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(by Jenna Dutcher) Recipe for Kathy’s Famous Green Bean Casserole: 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup (reduced salt) 2 cans French-Style Green Beans 1 family-size container of French’s Crispy Fried Onions salt and pepper to taste   1. First things first, you’ll have to locate the recipe. A secret family recipe, your mother always told you, until one day you read it straight from the back of the French’s Fried Onions container. Turn to that container now for the details.   2. Prehea

(by Jenna Dutcher) 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup (reduced salt) 2 cans French-Style Green Beans 1 family-size container of French’s Crispy Fried Onions salt and pepper to taste   Preheat oven to 350 F. Drain both cans of green beans. In a 1 1/2-quart baking dish, mix Cream of Mushroom soup with green beans and 2/3 of the fried onions. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bake for 30 minutes or until hot. Top with remaining 1/3 of the fried onions. Bake 5 minutes longer or until onion

(by Deborah K. Shepherd) I’m on the phone with my sister. At 74 to my 78, she is my touchstone when memories of our childhood fail me. My...

(by Deborah K. Shepherd) 3 T. oil 3 - 4 lb. meaty marrow bones 4 onions, sliced 1 medium head cabbage, diced 28-oz. can whole tomatoes 2...

(by Lenore Hart) My parents married each other for the first time in 1952. He was 27. She was 18, just out of high school. Mom learned to...

(by Lenore Hart) Original Fudgie Chocolate Pie Crust: 1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs 1/3 c. white sugar 6 T. butter, melted   Preheat...

(by Sari Fordham) I'm sensible, the way my mother was sensible.   She wore high-waisted underpants because they were comfortable and made...

(by Sari Fordham) Dough: 4 t. active dry yeast 1/3 c. butter 1 1/4 c. milk 1/2 t. salt 1/4 c. sugar 1 t. ground cardamom 3 c. flour...

(by Rosie Phillips) My mother is not someone I would ever describe as a prankster: Although she retains a slight dramatic flair from her...

(by Rosie Phillips) orange food coloring frosting 2 pieces of vanilla pound cake, sliced to bread size Add a few drops of orange food...

(by Karen Sosnoski) It was holiday season, and my friends with kids in college had concerns that would have been mine had life gone as...

(by Laura Zinn Fromm) (adapted from The New York Times ) 3 lb. center-cut beef tenderloin 2 oz. pancetta or bacon, finely chopped (1/4...

(by Laura Zinn Fromm) (from Spice Salt & Sweet , San Miguel de Allende, Mexico) 1 T. whole cardamom seeds 12 oz. dark chocolate (70%) 4...

(by Laura Zinn Fromm) My mother is killing old age. At 84, she still works full time, plays tennis three times a week, and rocks...

(by Catherine Gigante-Brown) For the past few years, I’ve been telling my son, “Savor these beans. Grandma Raquel isn’t going to be...

(by Catherine Gigante-Brown) 3 T. olive oil 1/2 medium onion, chopped 1/4 red pepper, chopped 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1/2 chorizo...

(by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier) ...the hearty Italian sauce inspired by a rich, slow-cooked French stew called ragoût , derived from ragoûter:...

(by Carolyn Swartz) When an extended family lives under the same roof, the maternal figure we most fondly remember can leapfrog a...

(by Carolyn Swartz) Note: Here's where a watched pot is essential, maintaining an inch or two of liquid at the bottom of the pot....

(by Dawn Levitt) In my earliest memories of my mother, she did not cook. One such memory involves a can of cream of mushroom soup. When I...