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Like a Circus
What looks like it was made with a cheese packet from Kraft Mac and Cheese and tastes like orange marshmallow fluff? This Circus Peanut...

Sheila
Mar 22, 20232 min read
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It's Giving Aloha Vibes
It’s been a while since I made a homemade custard on the stove (cough, High School Foods Class, cough). My grandma has a very effective...

Sheila
Feb 12, 20232 min read
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Cheese Floof
Happy post-holiday-the-decorations-are-down-the-house-is-empty-month! After a very disappointing holiday season where everyone got COVID...

Sheila
Jan 10, 20232 min read
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Brandied Wishes and Mocha Dreams
Well, if you are looking for the perfect show-stopping holiday dessert…maybe look somewhere else. But if you’re looking for something...

Sheila
Dec 23, 20222 min read
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Guac in a Pie?
Ugh, I hate avocados, so why do I keep doing this to myself? This week’s offender is the very aptly named Avocado Lime Pie from the...

Sheila
Dec 18, 20222 min read
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The Family Tradition No One Asked For
This week’s recipe is rather simple but horrendous, nonetheless. Why anyone would serve a cooked banana, ham, mustard, and hollandaise...

Sheila
Nov 21, 20222 min read
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Actual Mold Would Have Tasted Better
Y’all. This recipe is not for the faint of heart. It has fish, tomato juice, gelatin, and peas. And I made it all before 10 am, which in...

Sheila
Oct 2, 20223 min read
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Going Ham
This week’s recipe is courtesy of “The Meats Cookbook” by Southern Living published in MCMLXXI - you figure out what year that is, I’m...

Sheila
Sep 24, 20222 min read
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I'll Have the Lobster Thermometer Too
It’s always a pleasure to visit my mom, not just because she finds 33 cent cookbooks at the flea market for me. Moreso because we play...

Sheila
Sep 11, 20224 min read
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Beets Me
Shout out to my friend Derek this week, who randomly selected a cookbook from a picture of my bookshelf this week to help me decide what...

Sheila
Aug 28, 20223 min read
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The Pie is Mocking Me
Let me start off by saying my grandma was the queen of pies. She was best known for her chocolate, coconut, sweet potato, and German...

Sheila
Aug 14, 20223 min read
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Questionably Porky
Today we have our first text-in recipe! My Aunt Missy blessed me with a picture message of a newspaper clipping out of the Buna Beacon...

Sheila
Aug 6, 20222 min read
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Avoca-don’t: An Avocado Symphony in 3 Parts
I recently took my mom to Shreveport, LA for a quick girls’ getaway, and in a thrift shop, I found a cookbook with some of the most...

Sheila
Jun 12, 20224 min read
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One Noodle Ring to Rule Them All
You voted and the polls are closed! You guys were…nicer to me than expected. As a refresher, here are the options you had to choose from:...

Sheila
May 30, 20222 min read
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Snooping (and Martha-ing)
We have finally rid the house of the Spaghettio smell, so it's time for one of my all-time favorite pairings, and no it's not some wine...

Sheila
May 15, 20223 min read
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Chicken Noodle Nod to Grandma
Today's culinary oddity wasn't from some fancy-pants cookbook, but rather from my very own Grandma BT. She didn't have a large food...

Sheila
Apr 30, 20222 min read
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You Could Never Be Jell-O
Ok friends, we’ve really gone off the rails this time. When I got the chance to sneak out with my Mom to a thrift store last weekend, you...

Sheila
Apr 25, 20223 min read
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Lime Pear Lies
Today’s recipe is of the Jell-O salad variety. And I’m not exaggerating when I say I almost wet myself at the family’s reactions to it. I...

Sheila
Apr 10, 20222 min read
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I'm Not Buying Caviar For This
Have you ever wondered what Liverwurst Paté tasted like? Yeah, neither have we. Winter is over now, and this “tasty” treat will...

Sheila
Apr 3, 20222 min read
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Disappearing Bermuda Relish Canapés
When I first saw this recipe, I thought surely something originally created by James Beard had to be good. Right? Prepare to be...

Sheila
Mar 18, 20222 min read
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