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Happy Birthday, Half Pint

by paige on February 7, 2010

RAISE A CUPCAKE today to Laura Ingalls Wilder, memoirist and chronicler extraordinaire. Her Little House books were a staple of my childhood (and probably yours) and, I’m pleased to report, my own little Rock and River love her, too, giving me license to continue to indulge my Ingalls fixation well into adulthood. Though Laura has no living direct descendants, I think it’s not too hyperbolic to say that she’s a part of every family who ever read her tale–and that’s a lot of us. So, wish a happy birthday to Sister Laura, and be sure to read all about The Little House Cookbook!)

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lauraingallswilder2WITH ALL THE TALK here on TSP about hand-me-down recipes (some good, some, well, terrifying) I realized I hardly have any from my own family. To make up for the absence of ones to call ours, my kids and I are trying some pioneer recipes, ones straight out of our bedtime stories. An unorthodox place to look for culinary inspiration? Perhaps. But not as crazy as it might seem. [click to continue…]

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