Somedays I look out into the world and it is fresh with possibilities. This week I had one of those days. Filled with inspiration and a desire to try something different. Those are the days I look forward to the most. The inspiration for this post was what would be possible with the recipes that…
Starting from scratch…
My family recipes are as much a part of my history as they are a part of my future. The recipes my grandma Anna made are weaved throughout my childhood. Grandma Anna cooked Slovak, Hungarian, Austrian and American dishes, all the while telling me stories of her life. My father’s Indian heritage taught me a…
Calzone filled with Escarole Sauté
I’ve sat on this recipe for longer than usual, the end of this past year was chaotic and so I’ve been focused on other things besides recipe development. This has been unnerving since I feel most centered when I am creating food. As I move into this New Year I watch the past year become…
Spiced Pumpkin Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
This past Saturday I really wanted some stovetop coffee. It was cold and rainy outside. I was feeling trapped indoors and wanted to enjoy some creature comforts. Problem is that I am terrible at making coffee. This is an area in my marriage where my husband excels, to be clear he excels at all sorts…
Tart Apple Slice
Grandma used to water down soda, at first I thought that it was because she was being frugal. Later in life I learned that she did not have a taste for things that were overly sweet. Grandma’s palate liked foods that tasted of bread and could stand up to a good cup of tea. In…
Kolacky for Company
“If someone makes these for you, they must really love you,” my husband said. He is right, one doesn’t bake this cookie for just any and everyone. It is a labor of love. Individually filled and folded, this recipe yields over a hundred cookies. My grandmother and mother were the types of people that showed…
Simple Garden Vegetable Hash
Using what I have available to create meals is something we’ve done since my husband and I started dating. I get flooded with a great sense of personal satisfaction when I improvise a simple, tasty meal with ingredients that I have on hand. This summer our garden has generously yielded patty pan squash and green…
Knedle Plum Potato Dumplings
It’s August and Italian prune plums have appeared at my local grocery store. These small plums, around the size of a golf ball, make wonderful dumplings. Earlier this summer to prepare I posted my Knedle Peach Potato Dumpling recipe. The season for these Italian prune plums is short but sweet, and we used to hustle…
Tea ň Coffee Conversations: The Simplest Snack
Sunday mornings after church, Mom in an easy chair, a box of saltine crackers, brick of cream cheese, tomatoes and a knife; a simple snack began to take shape. She’d spread cream cheese on saltine crackers and sliced tomatoes to put on top. I gobbled these up from my seat at her feet on the…
Poppyseed Roll with Sweet Butter Dough
Sometimes we get recipes from our in-laws. This is an adjusted dough recipe that I believe my grandma got from her cousin in-law. There is a special place in my heart for cousins since I am an only child. Although Grandma had many siblings in Slovakia, in Indiana her community was made of more friends…
Ham and Pineapple Flatbread with Horseradish Mustard Mayonnaise
I believe that when grandma first tried pineapple here in the United States she thought it was some kind of fancy apple. This is because throughout her recipe notes for other dishes pineapple is sometimes used where apple would make a more historically Eastern European ingredient choice. Nonetheless when she incorporated pineapple into her recipes…
Seetha Ann Cooks 