1/29/2025 2:12:57 AM by Gail Heathington

February 2025

This is Julia Chandler’s famous squash soup recipe, submitted by her daughter, Laura McCabe. Julia created this recipe many years ago, so exact amounts of ingredients can vary.
 
Laura notes, “You can add a little more broth on initial boiling because you don’t want to have it cook down too much or risk scorching. The squash provides quite a bit of liquid on its own. Because we are a family that believes in our butter-fats, we tend to be generous with the butter. Julia believes that a big reason she is going strong at the age of 97 is her consumption of a glass of buttermilk every day!”  Julia’s Squash Soup is a hearty, tasty, and fairly healthy soup! 

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1/5/2025 9:36:35 PM by Gail Heathington

January 2025

As we move into winter proper, it brings about thoughts of delicious, body-warming soups and big pots of beans!  This month's featured recipe will give you something new to pair with those items - and even sneak in a few veggies!  Broccoli Cornbread is a favorite of part-time Alto resident Marty Cope.  An accomplished cook, Marty has an incredible book of recipes, but Broccoli Cornbread is one of her go-to sides for soup or beans.  Wink likes to see it showing up on the table, too!  It's quick to mix up and uses fan-favorite Jiffy Cornbread mix!

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