Blue Ribbon Recipes

Bunkhouse Beans

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By Shay Driver
My mom found the original version of this recipe in a cooking magazine when I ...
(5 ratings)
A Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake Cake on a white platter.

Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake Cake

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By Tina Reed
A personal favorite. We have so many!
(4 ratings)

Junior Mint Cheesecake

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By Erin Ellefsen
When I had nothing in the fridge but a giant loaf of cream cheese and ...
(5 ratings)
Dulce de Leche Sweet Potato Pudding Cake

Dulce De Leche Sweet Potato Pudding Cake

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By Emily Hobbs
This is a delicious, easy cake that "bakes" in a slow cooker. It's a ...
(8 ratings)

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

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By Cherie Szilvagyi
So many good recipes handed down through the generations. Grandma Lawrence used to make ...
(6 ratings)
I am 55 years old and my mom has been gone for 3 years.  Ever since I can remember on every Thanksgiving, Christmas and family reunion my mom baked her fresh apple cake in a big old bundt pan.  I have to say growing up I hated this cake done but loved the raw cake batter.  But anyone who ever tasted it could not get enough and wanted the recipe but mom would not give it out.  Well I never wanted or tried to make it until after she died.  I have always loved cookbooks and cooking so my best treasure left to me was all her cookbooks. In them she wrote her special recipes down that she did not share with anyone.  So one day about 6 months after death I started reading her cookbooks and wow!  I found all of her secret recipes and a love letter my dad had written her when they were dating what an inheritance!  My parents were married 50 plus years and my husband and I are working on 36 years of marriage.
So for the first time I made this cake.  Not quite as good as hers according to my uncles and cousins but close.  Probably because she did not write down how long to bake or what temperature so I had to try again and again. and finally I got it right.
 So now I not only have my moms treasured cake recipe but I have a treasured love letter to go with it.  Now I am calling it Mom’s Fresh Apple Love letter Cake!  I must say when this cake is baking in my oven it takes me back to my childhood sitting on the counter top and licking the batter from the empty bowl. What a heritage and tradition!

Mom’s Fresh Apple Love Letter Cake

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By Barbara Mayo
I am 55 years old,my mom has been gone for 3 years. Ever since ...
(4 ratings)

Mocho Cakes

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By Lee Sweet
These freeze wonderfully and are hardy enough to send overseas to my son in afghanistan. ...
(2 ratings)

Kim's Coconut Cream Cheesecake

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By Kim Phillips-Randolph
I tried this out on my family fourth of July. It was a hit. ...
(10 ratings)

Borracho Baked Beans

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By Deborah Garza
It was cold this morning and I wanted to create something that gave my home ...
(5 ratings)

Toasted Southern Pe-can Brown Sugar Butter

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By Francine Bryson
This is too good NOT to eat every day!
(9 ratings)

Chicken Francaise Over Spaghetti

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By Sandra McGrath
My daughter Casey once had a friend who was a sous chef and lived with ...
(12 ratings)

The Wedding (hazelnut Samosas Soaked In Milk Mix)

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By Vasupradha Raghav-Vasudevan
The true confluence of the best flavors, trust me when I say it melts in ...
(2 ratings)
Quinoa Ham and Kale Quiche

Quinoa Crustless Ham And Kale Quiche

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By Patty Bronson
Quinoa is such a versatile grain. I use it as a filler in a ...
(3 ratings)

Tuscan Chicken Bruschetta With Lime Olive Salsa

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By Kathy Sills
This chicken Bruschetta is perfect for a light meal or an elegant shower!
(3 ratings)

Paul Horning Stew

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By Mary Armstrong
Growing up we had venison as a substitute for beef. This dish is delicious and ...
(2 ratings)
Photo By: Lori McClain, Honorary Test Kitchen

Ribs In The Crock Pot

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By Cammie Barker
Not sure where I got this recipe but thought I would share it with Y'all
(3 ratings)

Pineapple Nut Cookies

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By Russ Myers
A little taste of the tropics in a cookie.
(8 ratings)

Sa–more S’mores, Please…

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By Irisa Raina 9
I made these for fathers day...for the adults... The other adults who didn't want this had ...
(3 ratings)
Creamy lemoney goodness!!!

Greek Creamy Lemon Meatballs (aka Avgolemono)

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By Didi Dalaba
Avgolemono = Avgo (egg), lemono (with lemon) This is the best down home food comfort... I'm ...
(11 ratings)

Cindy's Profiteroles

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By Cindy Dozier
I came up with this recipe & everyone LOVES them!!! We didn't like the original ...
(3 ratings)
Let me take you Thailand♥

Thai Pineapple Fried With Smoked Sausage

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By Carol White
This recipe is inspired by my daughter Tanisha who loves Thai food. I made this ...
(2 ratings)

Breaded Calamari

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By Amanda Brecht
This is a simple but tasty recipe for breaded calamari in a deep fat fryer! ...
(2 ratings)
Aunt Laura and Peggy (2012 memorial day; volunteering)

Aunt Laura's "chocolate Sheath Cake" And Frosting

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By Straws Kitchen(*o *)
This recipe was sent to me by one of my cousins from TX. and she ...
(11 ratings)

Mock Apple Crisp

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By Sandy Mika
My mother use to make this for us when we were kids, she made this ...
(2 ratings)
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