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Baked Pork Chops – A Reminder of Home Having grown up in a household where my father was a butcher for the local Safeway store and my mother worked in the same meat department, we had a variety of cuts of meat every day. Breakfast fare usually included thick slices of bacon, smoked... ( added 1 year 132 days ago.)

Make a Can't Fail Cheesecake Do you love cheesecake? I think it is my favorite dessert. There are many different flavors you can experiment with but my favorite is the "Can't Fail Cheesecake" that I want to share with you. I've heard many people say that they wouldn't try... ( added 1 year 146 days ago.)

Put Your Family Recipes into a Family Cookbook Several years ago, before it became fashionable or even practicable, to use a computer program to keep our recipes at our fingertips, my sister and I decided we should put together a family cookbook. From conception to birth it was a labor of love... ( added 1 year 146 days ago.)

Lucy Puckett Rhoten and Cowart Children Die in 1918 Influenza Pandemic Near the beginning of the 20 th century the world encountered a disease of epidemic proportions. Europe was in the throes of World War I and the United States was preparing to send thousands to face an enemy that was like none that had been... ( added 1 year 164 days ago.)

My American Indian Ancestor One of the most difficult family lines that I've tried to trace is my granddaughter's lineage through her American Indian ancestor, her maternal great-grandmother. Family members say that she was a Blackfoot Lakota captured from the Black Hills in... ( added 1 year 164 days ago.)

Italiano Meat Pie Are you like me? Busy with life and little time for cooking a meal that everyone will enjoy and that will be nourishing, as well? I have a reputation in my family of 5 siblings and numerous cousins of being the ONE that doesn't cook. I do... ( added 1 year 165 days ago.)

My Favorite German Chocolate Cake German Chocolate Cake is one of my family's favorite desserts for special occasions. I always thought it a little tricky to make because of the use of three layers. But as I've gotten older and more experienced in the kitchen I've found it's... ( added 1 year 165 days ago.)

Chocolate Cream Pie Chocolate cream pie has been one of my favorites for as long as I can remember. In my family chocolate cream pies were made for every get-together; but some family members liked one kind of pie more than another, so we usually had a chocolate... ( added 1 year 165 days ago.)

Judy's Mustard Potato Salad There is an on-going disagreement in our family about potato salad. There are at least 3 different versions of this favorite dish brought to nearly every covered-dish get-together we have. I've always claimed that my version, Judy's Potato... ( added 1 year 165 days ago.)

Mother's Baked Butternut or Acorn Squash My mother moved to the west coast in the early 50s, married a career Air Force guy and traveled to many interesting places. We kids were always pretty jealous because we would get the postcard saying, "Wish you were here." We would love to have... ( added 1 year 165 days ago.)

Judy's Beef Enchiladas Do you love Mexican food? Do you sometimes crave the hot, spicy taste of enchiladas? I have the perfect recipe for enchiladas that I use every time one of my family members has that craving. My younger sister also makes delicious... ( added 1 year 165 days ago.)

Texas Chocolate Sheath Cake There are a great number of chocoholics in this world! I guess I have loved chocolate ever since I tasted my first Kiss! Hershey's Kisses turned 100 years old in 2007, having first come on the market in 1907. Wow! They are a favorite of so many... ( added 1 year 165 days ago.)

Quilting a Family Quilt - a Thing of Beauty A quilt is a thing of beauty. A quilt can bring together a family separated by distance and an entire continent. A quilt can have happiness and heartbreak sewn into it with each stitch. A quilt is a thing to treasure. Some of us have the... ( added 1 year 165 days ago.)

My Trip to See Elton John in Concert Thank goodness for mass transit! If any of you are familiar with the Dallas - Fort Worth, Texas metroplex you know that the traffic can sometimes be exasperating and downright dangerous! That was my argument when I convinced two of my sisters... ( added 1 year 165 days ago.)

Cemeteries and Stone County Pioneer My uncle was a diligent record-keeper and he was very eager for me to help him locate the burial place of his great-grandfather. He knew he was in Texas and had the names of a few places where he thought he might have lived at the end of his life... ( added 1 year 166 days ago.)