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Heirloom recipes are recipes that are passed down from generation to generation. Comfort food and good eats.

Whipped Potatoes ⋆ Mom’s Creamy Mashed Potatoes

My mom has always been a stickler for mashed potatoes being freshly made.  I have to 100% agree with her on this and can tell instantly when they are not fresh!  I guess you could say she “spoiled” me on the real thing, but I am definitely okay with that.  My mom’s whipped potatoes are …

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Heirloom Chocolate Chip Cookies! {Heirloom Recipe}

I received an Heirloom Cookie Sheet to try out with my Heirloom Chocolate Chip Cookies.  No other compensation was given.  All opinions are my own. Ruth Wakefield invented the Chocolate Chip Cookie in 1938.  Her version of the chocolate chip cookie is the original, but the one I remember growing up is the version from …

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Green Bean Casserole with Bacon

It’s just not a Thanksgiving in our family without traditional Green Bean Casserole.  Recently, I’ve added bacon to the recipe and we love the additional flavor it gives!  I want to remember the recipes exactly how they were made when I was growing up and so I have been creating “Heirloom Recipes” that I share …

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Chocolate Cake with Pecan Cream Cheese Icing ⋆ Grandma’s Prize Winning

Since writing this post 4 years ago in 2014; my grandmother has passed from this life to the next.  I am so glad I wrote this recipe down so I can share it with many generations to come. This Chocolate Cake with Pecan Cream Cheese Icing is easily the moistest and tastiest cake I’ve ever …

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Vegetable Beef Stew ⋆ Crockpot or Instant Pot

A favorite comfort food during cold weather is Vegetable Beef Stew! Do you cherish a recipe your mom used to prepare, the kind that transports you right back home whenever you savor it? This beef stew is exactly that for me. I can vividly recall returning home from church on Sunday afternoons, smelling the Crockpot …

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