Comfort food

Traditional Cornbread: A Recipe Passed Down This Cornbread recipe originally came from my American Standard woodstove cookbook when the stove was purchased many years ago. We’ve baked this cornbread since then. Delicious! Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups milk 1 cup cornmeal 1 cup all-purpose flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 to 3 tablespoons sugar (adjust to…

Cathead Old Fashioned Lard Biscuits Servings: 8 biscuits Ingredients 2 cups self-rising flour, flour for hands The Lard golf ball size Buttermilk, one cup, cold Skillet Shortcut Butter melted to six teaspoons Instructions Turn oven on to 450 degrees. Smear a skillet with shortening and set aside. Work the fat into the flour with a…

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…

Best Homemade Chili for Burgers and Hotdogs Ingredients 1 lb. ground beef 1 Tablespoon mustard 1 Tablespoon vinegar 1 Teaspoon black pepper 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce 4 Tablespoons ketchup 1 10 3/4 oz. can tomato soup 1 can water 1 Teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoons chili powder Sugar to taste Instructions Mix all ingredients, and bring…

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…

Classic Spaghetti with Hearty Meat Sauce Meat Sauce Recipe for Spaghetti Ground chuck weighing two pounds One can of diced tomatoes One can of crushed tomatoes Two cans of tomato sauce Olive oil, three tablespoons Fresh garlic, five cloves One large or two medium onions One green bell pepper Garlic powder, one teaspoon One sachet…

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…