Grandma explained that a gathered bundle of wheat is the symbol for a bountiful harvest. We just knew this beautiful bread made a wonderful, edible …

This braided, slightly sweet yeast bread was such a fun way to get into the Easter spirit.

At Easter dinner, we’d all say “Awwwww” when Grandma brought out these adorable rolls.

Everything that made a bowl of Grandma’s hot oatmeal so good makes this bread irresistible.

We all agreed this bread was great all by itself but even better with the pineapple spread.

Everybody in the neighborhood wanted Nana’s recipe for banana bread!

Grandma called this a loaf cake and served it at breakfast, with afternoon tea and as dessert with whipped cream.

We sneaked so many of these crisp croutons to nibble that there were hardly enough left for the salad.

Sometimes for lunch Grandma would make these savory biscuits to go with a bowl of tomato soup.

One of my favorite childhood memories was picking blueberries to put into these fritters.