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Crisp Meringue Cookies

All it takes is 3 ingredients and a little patience to make these delicious,

I’m looking for a recipe for Meringue cookie. My mother used to make these and I loved them so much. Hers were light and did not fall apart as much like I found my last attempt did. Hers were like a soft cookie but with a slight crisp. Janie Britton From The Hillbilly Housewife My […]

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

I am 65 yrs. old and am looking for a pineapple upside-down cake recipe like my grandmother used to make when I was a little girl. I do make mine in a cast iron skillet – but the cakes are too soft. Hers used to be heavier and denser and not on the sweet side. […]

Rhubarb Cake Recipe

Here's my recipe for an old-fashioned German Rhubarb cake. Always a big hit around here with a cup of coffee.

I am looking for a cake that my mother used to make. It was a little like apfel kuchen (apple cake) but it had rubarb on it. She made it when we were stationed in Minnesota and we had lots of wild rhubarb around the farmhouse we were renting. Any ideas would be appreciated. Patricia […]

Sweet and Sour Sauce – Chinese Takeout Copycat Recipe

Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe - Use it to make sweet and sour chicken, as a dipping sauce and more.

I’ve been trying to find a recipe for the sauce that comes with take-out sweet and sour chicken. Everything I’ve found has had too much vinegar or is too sweet. – Mary Ann Whetstone From The Hillbilly Housewife Here’s my recipe for sweet and sour sauce. You can spice it up by adding some red […]

Gingerbread Cookies With Anise

Easy Gingerbread Cookie recipe with Anise.

As a kid my neighbor made cookies with anise she rolled a dark dough into a long “snake” then cut it into pieces. I’ve been unable to find a recipe for it…help, please! Marla From The Hillbilly Housewife I could be wrong, but it sounds like a gingerbread cookie. Below is my favorite recipe. You […]

Chewy Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

Hello from North Pole everyone. I’m hoping to find a oatmeal cookie recipe. It was in an old Soldotna cookbook. It used vegetable oil and butterscotch chips and was very soft. Thank you. Christina P. From the Hillbilly Housewife One of the things I love about these “I’m looking for” requests is that they often […]

Strawberry Cookies

Plate of cookie made with real strawberries and orange juice.

Hi there, long time subscriber. I have a recipe I have been looking and looking for with no luck. I made these cookies back in the 1980’s and lost it in a fire in the 90’s. It is a strawberry cookie. I used real strawberries with orange juice, flour and Not sure what else. No […]

Sunshine Pudding

A baked custard made with sweet potatoes, carrots and orange juice.

There was a recipe that my mom made. It was custard-y, and it was made with orange Kool-Aid,orange juice and sweet potatoes and carrots.I believe it was called ” Sunshine Pudding,” and it was in a diet cookbook. I cannot find it anywhere.Can you help? This is a great childhood memory for me,and my mom […]

Apple Mince Pie Recipe

My Granny used to make an apple pie that reminded me (texture wise…i.e. no discernible chunks/slices of Apple) of mince meat pie. It was one of my favorite things she used to make and unfortunately she is now suffering from Alzheimer’s and she never cooked off of a recipe, always by memory! Any help would […]

Spice Cake Recipe

Delicious recipe for homemade spice cake. Great on it's own or frosted.

My grandmother made a blackberry spice cake with a caramel cooked icing, lost my recipe, anyone out there who could help me? From The Hillbilly Housewife I don’t have a recipe for the exact cake you’re looking for. I do however have a great plain recipe for a spice cake that might work well as […]

Homemade Powdered Cream Soup Mixes

Mugs of homemade cream of mushroom and potato soups

I am looking to make homemade powdered cream soups to keep in my pantry. I live away from town and do not drive. Please help. Thanks. Tonya From the Hillbilly Housewife Hi Tonya, that’s a great request. It’s nice to have a mix or simple ingredients on hand to make a cup of soup. […]

Pineapple Graham Cracker Cake

I lost a recipe for the cake that was made with crushed graham cracker crumbs instead of flour and it had a pineapple topping. It may have been called Pineapple graham cracker cake or something along those lines. Taniesha Do you have some suggestions for Taniesha? From The Hillbilly Housewife I have a recipe for a […]

Tater Cakes Recipe

My husband has been talking about what he calls a tater cake – not made with mashed potatoes more like hash browns and onion among other things – Does anybody have a really tasty recipe? Thanks! Tina From the Hillbilly Housewife: It sounds like you’re looking for a potato cake recipe. It uses grated potatoes, […]

Yum Yum Cookies

I am looking for a bar cookie recipe called yum-yums. The main ingredients included brown sugar, egg, vanilla, flour and walnuts. After it cooks, a mixture of cream and powdered sugar is spread over the cooked recipe and then is covered in coconut. Lost this time honored recipe. Can anyone help? Gail Do you […]

Pinto Bean Chili Recipe

I’m looking for a recipe for a pinto bean chili (with or without beef) with the flavor of a canned chili, or something like the chili sold at Steak N Shake. Thanks! Ali From the Hillbilly Housewife: I found a copy cat Steak N Shake chili recipe. It’s made with kidney beans instead of […]