Collections of Recipes
Grandma's Selections
Recipes by Course
Recipes by Season
Ask Betty!
Do you have any cooking questionsor need a cooking tip?
Send a question and I will try to answer.
Ask Betty
- How do you measure 3/4 cup of sugar or cranberries? What is 3/8 teaspoon of salt? --Vanessa
- When a recipe calls for chicken breast pounded flat, what is the best way to do that without tearing up the chicken...
- Do you have a good recipe for cheesy potatoes? They could be mashed or maybe using frozen hash browns? - Gloria
- I need recipe for a breakfast mush that you fry. --Mary Ann
Soaking Raisins

-
Question
I am looking for a homemade spaghetti sauce. My mother would make one that she would cook today to serve tomorrow. She passed away in 2001 and I never got her recipe. Can you help me?
—Nancy
May 2012 -
QuestionI need a moist, dense chocolate cake recipe. My uncle used to make it, and the cake didn't need frosting it was so rich and moist. Do you have such a recipe? --TerriMarch 2012
-
QuestionI was wondering if you could add the thumbprint cookies recipe to the site. I had it in my recipe box but it seems to have gone missing, the good recipes always do. I made them 2 years ago as Christmas presents for the homeless and would really like to make them for my kids this year. I remember the filling being preserves and they were so good. Thanks so much! --Jamie Hi Betty. I had a box of your recipes that my mother gave me when I married. Unfortunately, I lost one of my favorites: the thumbprint cookies. It was a sugar cookie with preserves in center. Can you please post that one or send it? Thank you. --KristinaMarch 2012
-
Question
If you accidentally leave the flour out of a custard pie...is it ruined!?
—Amber
May 2012 -
QuestionCan I substitute the heavy cream with milk in Nana’s Banana Bread recipe? --HeatherMarch 2012
-
QuestionHow do I make good pie crusts? Mine never come out good -- they are always very tough. Thank you! --MarleneaMarch 2012
-
Question
My recipe says to add “cooked chicken.” I have some frozen chicken breasts; how should I cook them? And how much chicken do I need to make 2 cups chopped chicken?
--JudyApril 2012 -
QuestionDoes anyone make a good, simple marble cake today? It's what I always wanted on my birthday, and now, if you try and get one, it's a special order. --MikeMarch 2012
-
Question
How do you keep a box of raisins fresh? I use a cup or so of the box then don't use them for a couple months and when I go to use them again they are as hard as a rock. I have tried putting the box inside a sealed bag but that doesn't work.
—Kathy
June 2012 -
Question
When my children were young I use to make a corn chowder called Pennsylvania Dutch Chowder. I lost the recipe and would love to get it so I can make it for my grandchildren.
--LindaApril 2012





