Skip to content

Family History Food

recipes // tips // tricks // shop
  • Home
  • Blog
    • 52 Ancestors
  • Recipes
    • Desserts
    • Etta’s Eats
  • Vintage Shop
  • About

Blog

  • 52ancestors
Canadalarge familyMoore family

52 Ancestors: Large Family

nitemere11 March 17, 2019

When I began my genealogy journey, my mom was telling me the things she knew about her family. One of the things was that her “52 Ancestors: Large Family”

chocolate cake with frosting
  • desserts
  • recipes
buttercreamcakechocolateeasyfrosting

Chocolate Wacky Cake with Buttercream Frosting

nitemere11 February 13, 2020

A few months ago I was craving chocolate cake, but lacked most of the necessary ingredients. My mom then suggested this cake, which has no “Chocolate Wacky Cake with Buttercream Frosting”

snickerdoodle cookies
  • desserts
  • Etta's Eats
  • recipes

Etta’s Eats: Snickerdoodles

nitemere11 February 3, 2020

This snickerdoodle recipe is from my great grandma Etta’s recipe box. This cookie is light and pillowy, easy to make, and oh-so-delicious. I had never “Etta’s Eats: Snickerdoodles”

orange bread and vintage recipe box
  • desserts
  • Etta's Eats
  • recipes
breaddessertetta's eats

Etta’s Eats: Orange Bread

nitemere11 January 28, 2020

A recipe from 1930, this orange bread is a dense, poundcake-like dessert, perfect for serving with tea or a scoop of ice cream.

  • 52ancestors
Gall familySan DiegoTrips

52 Ancestors: Road Trip

nitemere11 May 5, 2019

As I have mentioned numerous times, newspapers are my favorite tool in genealogy. It’s amazing the information you can find in a newspaper! One evening, “52 Ancestors: Road Trip”

  • desserts
  • Etta's Eats
  • recipes
cakedessert

Apple Sauce Cake

nitemere11 April 25, 2019

Another recipe from my great-grandma Etta’s recipe box. I chose this recipe because it seemed like a light dessert, which would be nice after all “Apple Sauce Cake”

  • 52ancestors
GallMcCallumSan Diegowedding

52 Ancestors: In The Paper

nitemere11 March 31, 2019

This is the story of two women, who used a photo, a marriage certificate, and the newspaper to learn about a wedding. (Bonus points if “52 Ancestors: In The Paper”

  • 52ancestors
Stoughton familyWindsor Connecticut

52 Ancestors: 12

nitemere11 March 24, 2019

This week’s prompt is 12, so I decided to focus on a place with 12 letters: South Windsor (and the surrounding area), in Connecticut, along “52 Ancestors: 12”

  • 52ancestors
Crowe familyLorane Oregon

52 Ancestors: Bachelor Uncle

nitemere11 March 10, 2019

The subject of this week’s post is my 3rd great uncle and oldest brother of my 2nd great-grandfather, John Nelson Crow. I stumbled upon him “52 Ancestors: Bachelor Uncle”

  • 52ancestors

52 Ancestors: Love

nitemere11 February 16, 2019

When I think of love, I think of hearts, so I thought for this week I would highlight my 9x great-grandfather and one of the “52 Ancestors: Love”

Posts navigation

Page 1 Page 2 … Page 8 Next page
Family History Food | Designed by: Theme Freesia | WordPress | © Copyright All right reserved | Shop