A staple on many tables in Pennsylvania Dutch country and found at church events, pot lucks, and holiday dinners, ambrosia salad was on the menu for my […]
Month: February 2019
Cool and Creamy Jello Pie
As a child of the 60’s and 70’s who grew up watching Scooby Doo, The Brady Bunch, The Ed Sullivan Show, and (my Nana’s weekly […]
Coconut Dusted Cake with Cooked Frosting
When I was a kid in the 60s and 70s, every holiday had its ritual in my family. Easter was no exception. Every year, without […]
Baked Paczki (Polish Doughnuts)
As the Easter season approaches, many of us in the Coal Region look to tradition for our final indulgences in foods that were often abstained […]
Fasnachts
Known as “Fat Tuesday” in many places, in Pennsylvania Dutch country and the Coal Region it is know as “Fasnacht Day” or “Donut Day” — […]
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Pie
When I was child in the 60’s, I lived in a typical coal region home in a very small town in Schuylkill County. Unlike some […]