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14 recipes to inspire your next meal.
Grandma Lenon's Icing Recipe
This homemade vanilla icing is smooth, sweet, and easy to make with just a handful of pantry staples. Its pourable consistency makes it perfect for sheet cakes, snack cakes, cookies, bars, and other baked treats, creating a simple, glossy finish with just the right touch of sweetness.
Peanut Brittle
This old-fashioned peanut brittle has a rich buttery caramel flavor with crisp roasted peanuts in every bite. Cooking the syrup to the hard crack stage creates the signature crunchy texture, while baking soda gives the candy its light, airy bite. It's a timeless homemade treat that's perfect for holidays, gifts, or anytime you're craving classic peanut brittle.
Gingerbread House
Create lasting Christmas memories with this classic homemade gingerbread house. The sturdy gingerbread dough bakes into durable pieces that are perfect for assembling and decorating with colorful candies and royal icing. Whether displayed as a festive centerpiece or made as a family tradition, this timeless project is sure to become a holiday favorite for generations.
Beef Stroganoff
This hearty, old-fashioned beef stroganoff is made with seasoned ground beef, onions, a rich mushroom gravy, and plenty of sour cream for a creamy, comforting meal. Served over buttered egg noodles, it's an easy family favorite that's perfect for busy weeknights and cozy Sunday dinners.
Grandma Lenon's Caramel Corn
This old-fashioned caramel corn features a light, crisp coating made with butter, brown sugar, and Karo syrup. A longtime family favorite, it's perfect for movie nights, holidays, gifts, and parties. The foamy caramel creates a delicate crunch that breaks easily into sweet, irresistible clusters.
Great Grandma Lenon's Macaroni Salad
This creamy old-fashioned macaroni salad is packed with eggs, celery, olives, green pepper, and juicy tomatoes, all tossed in a generous amount of Miracle Whip. A longtime family favorite, it's perfect for potlucks, picnics, holidays, and backyard cookouts. Making it ahead allows the flavors to blend beautifully for an even better salad the next day.
Goldenrod Eggs
Creamy white sauce filled with tender chopped egg whites and served over warm toast, then topped with finely crumbled egg yolks for their signature golden finish. This old-fashioned comfort food has been a family favorite for generations and makes a simple, satisfying breakfast, lunch, or light supper.
Grandma Lenon's Wacky Cake
This old-fashioned chocolate cake is soft, moist, and wonderfully simple to make. Made without eggs and topped with a sweet vanilla icing, it's a classic family dessert that's stood the test of time.
Six-Month Fudge
Rich old-fashioned fudge that's creamy, chocolatey, and packed with marshmallow flavor and crunchy walnuts. A family favorite for the holidays.
Grandma Lenon's Divinity
Light, fluffy, old-fashioned divinity candy filled with crunchy walnuts — a treasured holiday tradition.
Primary Day Casserole
A hearty old-fashioned casserole that shows up at potlucks, church gatherings, and busy weeknight dinners. Ground beef, creamy mushroom soup, tomato sauce, pasta shells, and melted cheddar come together into a warm and filling baked casserole that feeds a crowd and brings back memories of family tables and shared meals.
Grandma's Popcorn Balls
Easy, fun, and super cute. Great for class parties, team treat bags, and trick-or-treaters.
Grandma Lenon's Chocolate Chip Cookies
Crisp edges, soft centers, and chocolate in every bite — a classic cookie that never goes out of style.
Grandma Lenon's Texas Sheet Cake
Grandma Lenon's Texas Sheet Cake is one of those special recipes that instantly takes me back to the summers of my childhood. It was my birthday request every year, and one bite still brings back those happy memories. Baked in a large, low-sided sheet pan and topped with a smooth, colorful vanilla icing, this easy chocolate cake is perfect for birthdays, family gatherings, and any occasion that calls for a dessert big enough to share.