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Heritage Recipes

Recipes passed down from Nana Ruth and the women who cooked before me. Heritage recipes adapted for today’s kitchens without losing their soul.

Quick pickled red onions in a mason jar on a wooden cutting board

Quick Pickled Red Onions

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Nana Ruth kept a jar of pickled something in her icebox at all times. Pickled beets in the summer. Pickled cucumbers in the fall. I didn’t think much about it at the time — it… Quick Pickled Red Onions

Pull-Apart Garlic Bread

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There’s a trend right now for anything you can tear apart with your hands — pull-apart breads, sharing loaves, rolls you rip instead of slice. And honestly? Nana Ruth was doing this before it had… Pull-Apart Garlic Bread

Nana Ruth's Lasagna Soup

Nana Ruth’s Lasagna Soup

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Everyone’s making lasagna soup right now — and honestly, I get it. It’s all the flavors of lasagna without spending an hour layering noodles and waiting for the oven. But when I look at most… Nana Ruth’s Lasagna Soup

A classic tiramisu in a glass baking dish showing layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cream dusted with cocoa powder

Old-Fashioned Tiramisu

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I didn’t grow up eating tiramisu. Nana Ruth’s idea of a fancy dessert was her icebox cake — layers of graham crackers and whipped cream. But the bones of it are the same, aren’t they?… Old-Fashioned Tiramisu

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