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Not my mom's rum cake, so we'll make mine
I searched but did not find mom's rum cake among the stack of her recipe cards. There were years when she would spend an entire December weekend making rum cakes as gifts for neighbors, co-workers and...
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Pork tenderloin in mustard cream sauce
When my mom discovered the internet and email, I was thrilled. I loved reading her messages about what was going on in her life. There are 108 of her emails from 2007-2010 saved in one of my folders...
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Mini pumpkin spice cakes
My favorite cold weather flavor has always been pumpkin so Mom would often make this rich cake when I was home for holidays. She and I both loved the combination of spices and generous amount of brown...
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Spinach stuffed chicken breasts
It was inevitable that one of mom's recipes would cause me to breakdown. Actually I thought it would be something she made that I used to request or a favorite holiday dish. So it was a surprise to...
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Kahlua chocolate pie
I don't think mom thought of recipes as easy or difficult. What really counted was how much impact the dish would make when she served it. Now in my opinion, her Kahlua pie makes a good impression but...
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Picante corn casserole
There are a few dishes in the stack of mom's recipes that I shuffle past because I haven't worked up the nerve to tackle them yet. I will make them, I promise. Well, maybe not her liver pate but I...
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Wine-braised brisket
Whenever I needed inspiration for roasts or tenderloins, I knew mom would have some great ideas. She would rattle off a list of ingredients and describe a method that she liked. In addition to her own...
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Oatmeal raisin cookies
There's no shortage of recipes for oatmeal raisin cookies and I can't honestly claim that my mom's recipe is the best. The main reasons that I love this recipe are because it only takes one cup of...
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Fish chowder, moving recipes to RecipesFromMyMom.com
Fish chowder @ Recipes From My MomThanks for your comments and following my posts about mom's recipes. I've decided to move the blog to a dedicated Internet address - Recipes From My Mom. I will...
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Wacky Cupcakes and Make Time for Change
It’s easy to take for granted what great mothers we have and not realize what challenges other parents face all around the world. My mom raised me in two relatively small Kansas towns, pretty insulated...
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