I’m not sure where my mom found this recipe, perhaps in one of her many church cookbooks she collected throughout the years. The pie got its name because it tastes like a pecan pie but uses oatmeal to replace the expensive…
Totoro Family Recipes: Angel Bites
Most of you would recognize this confection as Puppy Chow, but in our family, it is affectionately known as Angel Bites. Personally, I think we should rename the recipe and call it “Heavenly Crack” … because once I take a single…
Totoro Family Recipes: Monkey Bread
Monkey Bread, along with Sausage Balls, are family favorites on Thanksgiving morning. I take the bread out of the oven around 8:30am so it is still nice and warm by the time the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade begins. However, for…
Totoro Family Recipes: Sausage Balls
I am sure most families in America have some version of this basic three-ingredient appetizer. And while this one is not particularly unique, it is the one my kids associate with Thanksgiving and grandparents. My mom was not much of…
Totoro Family Recipes: Anginetti Cookies
I started this series of blog posts last fall. Our Nashville kids continued to request recipes for several Thanksgiving favorites, so I thought it might be more convenient to share them online. This time of year is steeped in Totoro…
Totoro Family Recipes: Eggnog Streusel Muffins
I’m convinced holiday elves are responsible for transforming grocery stores from Halloween headquarters to Winter Wonderlands in the wee hours of November 1st. Warm fall colors are now festive reds and greens; candy corn gives way to ribbon candy; and…