Wedding in less than a week! From Little Girl to Bride

Emily looks so cute in her grown up vintage clothes in the above photo.


This sweet little girl is all grown up and getting married next Saturday!
The Mother of the Bride has sent me a couple of Emily's (and the rest of the kids) favorite recipes. Enjoy!

Applesauce Brownies
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 Tblsp. cocoa
2 cups applesauce (I use unsweetened)
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp.soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp/ vanilla
Beat all ingredients together for 1 minute. Pour into a greased and floured
9X13 pan. Put on topping--- which is:
1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 Tblsp. sugar
6 oz. (1 cup) chocolate chips
Bake in a 350* oven for 35 minutes


Baked Lentils with Cheese
Preheat oven at 375*
Combine in a 9X13 baking dish:
1 3/4 c. lentils, rinsed
2 c. water
1 whole bay leaf
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp each marjoram, sage, thyme
2 large onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 canned tomatoes
Cover tightly and bake 30 minutes.
Uncover and stir in:
2 large carrots, sliced 1/8th " thick
1/2 c. thinly sliced celery
bake covered 40 minutes until vegetabels are tender. Stir in:
1 green pepper, chopped (optional...I usually don't)
2 T. finely chopped parsley
Sprinkle on top:
3 c. shredded cheddar cheese
Bake uncovered 5 minutes until cheese melts.

Please post your memories on the blog, or e. mail them to me and I'll add them to the blog.
See you all Saturday!

Family Photo 1994 Cocoa Jar Cake

Putting a photo title and a recipe title in the same post always is tricky, but like ot inlcude both, even if not related!
The photo below was taken at Dagmar's 90 birthday party in 1994. (My we were a young bunch!) We miss Virginia, as well as Dagmar. How pleased she would have been to have Doris take up the genealogy of both the Lauritzen and Olsen families! Also Dagmar would have been amazed at ease of communication with the relatives in Denmark which has become so easy with the internet. How we enjoy recieving photos and letters via e. mail, from those in Denmark and Sweden!

The recipe below looked interesting, but as with many old recipes, you need ot be creative to figure out what to do with it!