Confetti Scalloped Potatoes

I never thought of putting green peppers in with potatoes.

I suspect this being kinda sketchy though.

I prefer my peppers with my steak,

thank you very much.

Sausage Gravy

Soo simple in theory but deceptively difficult to

actually pull off correctly.

My wife can make some of the best

sausage gravy and makes it look easy.

I can assure you though, it's not.

This is a straight up expert level dish to master.

Good luck...

Western Beans

This is my kinda meal right here.

Soo hearty..

It would be amazing on some cold,

winter evening to knock the

chill off the ole bones and warm the soul.

Sauerkraut Casserole

My Granny loved her sauerkraut.

Being around her, this love rubbed off on me.

The apples and brown sugar in this one though...

I'd definitely have to taste this one to become

a believer in this recipe.

Oven-Roasted Potatoes

Food can be way over complicated at times.

Sometimes the beauty and taste

lies in the simplicity.

Corn Pudding

There's quite a few recipes like this that were cut out

of a publication of which I'm not sure of.

Looks like Granny wanted to remind herself that this

one was "very good".

Ya! Swedish Rice Pudding

I know what you're thinking:

1.) The publishers of this paper have a terrible sense of humor...and culture.

2.)  i wish I had all the across clues for the crossword puzzle too.

Carrot Raisin Salad & Pecan Rolls

Man...I totally remember these pecan rolls.

These will blow your mind and totally

redeem this paper for containing another

recipe referencing the mere existence of raisins.

Crunchy Vegetable Spread & Egg Salad/Cheese Spread

I'm not so sure about the crunchy veggie spread (crunchy spread just sounds a little sketchy to me),

but I can see egg salad/cheese spread making it into our kitchen lab soon.

Especially given it's one of the few lower carb recipes I've found so far.

Turnip Green Fried Pies

I know I'm not the only one that has seen articles scanned online only to be curious about what was on the other side.  I'm not going to leave you in suspense.

We decided to take this recipe for a spin.

We took several creative liberties by using spinach instead of turnip greens, substituted crescent roll dough for the pastry mentioned, and used an air fryer in lieu of traditional frying.

We also threw in some cream cheese to add a little more texture and flavor.

Once we put the rolls in the air fryer, we left them in for 8 minutes, flipped them, and finished them out for 8 more minutes.

Oh...my...word...these were super tasty!!!

These lasted no time at all.

we still had quite a bit of mixture left over so we decided to make little nuggets by adding some corn muffin mix and baking them for 25 minutes.

Wow...did this little experiment turn out excellent!

These we're gobbled up quick too!

Mods:

Frozen spinach instead of turnip greens.

Crescent roll dough instead of pastry.

Air fryer instead of traditional fryer.

Added cream cheese.

Final thoughts:

We did take a lot of liberties with this recipe but boy did it pay off.

The crescent rolls turned out amazing and so did the nuggets.

A huge 4 thumbs up from all the family!

I can see this one becoming a family favorite in the future.

Calico Pickles

What recipe box would not be complete without a recipe for pickles.  My granny had canning jars with this kind of stuff in them all over her place.  On a rare occasion, I'd be brave enough to try what was in one.  Looking back, I really wish I would've been brave enough to try a lot more.

Spicy Tomato Mini-Loaves

I'm so conflicted with this recipe. 

There's so many things right and wrong about this one.

Everything is better as a mini but tomato in a bread loaf with corn flakes?

This one is definitely for the more adventurous food scientist.

Cincinnati Chili

Almost as archaic as the recipes that were typed with an actual typewriter, here's one on the nearly extinct form of mail known as the postcard.

I'll have to say this has been a real piece of education for me.  I never knew that:

1.) Cincinnati is the chili capital of the USA

2.)  You can put this chili on almost everything.  

I'm totally going to chow down on the chili spaghetti.

That just sounds beastly.

Cheese Scalloped Potatoes and Carrots

Apparently this one was so good, someone took the time to make copies and distribute accordingly.

Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad / Fruit Muffins

Here's a two for one shot.

Physicians Mutual just trying to connect with their customers and keep them healthier.

I guess you'd say they were trying to protect their investments.

Overnight Coleslaw

This one goes out to the patient food wizards out there.

Good things come to those who wait.

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Let's just skip the turkey and fight with our family over a big dish of these.

Spinach Balls

Give it up spinach, we're on to you.

Doesn't matter what form you take on...we ALL know you're there.

Slaw with Oomph

For those of us bored with the old, run of the mill, slaw.

Bacon Pasta Salad

My best guess is that this is a pasta salad of some kind.

You might want to check with Rena though to make sure.