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A Sunny Dessert for Dreary Days

Posted on February 14, 2021 by heritagerecipebox

By this time of the year, I need something sunny-looking on my table because there’s no escaping the snow and day after day of below-freezing temperatures. Enter apricot pudding, a recipe I adapted from The New Thought in Cooking by … Continue reading →

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For Mother’s Day: Grandma’s Apricot Bars

Posted on May 12, 2019 by heritagerecipebox

Though I didn’t spend much time in the kitchen with either of my grandmothers, I enjoy remembering them by making the recipes that they left behind. For Mother’s Day this year, I wanted something sweet and brightly flavored, so I … Continue reading →

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A Sweet Ending

Posted on December 31, 2018 by heritagerecipebox

For a dessert to end 2018, I found a recipe with just eight ingredients, all of them pantry staples: butter, two kinds of sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, chocolate, and nuts. The shortbread base with melted chocolate and nuts on top … Continue reading →

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Lemon Pudding Adapted for Passover

Posted on April 2, 2018 by heritagerecipebox

If you’re keeping Kosher for Passover, you already trotted out your standard recipes at the seder. Now comes the drudgery of making lunch with matza and boiled eggs, then dinner with leftover brisket. That’s why I looked through my family … Continue reading →

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For Washington’s Birthday: Easy Cherry Sherbet from the 1930s

Posted on February 21, 2016 by heritagerecipebox

The 1930s – the era that brought us the Great Depression as well as an end to Prohibition – also brought us some of our most enduring kitchen convenience products, such as Miracle Whip and Bisquick. This was also the … Continue reading →

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