This category could feature classic comfort foods like meatloaf, mac and cheese, casseroles, and stews
Traditional Southern Cornbread (From a Woodstove Cookbook) If Your Granny Had a Woodstove, This Cornbread Was on It Now, I don’t like to start family debates, but cornbread can be controversial — sweet or no sweet, skillet or baking dish, crumbly or cakey? Around here, we keep it simple and Southern, just like the American…
Cathead Biscuits Recipe – Old Fashioned Lard Biscuits Big, Fluffy Southern Biscuits Just Like Grandma Made Introduction If you’ve never had a true cathead biscuit, you’ve missed out on one of the best treasures of Southern comfort food! Cathead biscuits get their name because they’re as big as a cat’s head (no tiny hockey pucks…
Creamy Smoked Macaroni & Cheese with Bacon Ingredients: 8-10 pieces of thin sliced bacon 12 Oz of elbow macaroni (al dente) 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups of heavy cream 1 pound of extra sharp cheddar 1/2 pound of Monterey Jack (shredded) Salt, pepper and garlic (to taste – a tsp or so…
Hot Dog Chili Recipe (Classic & Homemade) Homemade Chili Sauce Just Like the Drive-In If you grew up in the South or Midwest, you know that a backyard cookout just isn’t the same without a good, thick hot dog chili slathered on top of your dog—or even your burger. Some of my best summer memories…
Easy Chuck Roast Dinner in One Pan | Comfort Food Classic If you grew up in the Appalachian foothills like I did, you know that the scent of a slow‑roasting chuck roast means Sunday is officially underway. My Great‑Aunt Evelyn swore by the “set it and forget it” method—pile veggies high, crown the meat…
From Mom’s Recipe Box: Bacon Cornbread Mom’s Original Cornbread with Bacon Enjoy a tasty trip down memory lane with Mom’s famous cornbread recipe. This classic cornbread with a bacon twist has been passed down through generations and developed in a busy home with 16 brothers and sisters. It brings back warm memories of family traditions….
Summer Fresh: My Sensation Pasta Salad Recipe Ingredients For the Salad: 1# rotini, boiled 11 minutes and rinsed with cold water 2 mini cucumbers, peeled, seeded and diced 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced 1/2 c. chopped walnuts 1/2 c. mixed and chopped red, orange and yellow bell pepper 1/3 c. chopped Kalamata olives 1/3…
Southern-Style Bacon Tomato Gravy Bacon Tomato Gravy Ingredients: Bacon grease (from cooking bacon) 1-2 cans petite diced tomatoes 2-3 tablespoons drippings Flour (for thickening) Salt and pepper (to taste) Instructions: Cook the Bacon: You have to have bacon grease. That’s key… anything else won’t taste right. I cook my bacon in the oven. Line a…
Easy Spaghetti Meat Sauce There’s something deeply comforting about a rich meat sauce simmering on the stove, filling your kitchen with memories of childhood Sunday suppers. As busy women in our 40s and beyond, we crave those nostalgic flavors but often don’t have hours to spare. Enter this easy spaghetti meat sauce—a no-fuss, crowd-pleasing recipe…
Classic Hobo Dinners: Hamburger Patties and Veggies Hobo Dinner with Hamburger Patties ingredient 1 pound lean ground beef 1 package dry onion soup mix 4 small potatoes, peeled and sliced 1 teaspoon Tony Chachere’s seasoning 2 cups chopped carrots 1 large (or 2 small) onions, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon powdered garlic Salt…
