These recipes form a collection of family favorites culled from grandparents, relatives and friends, books and websites (cited where known).  We love ’em.  I hope you will too.  Click the Recipes link for a pdf version of them all.

This halibut dish is one I’d love to have a recipe for – but there’s no way it would taste as fresh as this did.  The 71 lb halibut had been caught that morning and was on our plates at noon…

Here’s what’s included in the pdf…

Soups
1	Broccoli and Potato Chowder	Hearty and hale, without the kale
2	Soup a L’Italienne	Thanks to Jan Chappell for this delicious winter-beater
Appetizer / Snack
1	Cheese Cookies	MUCH nicer than those little fishies
2	Chimichurri	Give it a whirl
3	Crab Dip	On a Ritz – decadent
4	Hawaiian Tuna Ball	Oldie but goodie
5	Layered Cocktail Dip	THIS is the one
6	Guacamole	Zesty moleh
Main Courses
1	Meat Temperatures	Safe and reliable
2	Beer-Can Chicken	Never fails to please
3	Chili	An award winning variety
4	Grilled Vegetables	Because you can
5	Lasagna	For guests and family
6	Peppy Beef Patties	Stretch your meat budget
7	Ribs	From scratch, purist
8	Spaghetti Sauce	Friday night special
9	Sweet & Sour Meatballs	So much better than Ikea
10	Zesty Meatballs	And again
11	Beef Tenderloin	The king
Deserts
1	Butterscotch Bars	Scutterbotch
2	Carrot Cake	If you’re not into chocolate
3	Chocolate Brownies	If you’re into chocolate
4	Chocolate Cake	Ibby Webster’s valhalla
5	Chocolate Chip Cookies	Just out of the oven
6	Chocolate Sauce	No ice cream should be naked
7	Coconut Squares	If you’re not into chocolate or carrot
8	Scratch Pie Dough	Show off
9	Grilled Strawberry-Blueberry Galette	So good to BBQ, so good to eat
10	Grasshopper Pie	Another summer treat
11	Lemon Loaf	Zesty
12	Mocha Icing	See Chocolate Cake and add
13	Pecan Pie	Oh baby
14	Pumpkin Pie	Oh baby
15	Shortbread	Merry Christmas
16	Snickerdoodles	???
17	Stained Glass Windows	The base is key
18	Trifle	And it’s good for you 😉

Recipes