{"id":9595,"date":"2015-01-26T06:57:27","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T12:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=9595"},"modified":"2026-09-08T08:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:01:11","slug":"mailbag-more-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2015\/01\/26\/mailbag-more-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Mailbag: More Family-Friendly Recipes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m continuing to use Mondays to clear out the messages in my inbox, including today’s request for more family-friendly recipes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Question: Can you post more large family size recipes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dear Jennifer,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love your blog! But we need more recipes from you!!!! We make your cinnamon rolls<\/a> all the time and love them!!!! Thanks for sharing! We are always looking for large family size recipes! Could you please post some more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks,
\nMama H<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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Answer: Yes, I’d be glad to!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is the answer I sent to this sweet reader, followed by several links to exactly the kind of recipes she is requesting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dear Mama,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can thank my daughters Rachel and Rebekah for any recipes recently posted on the blog, as they’ve done all the photography and most of the cooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebekah and I write a monthly recipe column for a local magazine, and I’ve just been repurposing that content here. Which is to say, we do plan to publish more of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may notice I’ve also added a new Recipe Section<\/a> to my menu bar, complete with drop down categories. The contents of those categories are admittedly sparse right now, but the structure is in place, which will make the recipes much easier to find once I do get them posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look for the first such post tomorrow — I’ll share a great recipe for potato salad<\/a>, just perfect for feeding a crowd! My husband tells me it’s the best he’s ever tasted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of Cooking at Home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are serious about trimming your budget (or your figure), there\u2019s no substitute for cooking at home. \u201cConvenience foods\u201d are high in cost and calories, low on nutrition. Not only are home-cooked meals usually more healthful, but they are roughly a third of the cost of dining out. Plus, if you learn to be creative with the leftovers, you will multiply your savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Doug and I married, about the only thing I knew how to cook was brownies, and I usually burned those. In fact, I burned so many of the meals I prepared during our first years together that Doug would often tease me, \u201cWho needs a dinner bell<\/a> when you have a smoke alarm?\u201d

Nevertheless, I eventually did learn my way around a kitchen. By God\u2019s grace, I can hold my own now whenever I\u2019m given the opportunity. Below you\u2019ll find some of our family\u2019s favorite dishes, with creative tips for using up leftovers, if you ever happen to have any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are a few more Flanders Family Favorites. I’ll eventually try to add these recipes to the blog individually along with photographs, but here are the bare-bones instructions for anybody who doesn’t want to wait…<\/p>\n\n\n