About This Site

This is a digitized version of the Suedmeier family cookbook. The original was compiled from handwritten recipe cards, scribbled notes, and kitchen-table conversations collected over several generations. It was eventually typed up into a printed family book — first on a typewriter, then a word processor, then a computer.

This site puts those recipes online so the whole family can find them, search them, and actually use them without digging through a drawer.

What’s In Here

Over 230 recipes across ten categories:

• Old family favorites — kolaches, strudel, cappeletti, and other recipes carried over from Bohemian and European roots
• Holiday staples — the dishes that show up every Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and family gathering
• Everyday cooking — soups, salads, breads, sides, and entrees for any night of the week
• Wild game — venison, boar, and duck recipes from years of Nebraska and Kansas hunts
• Desserts — cakes, cookies, pies, and ice cream from multiple generations of family bakers

The Cookbook’s Roots

The family has Bohemian, English, and German roots, with branches that immigrated to America in the 1850s and 1870s and settled across Nebraska and Kansas. The recipes reflect that mix — Eastern European pastries alongside Midwestern comfort food, with plenty of Italian and Cajun influence picked up along the way.

The original cookbook also included family genealogy, immigration stories, and photos, but this site focuses on the recipes themselves.