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Hometown Recipes

Hometown Recipes: Julie’s Banana Nut Bread

Tue, 03/26/2013 - 2:35pm | Erin Walgamuth

During my bridal shower, long, long ago, which my daughter would call “the olden days”; I was given a box of hand written recipes. One of the recipes was from our family friend Julie Gardner. Julie’s recipe- gift was for banana bread made with Bisquick. I would guess that the recipe came off of a Bisquick box, as it was the 70’s (see, I told you it was the olden days), and these types of tea breads were very popular. The little yellow recipe card is stained and worn now, as I made the bread on a weekly basis during my newlywed years. But, that’s the gold standard indicator of a good recipe, right?

This tea bread is moist and delicious with only seven ingredients (it originally had six, but I added vanilla extract)…pretty cool, huh? Enjoy!

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Hometown Recipes: Pot Roast

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 9:08am | Erin Walgamuth

When I was growing up my parents would make pot roast every now and again, but mostly on Sundays. It was an economical and convenient meal as the ingredients were Erin Walgamuth inexpensive and everything was in one pot! I remember that our house would always smell wonderful when there was a pot roast in the oven. Well, it is still, to this day, an economical meal to make for a family, and yes, your home will be filled with the lovely aroma of braising meat and vegetables. Enjoy!

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Hometown Recipes: Old Fashioned Butterscotch Pudding With a Modern Twist

Tue, 03/05/2013 - 2:16pm | Erin Walgamuth

BY ERIN WALGAMUTH

I have mentioned before that when I was a youngster I loved making pudding. Most of the pudding recipes I used came from my mom’s paperback Betty Crocker cookbook. I still have the book which is held together with a rubber band. Ah, the memories!

Lately I have seen recipes in cooking magazines for Butterscotch Pudding which set off a yearning for the ones I made long, long ago. I decided to dress this one up a bit with the addition of dark chocolate and sea salt, yum!

This recipe is super easy to make and you probably have all the ingredients on hand. I will serve this pudding all dressed up with the chocolate to dinner guests, but plain and unadorned, it’s still a delicious, healthy dessert for the whole family! Enjoy.

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Hometown Recipes: Quick and Easy Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 11:58am | Erin Walgamuth

BY: ERIN WALGAMUTH

Last night my youngest daughter and I were the only ones home at dinner time. We had decided earlier in the day that we were going to make grilled sandwiches, heat up some soup and watch one of our favorite chick-flicks, Practical Magic. Since it was a cold, blustery night this seemed like the perfect plan, and it was!

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Hometown Recipes: Simple Pasta and Zucchini Casserole

Tue, 02/12/2013 - 10:39am | Andrew Delgado

by Erin Walgamuth

This recipe is for a casserole that I threw together over the Christmas holiday when we had a commitment-free evening - which I must say, were few and far between! Erin Walgamuth

The lovely thing about this dish is that it can be customized easily. I have made it with sliced sweet Italian chicken sausage, and have made it vegetarian. Last night, since I didn’t have sausage, I included grated fresh zucchini, and it was delicious!

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Hometown Recipes: Refreshing Fig and Orange Vinaigrette

Mon, 01/21/2013 - 9:11am | Andrew Delgado

by Erin Walgamuth

My family and I were at our friend’s Rose and David’s house for a wonderful get-together last weekend. As usual, we all had a wonderful time visiting with our old friends and thoroughly enjoying the fantastic food made by Rose. Erin Walgamuth