Favorite Fare

June 28, 2018

Grandma’s potato salad, apple caramel cobbler, lemon mousse

By Melanie Behrens

These are summer recipes. Hope you enjoy them.
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Grandma’s potato salad
8 russet potatoes
3 celery stalks, diced
diced dill pickles, to taste
diced red onion
8 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
salt and pepper
Rinse and scrub excess dirt off potatoes. Stab each potato with a f...

Favorite Fare

Easy chocolate mousse, Chocolate toffee bars, Chocolate trifle

By Melanie Behrens

April 16, 2020

Chocolate is a wonderful thing. Enjoy these recipes. Easy chocolate mousse 1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed 1 pkg. (4 oz.) bittersweet chocolate squares, melted 1/2 C fresh raspberries ...

Favorite Fare

Easy ribs, Blueberry lemon bars, Rum balls

By Melanie Behrens

March 5, 2020

Hope you can enjoy these nice treats. Easy ribs 2 to 2-1/2 lbs. baby back pork ribs salt and black pepper Sweet barbecue sauce: 1 TBS olive oil 1/4 C finely diced onion 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 1/2 C ket...

Favorite Fare

Mel’s Favorite Fare

By Melanie Behrens

February 27, 2020

Easy ribs 2 to 2-1/2 lbs. baby back pork ribs salt and black pepper Sweet barbecue sauce: 1 TBS olive oil 1/4 C finely diced onion 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 1/2 C ketchup (try our homemade ketchup recipe)...

Sports

FHS cagers top Greeneview

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