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​Welcome to the Family!

What started in 1996 as a project to compile a cookbook with recipes of family favorites handed down to us by our parents and grandparents has become a vast collection of classic recipes shared by family and friends with many new favorites. Learn more!
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Favorite Recipes

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Grandma's Original Polish Spaghetti Sauce

A staple of Grandma Emma's was her spaghetti, which affectionately came to be known as "Polish Spaghetti." Here's the original!
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Wisconsin
​Beer Brats

Nothing says summer like some nice juicy Wisconsin beer brats, don'tcha know! So grab some Old Style lager and get to boiling!
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Emma's Amazing
Vanilla Cake

A classic vanilla cake made from scratch that's fluffy and delicious! Why use a boxed mix when you can make this masterpiece?
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Online Only Recipes

With our online edition, we have some new recipes for you since we published our print edition in 2005.
Have a family favorite you want to share? Submit Your Recipe
​1905 Salad 
7 Layer Salad II - Ginny Shonk
Air Fryer Korean Chicken Wings
Albino Burgers 
Artichoke Heart Salad 
Bachelor Pancakes 
Bacon Bloody Mary Mix 
Bacon-wrapped Barbeque Pork Tenderloin 
Baked Artichoke Dip 
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Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts
Baked Potatoes
Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Muffins 
Barbecue Hamburger 
Basic Turkey Brine 
Billie's Rum Cake 
Biscuits and Tomato Gravy   
Bloody Mary à la Woz
Blueberry Cobbler 
Borracho (Drunken) Beans
Butter-toasted Pound Cake & Macerated Strawberries
Camp Potatoes  
Cap'n Crunch Cake

​Caprese Salad II 
Carrot Soufflé 
Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce
Chicken Enchiladas II
Chicken on a Stick I - Filipino 
​Chicken on a Stick II (Korean: Dakkochi) 
Chicken Piccata II
Chicken Pot Pie II 
Chicken With Tomatoes and Capers 
Chili VII  - Neisel Award-Winning Chili 
Chili VIII - White Bean Chili 
Chili X - Turkey 
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 
Chocolate Pudding Cake 
Classic Green Bean Casserole  
Corn Casserole 
Corned Beef and Cabbage - Instant Pot 
Cowboy Sidecar 
Crab Cakes Worth the Price 
Creamy Cole Slaw  
Creamy Vegan Casserole 
Dill Pickle Pasta Salad 
Easy Cranberry & Apple Cake 
Egg and Mushroom Casserole 
Egg Noodles by Grandma Dunn 
Emma's Amazing Vanilla Buttercream Frosting 
 
Emma's Amazing Vanilla Cake 
Emma's Best Mac-n-Cheese 
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Fajitas 
Fettuccine Alfredo III 
French Bread 
Fresh Citrus Margaritas for Four​
Gumbo 
Grandma Dunn's Dressing 

Grandma Lu's Pasta Salad 
Grilled Chicken With Lemon Basil Sauce 
Grilled Salsa 
Herb-roasted Turkey Breast 
Hurricane  
Jalapeño Poppers 
Jambalaya
Kale and Brussels Sprout Salad 
Kimchi   ​
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Kimchi Crab Cakes 
​Lasagna III - Hearty Lasagna 
​​​Lasagna IV - Dutch Oven Lasagna​ 
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Lasagna V - Ben's Best Lasagna ​ 
Lemon Chicken 

Lemon Snowflakes   
Manhattan  
Mardi Gras King Cake  
Mashed Sweet Potato with Nutmeg and Sour Cream  
Meatballs for a Crowd  
Meatballs for a Smaller Crowd 
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Mini Cheesecakes 
Mint Julep 

Naan 
Nana's Potato Salad 
Oklahoma Joe's 3-2-1 Smoked Ribs 
Oklahoma Joe's Pulled Pork 
​Orange Chicken
​Orange Mango Smoothies 
Overnight Vegetable Salad 
Perfect French Fries  
Perfect Meatloaf 
Perfect Old Fashioned 
Pesto Crusted Mahi Mahi with Blistered Tomatoes and Lemon Butter Sauce 
Pimento Cheese 
Pizza Dough II - Deep Dish 
Pizza Dough III - Val's Style 
Pizza Sauce I 
Pizza Sauce II - Inspired by Val's 
Pork Stir Fry  
Pound Cake II 

Quick Pickled Jalapeños 
Roast Beef Tenderloin 
Roast New York Strip Loin with Garlic-Herb Crust  
Roast Pork Loin 
Rosemary Focaccia
Rum-glazed Candied Yams 
Runzas III - Ron Wozny
Salisbury Steak II 
Sautéed Green Beans  
Sautéed Julienned Summer Vegetables 
Sazerac
Snippy Snaps Spiced Pretzels  
Spaetzle I
Spaetzle II - Fresh Herb 
Spaghetti Pie, Oh My! 
Spaghetti Sauce VII - Hearty Mushroom 
Spaghetti Sauce VIII - Grandma's Original Polish Spaghetti Sauce

Spiced Sweet Roast Red Pepper Hummus 
Spicy Tomato Punch 
Sweet Onion Dip  
Sweet Pickled Daikon Radish  
​Taco Seasoning 
Tagliatelle Alla Bolognese 
Tangy Chicken and Mango Salad
Tangy Soy Dipping Sauce 
Teriyaki Chicken Kabobs 

Teriyaki Chicken Wings 
Tom & Jerry 
Turkey Giblet Stock
Waldorf Cole Slaw 
Whiskey Sour 
White Texas Sheet Cake 

Wisconsin Beer Brats 
Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned 
Wozcow Mule

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