In my Coal Region home during my childhood, certain dishes were relegated to the holiday table and the holiday table only. One such dish was […]
Pa Dutch/Amish
German Potato Salad
Potatoes were on the table at nearly every meal in my Coal Region household during my childhood. They were inexpensive, plentiful, and versatile. My home […]
Peg’s Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Over the years I’ve eaten a lot of macaroni and cheese, from homemade to the neon orange version from a box off the grocery store […]
Mustard Potato Salad
I grew up eating really good potato salads (to my taste, your taste may not agree). Heck, I grew up eating good potatoes. I am […]
Cole Slaw
Throughout my life no holiday dinner was complete without certain dishes, one of them being my mom’s coleslaw. All though simple and inexpensive to make, […]
Homemade Strawberry Jam
Every year, my Mom and I anxiously awaited the arrival of strawberry season in Schuylkill County. The berries popped up in chipboard baskets — sometimes […]