When there was a lot of fresh zucchini in the garden Aunt Hazel loved to prepare this delicious side dish. She normally made this when grandpa BBQ a rack of ribs or even steaks on the grill. This was excellent and especially when it was served with piping hot, buttered bread. Ingredients 4 cups thinly … More Aunt Hazel’s Zucchini Parmesan
My cousin moved to New York to attend a few cooking schools, in hopes to open her own restaurant one day. During the summer months, she would drop by the farm for a visit. She was always preparing different types of dishes she learned to cook. They were so delicious and it was fun when … More Fettuccine With Shellfish, Tomatoes, and Olives
During the summer months, grandma would can her own tomatoes for the winter months. She always preferred to use her own homegrown vegetable to cook with at home. In the back of the house, grandma had a giant garden that she planted in spring. She made sure she had plenty of tomato plants in her … More Home Canned Stewed Tomatoes
I loved it when grandma cooked the strawberry jam. I think I liked to eat fresh strawberries more than I liked to help her cook the jam. I would have to cut up the berries and prepare them for her while she was busy cooking up a batch on the stove. I think I ate … More Fresh Strawberry Jam
This was one of my aunt’s favorite preserves to eat in the morning on her biscuits. Grandma kept a few jars in her cellar for my aunt when she came to visit. It wasn’t that often grandma made this preserve. However, I know that during the holiday’s grandma did cook up a few batches of … More Cranberry-Raspberry Preserves
During the summer months grandma, her neighbors, and my aunts were always in the kitchen canning different types of jams, jellies, fruits, and vegetables for winter. Grandma had a large garden at the back of the house where she grew all her own tomatoes to can for winter. The folks from neighboring farms would show … More Apple Maple Jam
This was another one of my grandmother’s recipes that she prepared during the holidays. I love peanut brittle and would sneak into the house and steal me a handful when nobody was looking. I’d meet my friends to go to the beach or roller skating and share it with them. When we got home later … More Homemade Peanut Brittle
After my grandfather passed my grandmother would come to visit at the end of November for Thanksgiving and stay until the end of January before returning home. During this time was so festive in our home and my grandmother and mom would be cooking all types of candies, cookies, and fudge to make their gift … More Grandma’s Fudge
I loved it when my mother cooked lemon squares for us. She normally made these when guests came over for dinner. However, now and then she would surprise me when I came home from school and have a batch ready for me to share with my friends. She normally did this when we had a … More Mom’s Lemon Squares
From time to time my mother would prepare a meatloaf for us to eat. She had always loved cold meatloaf sandwiches and it seemed after she made her meatloaf, I had to eat these for lunch. I too enjoyed her meatloaf and didn’t mind eating the sandwiches for lunch. She would take the leftover meatloaf … More Mom’s Glazed Meatloaf
Grandma Simpson's Kitchen in Roby Texas 