My Recipe Box

From My Kitchen

FAVORITE FAMILY RECIPES

Recipes worth making. Stories worth keeping.

I’ve always believed that some of the best recipes are the ones with a story attached to them — a dish your family asks for every year, a recipe clipped from a newspaper decades ago, or something you changed little by little until it became your own.

This is where I’m gathering those recipes from my kitchen: family favorites, old recipes worth keeping, breads and sourdough, cast-iron cooking, holiday dishes and whatever else earns a permanent place in my recipe box.

Gathered From the Kitchen

From the Recipe Box

Ingredients for Roxie's Famous Pizza Crust

A Family Favorite

Roxie’s Famous Pizza Crust

A family recipe with roots stretching back to the 1970s.

What began as a newspaper clipping saved by my mom became one of the most requested recipes in our family — a light, flaky pizza crust I’ve been making for years.

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Easy & Flavorful

Chicken Chimi Burritos

An easy family favorite packed with flavor.

Simple enough for an everyday meal but good enough to be requested again and again, these burritos have earned their place among the dependable favorites in my kitchen.

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Chicken Chimi Burritos
The Purple People Eater sweet potato casserole in Roxie's kitchen

From the Holiday Table

The Purple People Eater

Purple Sweet Potato Casserole with Walnut Praline Topping

Brilliant purple sweet potatoes, a buttery walnut praline topping and a name given to the dish by my mom at Thanksgiving. Some recipes come with their own family story.

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More to Come

The Recipe Box Is Growing

There are plenty more recipes tucked away in my kitchen — family favorites, sourdough experiments, cast-iron cooking, holiday dishes and recipes I’ve collected and changed over the years. I’m adding them here a few at a time, along with the stories that make them worth keeping.

Pull up a chair. There’s always room for one more at the table.