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KitchenScraps: Christmas Memories 1949 by Barbara Bottini

by Matilda ButlerDecember 17, 2009
KitchenScraps: Christmas Memories 1949 by Barbara Bottini

KitchenScrap: Barbara Bottini tells a special childhood Christmas memory in her memoir vignette. She shares her mother’s Christmas Plum Pudding and Hard Sauce recipes, a tradition that Barbara and her sister keep alive.

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KitchenScraps – Remembering Gingerbread Characters by Rhonda Esakov

by Matilda ButlerDecember 10, 2009
KitchenScraps – Remembering Gingerbread Characters by Rhonda Esakov

KitchenScraps for Christmas – Rhonda Esakov recalls in vivid detail Christmas parties that began with the launch of her book and the eventual and painful end to the annual celebrations. Join her as this year she bravely restarts her Gingerbread Character baking and finds ways to recall the good memories associated with them.

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KitchenScraps – Nana’s Kjod Kaker by Cindy Wilber

by Matilda ButlerDecember 3, 2009
KitchenScraps – Nana’s Kjod Kaker by Cindy Wilber

Cindy Wilbur shares her treasured family story of Norweigan Meatballs that were part of a never changing family tradition, until the tradition changed. Be sure to try her Nana’s recipe for Norweigan Meatballs brought to America by her grandmother.

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KitchenScraps – Food and Love by March Bracken

by Matilda ButlerNovember 26, 2009
KitchenScraps – Food and Love by March Bracken

March Bracken shares her love of travel, adventures, and food. You’ll see how this mix influenced her life. Try her Greek lamb recipe the next time you’re thinking of a culinary adventure.

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KitchenScraps – We Eat a Lot of Butter on Thanksgiving by Patricia McEwin Smith

by Matilda ButlerNovember 18, 2009
KitchenScraps – We Eat a Lot of Butter on Thanksgiving by Patricia McEwin Smith

KitchenScraps – Patricia McEwin Smith shares both her well-remembered Thanksgiving preparation story and her mother’s treasured recipe for Turkey Dressing. She takes you back to the time when butterball turkey meant you had added the butter yourself.

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KitchenScraps – Little Stories, Special Memories by Matilda Butler

by Matilda ButlerNovember 12, 2009
KitchenScraps – Little Stories, Special Memories by Matilda Butler

ScrapMoir: Matilda Butler explores how family stories and recipes become part of a shared experience. Be sure to try to her yummy (and healthy) Gingerbread Cake recipe.

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ScrapMoir How To #3: Writing Your Memoir Stories as Tributes

by Matilda ButlerOctober 22, 2009
ScrapMoir How To #3: Writing Your Memoir Stories as Tributes

In this third “how to” blog by Bettyann Schmidt, she lets us enter the world of her childhood and shows us how to write memoir stories that honor the special people in our lives. The treasured photos contribute to our understanding of her world.

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