Old recipe collection

Buttermilk, raisins and honey flavor this old fashioned soda bread.

A rustic classic filled with blackberries, from my Grandmother's recipe book.

Backyard booyah, the giant slow-simmered meat-and-vegetable stew of the Upper Midwest. Beef, soup bones, and chicken cooked until they fall off the bone, then loaded with vegetables in a kettle.

Booya or booyah is popular the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota, and in Northeast Wisconsin. The dish is said to have originally consisted of mostly turtle meat and cabbage, although such things as chicken and oxtails and rutabagas and potatoes have always had a prominent role. The term seems to have first appeared in print in the 1880s.

Western skillet rice browns ground beef in one pan, then simmers with brown rice, stewed tomatoes, peas, and onion soup mix. Sharp cheddar melts on top for a one-skillet family dinner.

Made popular back in the 1960's by a bakery in Brooklyn. Chocoholics of all ages love this rich chocolate layer cake that uses a thick pudding instead of icing.