These are recipes from Grandma’s recipe box. Old-fashioned cakes, sweet salads, and homemade breads are some of the vintage recipes we love to make!
Easy, straightforward old-fashioned date bars. As good as you remember. Make them for your weekly treat!
Easy Old-fashioned Date Bars – just like Grandma’s, not too sweet. Read More »
One-bowl muffins just like Grandma made them with applesauce, oatmeal, walnuts, and raisins. Extra moist and flavorful…make up a batch for a quick weekday breakfast!
Easy Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins Recipe (one bowl!) Read More »
A viral sensation, my personal favorite, used for weddings, bake sales, and all the things. SOOOOO good!
The BEST Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake Read More »
A sweet cake full of pineapple flavor and topped with the most amazing frosting…this Do Nothing Cake is an old-fashioned, vintage cake recipe that you need to pull out and make again! Full of flavor and goodness.
Do Nothing Pineapple Cake Read More »
Let me introduce you to your new weekend favorite, the dutch baby. I know, I know…you’ve probably already heard of it. I adore how fast and easy a Dutch baby is to make and how stunning they look. I challenge you to give them a try for Sunday breakfast and not love them yourself. But I’m
dutch pancake recipe Read More »
This Mandarin Orange Jello Salad is a beloved classic in Minnesota, where the “jello salad” often graces the tables of family gatherings and church potlucks. It combines the nostalgic flavors of an orange creamsicle with the comfort of a homemade (okay, that’s generous…semi-homemade) dessert.
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Around here, we know salads can be sweet too, and this Berry Cheesecake Salad is as Midwest as it gets. Get ready for a creamy, cheesecake-like creamy, dreamy dish stuffed with the sweetness of ripe berries!
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This is a classic potluck, Minnesota Jello salad that is sooooo easy to make! Crushed pineapple, fresh strawberries (or frozen!), sour cream, and sliced banana combine for a delicious, creamy, pretty, and easy dessert (is Jello salad a dessert?) that everyone will love!
Minnesota Strawberry Pineapple Banana Jello Salad Read More »
you can’t call yourself from the Midwest if you have never had this salad. It is that iconic. Fruit salad mixed with Cool Whip mixed with Marshmallows mixed with a bit of fresh fruit. Although why we bother with the fresh fruit at this point, I’ve never understood.
Minnesota Marshmallow Fruit Salad Read More »
An authentic recipe for Grapes Devonshire, also called Creamy Grape Salad. Using cream cheese instead of clotted cream, and yogurt instead of sour cream it recreates the authentic dish with a modern, lighter update.
Minnesota Creamy Grape salad Read More »
Easy, tasty, and everyone loves these baked yogurt donuts with fresh blueberry icing. No really…you’ll love how easy they are!
Baked yogurt donuts with fresh blueberry icing Read More »
This simple and easy homemade bread uses only a few ingredients just like the old-fashioned homemade bread like Grandma made. I’ve included tips for making homemade bread for those of you, like me, that didn’t grow up learning to make it.
the BEST Homemade Bread | simple recipe, tips, and tricks. Read More »
Radishes are the star in this creamy and gorgeous soup that will be the star for dinner, this week! The radishes are mild and sweet in this recipe.
Creamy Radish Soup Recipe Read More »
Looking for a delicious way to preserve your extra fresh veggies? Try out these quick and easy pickled veggie recipes that are sure to satisfy your cravings!
Quick & easy pickled veggies Read More »
Get ready for a drool-worthy classic carrot cake that’ll make you wanna go back for seconds! Moist layers of carrot goodness, spiced just right, and slathered in creamy cream cheese frosting. This recipe is straight fire and guaranteed to have your taste buds doin’ the happy dance!
homemade Carrot Cake recipe {with cream cheese frosting} Read More »
This old-fashioned buttermilk coffee cake is chock full of plump blueberries buttermilk, cinnamon, and topped with a streusel topping.
Classic Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe Read More »
The classic combination of peanut butter and jelly makes these bars the perfect salty-sweet treat! You’ll love how quickly they come together using ingredients you already have on hand.
Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Jelly Bars Read More »
Granny Alice and CrockPot Creamed corn. Don’t miss this wonderful story and recipe from Alice Seuffert from Dining With Alice (another MN girl!). You will the warmth from the story AND the recipe. One of our Timeless Traditions recipes.
Crockpot Creamed Corn Read More »
Egg-in-a-Hole…reinvented. Skip the bread and use a fresh red pepper for a healthier, tastier, and gorgeous-ier reinvention of the favorite breakfast dish.
Red Pepper Egg-in-a-Hole Read More »
Creamy and cheesy potatoes are topped with buttery corn flakes and baked until they are warm and bubbling. A perfect recipe for parties, holidays, family gatherings, and potlucks! I have ideas for healthier substitutions and variations that guarantees this will stay on your menu rotation.
Funeral Potatoes Recipe (the potatoes with the crushed cornflakes on top) Read More »
The classic Cucumber Onion salad couldn’t be easier or tastier. Adding the optional fresh fennel adds a delicious and bright twist!
Cucumber Onion Salad Read More »
This watermelon salad is an old-school church potluck classic. Refreshing and flavorful, you’ll love that this comes together with 5 easy ingredient!
Red Onion Watermelon salad Read More »
Skip the canned cream of mushroom soup! We have an Instant-Pot, Dairy-free, or straight-up normal recipe soooo fast and easy you’ll never reach for the canned version again!
Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup [Instant pot recipe][Dairy-free recipe] Read More »
Using Greek yogurt instead of some of the sour cream and milk helps keep this recipe delicious, tangy, and healthier than the traditional sour cream and milk recipes.
Yogurt Blue Cheese dressing Read More »
