family recipes

Recipes from the Past: Slovenian scrambled palačinke!

How is it, when two sisters marry two brothers, and raise each of their families with the SAME Slovenian recipe, that each family calls it by different names? palačinke and maletta! Could maletta be scrambled palačinke or smorn? Lillian and Violet, my grandmother, are two middle sisters, who grew up in a Slovenian home, in…

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Family History with Harry Potter book 2

It’s been so fun realizing that the Harry Potter books are all about family history! And incorporating them into your family makes fun memories! Decorating for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Making memories with Harry Potter book 2, the Chamber of Secrets, began by adding more decorations to our dinner table.  Owls and…

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Oatmeal from scratch!

Is there such a thing as oatmeal from scratch? Honestly, growing up I just thought oatmeal grew in the perfectly shaped flakes that showed up in a box of Quaker Old-Fashioned Oatmeal. However, Quaker Mill company wasn’t created until 1877 and the process for rolling oats wasn’t developed until the 1900s. So…the oatmeal your and…

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