Shelby Calkins - Family Recipes

Grandpa Calkins’ Spaghetti

The sauce has a comforting, hearty texture that pairs perfectly with the tender pasta. Plus, it’s a versatile dish that can be customized with different herbs, spices, and toppings to suit your taste. The simplicity and balance of flavors make it a universally loved comfort food. Grandpa Calkins' Spaghetti Making spaghetti and meat sauce is easy and straight forward. You need simple ingredients like ground meat, canned sauce, peppers, olives,...

Shelby’s Chili

By Shelby Calkins

Chili is delicious because of its rich, layered flavors and the satisfying mix of textures from meat, beans, and tomatoes. It’s a comforting, customizable dish that can be topped with cheese, sour cream, and more, making each bite even better. Enjoy your homemade chili! 🍲 Shelby's Chili Making chili is easy because it uses simple ingredients, mostly pantry staples, and requires minimal prep work, just some chopping and browning. Everything...