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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.

Grandma's Apple Strudel iced and ready to be sliced.

My Grandma's Apple Strudel

My family has made this for a while and I love it. I lost the ...

Country Biscuits with a bit of jam.

Country Biscuits

Mom's biscuits and gravy has always been a much-loved tradition in our family. There was ...

A slice of Mom's Tres Leche Cake on a plate.

Mom's Tres Leches Cake

My son, Nick, came home from Argentina one year with a new found taste for ...

A bite taken from Mom's Gooey Butter Cake.

Mom's Gooey Butter Cake

My mom made this for years and has shared the recipe with many people, including ...

A tray of Grandma Lu's Vanilla Anisette Christmas Cookies.

Grandma Lu's Vanilla Anisette Christmas Cookies

Growing up in an Italian family, our kitchen was always filled with family, food, and ...

Golden Brown Holiday Baked Corn Pudding.

Holiday Baked Corn Pudding

This recipe was passed down to my mother from my grandmother (Nanny) who passed away ...

Caramel sauce drizzled over the bread pudding.

Grandma's Bread Pudding

I don't know what it is with grandmas and bread pudding. But, when I ...

A dish of mom's macaroni salad.

Mom's Macaroni Salad

Elbow macaroni, celery, sweet relish, and hard-boiled egg make up my mom’s macaroni salad. Light ...

A slice of Grandma Bastow's skillet cake on a plate.

Grandma Bastow's Skillet Cake

This recipe came from my husband's grandmother in Kansas. He loved it enough to ...

Mom's homemade banana pudding in a bowl.

Mom's Homemade Banana Pudding

My mother always made the best cakes, pies, and puddings, among other things. I have ...

Mom's taco salad on a plate with lime wedges.

Mom's Taco Salad

My mother made this for our rather large family in the hot summers back in ...

A slice of mom's incredibly easy peanut butter pie with peanuts sprinkled on the plate.

Mom's Incredibly Easy Peanut Butter Pie

Peanut butter is a staple in our house, especially for Stephanie! I have been making ...

A slice of german chocolate vinegar pie with a dollop of whipped cream

Grammy Bec's Vinegar Pie

AMAZING AND OH SO VERSATILE! I made a German Chocolate V.P. today. I have had ...

My Mom's BBQ

My mom and dad are awesome cooks. Anytime I come over they know I want ...

Mom's Special Pumpkin Pie

My mother-in-law made this pie for every holiday and we all loved it. She ...

Mom's Icebox Rolls

My mother made these wonderful yeast rolls for every occasion -- sometimes Sunday dinner was ...

My Gram taught my Mom how to makes this and she taught me.

Nana's Pasta Fagiole Soup

This is one of my favorites from my sweet mom. If you're down or not ...

Gram's Chili Sauce

My grandmother made this chili sauce whenever she was about to run out. To the ...

Mushroom caps made famous by Grandma

These are a HUGE hit in my house. On christmas eve my family does a ...

Mamaw Soles Pecan Puffs

This recipe has been passed down three generations now that I know of and I ...

Grandmas Famous Party Wings

As long as I can remember Grandma made these for Christmas. We also had ham ...

MOTHER'S ROAST BEEF RECIPE (SALLYE)

The instructions here are copied exactly from my grandmother's handwritten notes. These notes were passed ...

Mom's Best Ever Brownies

My mom used to make the best brownies in Texas! Oh my GOSH! They were ...

Citrus butter cookies inspired by my Midwest Grandma!

Grandma's Double Citrus Butter Cookies

These cookies were favorites of my Grandma Celeste. She was the mother of 8 children ...

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