in-law, Lura Hall. She ...

A slice of Milk & Sugar Pie with whipped cream.

Milk & Sugar Pie

This recipe is at least 65 years old according to my mom. She remembers her ...

Mom's Chess Pie ready to be sliced.

Mom's Chess Pie

My mom passed this recipe on to me years ago. Everyone loves her chess ...

A bowl of Juet.

Juet

Juet is pronounced like "foot" but with a "J". My great-grandmother brought this recipe from Belgium ...

A bowl of Mom's Biscuits.

Mom's Biscuits

These biscuits are spoon drop not roll and cut. My kids call them crunchy biscuit.

Favorite Coffee Squares with drippy frosting.

Favorite Coffee Squares

Another recipe from my grandma. My mom makes these A LOT. I really don't ...

Mama's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake ready to be sliced.

Mama's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

With 6 kids and a busy household to run, this was one of my Mama's ...

Sliced Meatloaf With Homemade Seasoning Mix on a plate.

Meatloaf With Homemade Seasoning Mix

Next time you decide to make meatloaf, be sure to use this recipe for the ...

Grandma Cookie's Carrot Cake sliced.

Grandma Cookie's Carrot Cake

This recipe came from my mom, a.k.a. Grandma Cookie. When my mom and dad ...

Arroz Doce (Portuguese Cinnamon Rice Pudding) in a serving glass.

Arroz Doce - Cinnamon Rice Pudding

My Portuguese grandmother would make this wonderful rice pudding as a special treat for me ...

Mom's Shrimp Creole ready to serve.

Mom's Shrimp Creole

Growing up as a kid through adulthood, Mom would make this recipe. She would call ...

Slices of Busia's Polish Coffee Cake on a plate.

Busia's Polish Coffee Cake

This recipe was handed down from my Busia (Grandma) to my mom and aunts, who ...

A platter of Nana Rose's Butter Fingers.

Nana Rose's Butter Fingers

This recipe comes from my grandmother. She started making these at Christmas time back in ...

Two slices of Mom's Pumpkin Pie.

Mom's Pumpkin Pie

Dark, rich, and creamy, this recipe has been handed down in my family for several ...

A slice of Italian Pound Cake on a plate.

Italian Pound Cake

My Nonna (grandmother), Nonno (grandfather), and my mom love anything lemon. They brought over the ...

Chicken and Cornbread Dressing ready to serve.

Chicken and Corn Bread Dressing

My mother never made just dressing, it was always chicken and dressing. This is her ...

A slice of Mom's Sour Cream Coffee Cake on a plate.

Mom's Sour Cream Coffee Cake

My mom always baked from scratch! She always made delicious cakes, bars, and cookies for ...

Conforti Family Red Gravy (Spaghetti Sauce) over spaghetti.

Conforti Family Red Gravy (Spaghetti Sauce)

When I was growing up my mother would open a jar of Ragu when we ...

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