A tender homage to much-beloved grandmothers, this unique collection of delicious recipes will bring eager anticipation to your table and a smile on your face as you pore over the delightful stories woven throughout the recipes themselves. The collection of over 500 delicious recipes is prefaced by a fascinating family history of this quintessential American Midwest family. The compelling Hayes family story includes a Shawnee Indian raid on the family in the late 1700s, a poignant letter of the Civil War battle of Spotsylvania from a valiant 25-year old who would become the Mills family patriarch, and the Depression hardship and loss that forced the Wall family's 300 mile+ walk to the green pastures of central Minnesota and a better life. This book is a fascinating insight into a particular time and place and the stories will linger in your memory. The recipes themselves are sure to become your own family's "keeper recipes." Marilyn Hayes Phillips is the grand-daughter of Alma Diantha Mills Hayes and Amy Lucille Lancaster Wall. She is the author of "A Wild Olive Shoot," her own personal spiritual memoir and the author of the Peace Ridge Village series "Shattered Peace" and "Jason's Gift." She lives in rural Minnesota with her husband, Lem.