Every cook likes to have a signature dish. It’s even better when it’s a signature dish that family and friends request frequently. Thirteen-year-old Cora Lee was able to make her mark in the kitchen as the family’s “lemon pie girl” after her mother, Norwegian immigrant Olea Torrisdatter Langmoen Lee, taught her the recipe in 1912.… More Lee’s lemon pie with krumkake wafers
There is no time like the present to preserve the past. Annie Malsam is doing just that as she collects family recipes, starting with holiday favorites. The very first recipe she gathered was hamballs: a large-family, comfort-food staple, potluck-mainstay you know and love if you’re lucky enough to be from Iowa. Or like Annie, have… More Ham Balls from Grandma Iola
When you invite friends over for dinner, there are usually one or two people who ask sincerely, “What can I do to help?” Line up the ingredients for the simple smoked salmon tart, hand your new assistant a printout of the recipe, and say, “Here. Please make this.” Assembling the tart is easy. Pinching the… More A supremely simple smoked salmon tart with cucumber salad