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Heritage Stories

Lutefisk: Cooking with Grandma the old fashioned way

May 4, 2011

By Stephany Moore Grandma Marlys Moore is the best cook and hostess I know. Her homemade caramel, pecan rolls are to die for and that’s just a side dish at breakfast.  With the vast amount of home baked food, you would think it was Thanksgiving every meal in Grandma’s house.  Tonight’s feast, for example, will [...]

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Frog eye salad: ‘I was raised by celebrity chefs’

May 4, 2011

By Chelsea Patton From a very young age, I had a hearty appreciation for food.  I was adventurous and willing to try nearly anything offered to me.  I was blessed with a mother whose passion for food and cooking was shared with me.  Looking back into my childhood, I recall fresh from the oven artisan [...]

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Stuffed peppers: Becoming the family cook at age 8

May 4, 2011

By Chell Gardner “Times are so different now…the younger generation has food readily available…we worked the farm for food,” stated Rachael Hugunin, lead cook in the Gardner family. Hugunin was born in 1923 from parents Celina and Richard VanDenBroecke.  She had four older sisters:  Genevieve, Marguerite, Mary, and Odelia.  She helped her dad on the [...]

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Pancakes: No mixes at grandmother’s house…ever

May 4, 2011

By Ben Marshall Mealtime in the Warning household followed a simple formula.  Protein + starch + vegetable resulted in a satisfied family of six. “A lot of fried chicken, a lot of meatloaf, a lot of tenderized round steak and a lot of potatoes – mashed, boiled or fried,” Meleia Marshall (née Warning) said, recalling [...]

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Beef and noodles: Conversations with Nanny

May 4, 2011

By Michele Carylon When it comes to food, I might be the pickiest eater in my family. I hate everything from meatloaf to goulash. My family on the other hand will eat just about anything. Recently I sat down with my mother’s mom, Wilma Kingsbury, commonly known as “Nanny,” to try and figure out some [...]

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Chicken and dumplings: Killing the chicken, feeding the family

May 4, 2011

By Kristin Deason My family has been in Texas for about five or six generations on my dad’s side of the family.  Grandma Lewis, my dad’s mom, was born in 1927 and still cooks on an occasion today.  Her childhood was very different than what mine was.  She married Bill Deason, my dad’s biological father, [...]

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Smoked sausage: Depression meets German heritage

May 4, 2011

By Amanda Rall “Come Lord Jesus,” this begins the prayer said before all our family meals, “be our guest and let these gifts, to us, be blessed. Amen.” As Lutherans we are taught to welcome the Lord to our table and be grateful for the blessings that He has bestowed on us. For my grandparents, [...]

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