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There is nothing quite like a warm bowl of homemade chili on a Wisconsin winter day.

Chicken dumpling soup was always the best after a chilly day. She would wave her arthritic crooked finger at me warning that it was still too hot. What I would do to hear that again! Until then, we make this for you!

When fall rolled around, Grandma Koehler always had a pan of pumpkin bars waiting for us after school or during our weekly dump runs. They were light, perfectly spiced, and topped with her smooth homemade cream cheese frosting. More like a soft cake than a dense bar, they stood about an inch and a half tall but carried all the warmth and flavor of fall in every bite. She always cut them into neat 1x3-inch rectangles, using her petite metal spatula that seemed made just for th

As the Christ Lutheran Church prepares for their annual Turkey Dinner, I can’t help but think of Grandma Ann Koehler, who always loved helping cut and make pies for the big day. Getting off the bus after school, what I can only describe as some form of torture, was her house smelling of cinnamon, apples, and goodness yet we had to wait until Sunday before we could dive into the pie ourselves!

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