Recipes my Mom, Jalaine Robbins, and I collected: our favorites, plus new ones that looked too good not to try.
118 recipes · 48 family favorites · 14 categories


Dips, a shrimp cocktail and other things to set out before dinner.

Quick breads, muffins and sweet rolls, including two takes on pumpkin bread.

Carrot cake, a Kahlua bundt, cheesecakes and a frosting that stays soft.

Three kinds of fudge, caramels, toffee and ice cream toppings.

Peach jams, peach butter and fruit put up in the freezer.

French toast, grilled cheese and the tuna suppers that taste like home.

Oatmeal, peanut butter, pineapple and more. The cookie jar, fully stocked.

An Orange Julius copycat and a minty hot chocolate mix.

Casseroles, slow cooker roasts, sauces and weeknight suppers.

The recipes that did not fit anywhere else.

Pies, cobbler, puddings and layered desserts.

Potluck salads, from broccoli and spinach to the Jell-O kind.

Broccoli cheese three ways, chowders and a pot for cold days.

Potatoes, beans, corn and the sides that earn a place on the plate.