Recipes

I've liked to cook for as long as I can remember. My first cookbook was The Mickey Mouse Cookbook, which I still use today.

When I turned 13 my dad gave me another classic, with the following inscription:
Pam, you enjoy cooking and I hope that this book will add to that enjoyment. Just go easy on the garlic! Love, Dad

Here are some of our family's favorite recipes--including a few that didn't quite turn out as I planned!

Snacks and kid food

Chewy granola bars
Fruit roll-ups
Natural baby food
Pretzel bun hot dogs

Sauces and seasonings

Spaghetti sauce
Taco seasoning mix
Teriyaki sauce
Vanilla extract

Main dishes

Better-Than-Panda homemade orange chicken
Loaded fried rice
Sausage zucchini gratin
Spicy red chicken

Side dishes

Macaroni salad

Crock Pot

Apple butter
Carmelized onions
Spaghetti sauce

Breads and crackers

Bagels
Banana bread
Croutons
English muffin bread
Graham crackers (frugal flop)
Pizza dough
Soft pretzels

Butters and jam

Apple butter
Strawberry freezer jam

Beverages

Frappucino (frugal flop)
Hershey's syrup
Sonic lime slushie