​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!

Favorite Recipes

 Polish Spaghetti Sauce Ben's Way

Here's a new take on  Grandma Emma's "Polish Spaghetti." Some extra seasonings and a longer simmer deepens the flavor!

Hot Chicago-style Giardiniera

Spicy, tangy, and crunchy—This classic hot giardiniera is the perfect topping for sandwiches, pizzas, salads, and more!

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?

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 
Apple Pecan Arugula Salad
Artichoke Heart Salad 
Bachelor Pancakes 
Bacon Bloody Mary Mix 
Bacon-wrapped Barbeque Pork Tenderloin 
Baked Artichoke Dip 
​Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts
Baked Potatoes
Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Muffins 
Barbecue Hamburger 
Basic Turkey Brine 
Billie's Rum Cake 
Biscuits and Tomato Gravy   
Black Beans and Rice, Cuban-Style 
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 and Dumplings 
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 
Chili XI, Chocolate Stout Chili 
Chili XII, Texas No Beans Chili 
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 
Chocolate Pudding Cake 
Classic Green Bean Casserole  
Cold Brew Coffee ​
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 
Dirty Martini Dip 
​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 
​Fajitas 
Fettuccine Alfredo III 
French Bread I 
French Bread II 
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 
​Hot Giardiniera
Hurricane  
Italian Beef Sandwiches  
Jalapeño Poppers 
Jambalaya
Kale and Brussels Sprout Salad 
Kickin’ Cajun Pork Sausage Stuffed Peppers
    with Pepper Jack & Hot Sauce Crema
Kimchi   ​
​Kimchi Crab Cakes 
​​​​​​Lasagna III - Hearty Lasagna 
​Lasagna IV - Dutch Oven Lasagna​ ​
​​​Lasagna V - Ben's Best Lasagna ​​
​​Lemon Chicken 
Lemon Snowflakes   
Leo's Salad Dressing
Manhattan  
Mardi Gras King Cake  
Mashed Sweet Potato with Nutmeg and Sour Cream  
Meatballs for a Crowd  
Meatballs for a Smaller Crowd 
Melting Potatoes 
​​Mini Cheesecakes 
Mint Julep 
Naan 
Nana's Potato Salad 
Northern Beans 
Oklahoma Joe's 3-2-1 Smoked Ribs 
Oklahoma Joe's Pulled Pork 
​Orange Chicken
​Orange Mango Smoothies 
Overnight Vegetable Salad 
Parker House Rolls 
Perfect French Fries  
Perfect Meatloaf 
Perfect Old Fashioned 
Pesto Crusted Mahi Mahi with Blistered Tomatoes and Lemon Butter Sauce 
Pickled Banana Peppers 
Pimento Cheese 
​Pizza Burgers
Pizza Dough II - Deep Dish 
Pizza Dough III - Val's Style 
Pizza Dough IV - Wood-fired Oven
Pizza Sauce I 
Pizza Sauce II - Inspired by Val's 
Pog Soup 
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
Rustic Wood-fired Bread
Salisbury Steak II 
Salisbury Steak III - Keto Version
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 
Spaghetti Sauce XI - Frank's 2.0 
Spaghetti Sauce X - Polish Spaghetti Ben's Way 
Spiced Sweet Roast Red Pepper Hummus 
Spicy Tomato Punch 
Sweet Onion Dip  
Sweet Pickled Daikon Radish  
​Sweet Pickled Peppers
​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 
Ultimate BLT
Waldorf Cole Slaw 
Whiskey Sour I  
Whiskey Sour II 
White Texas Sheet Cake 
Wisconsin Beer Brats 
Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned 
Wozcow Mule

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