Comfort food

This is pear salad. A southern staple. When I get a craving for something my Mama and Grandmama used to make, I can’t wait to taste it again. Did anyone else grow up eating fruit salads made with canned Bartlett pears or a ring of canned pineapple? We thought we were eating”fancy” when we ate…

Southern Style Green Beans and Red Potatoes Fresh green beans like grandma used to make can’t wait for supper tonight!!! Ingredients: 1 qt. green beans 1 qt. red potatoes or 4 potatoes, quartered 1/4 onion, diced 1 chicken/spices bouillon cube 3 pieces bacon 1 tsp Pampered Chef garlic herb seasoning (optional) or 1/4 tsp garlic…

  Corn Meal Cakes recipe Ingredients: 1 cup of corn meal mix 1 tsp of salt 1 tsp of sugar 3/4 cup of boiling water NOTE  This will make 4, so I do two rounds to make 8) Instructions: Mix all together and heat any kind of oil (I used extra virgin olive oil) to…

Chicken and Dumplings Instructions: Prepare Biscuit Dough: Make a tough biscuit dough with less Crisco. Knead for a while. Need to be dry, not sticky. Roll out super thin on floured surface. I use half plain flour and half self-rising. Cook Chicken: Chicken. I use boneless skinless thighs and breasts. Add a stick of butter….

Upside Down Candied Pecan Pineapple Cake Just came out of the oven… Upside Down Candied Pecan Pineapple Cake. Ingredients: Cake mix (yellow), prepared (doubled) 1/4 cup butter 1.5 cups brown sugar 2 cups pecans Pineapple slices Maraschino cherries Instructions: Heat oven @ 325. Prepare cake mix. (I doubled the cake mix). I used box cake…

Chicken and Cheese Macaroni Bake My grown up daughter come over and cooked her amazing chicken macaroni bake for us for Easter. I call it death by Mac & cheese. what you Need: 2 tablespoons of butter 2 cloves garlic 3 cups of shredded chicken 3 cups mild cheddar 2 cup mozzarella 3 oz of…

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…