This recipe is a bit crazy to me, always has been. My mother-in-law shared it with me very early in my marriage to her son, because it was a favorite of his. I now make it quite often and the cake has always turned out moist and delicious! I would caution you against using this […]
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Meat and potatoes, is there anything more beautiful? Nope, not if you’re from the Midwest and grew up eating meat and potatoes. It was a staple for me growing up. I loved eating my mother’s beef pot roast, and her gravy was exceptional! She would slow roast beef, carrots, potatoes, and onions in her blue,
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I love some nice, hearty, sweet baked beans. Both my mother and my mother-in-law made them on the sweet side, so that’s how I make them for my family. Baked beans are an amazing side dish for any BBQ or smoked meat meal. But did you know you could make an amazing comfort dish with
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I grew up in Iowa, so of course that means I grew up eating Maid-Rite sandwiches. I would often take advantage of my high school open campus lunch time to run over to Maid-Rite for a delicious sandwich. That location no longer exists. It changed hands numerous times and now hosts a Mexican restaurant. What
I didn’t find out about grits until I was 20 years old trying to cram in as many calories as I could during Army Basic Training in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Because my first experience with grits was with Army cooking, I hated them. They tasted like nothing and felt like I was chewing sand!
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Anyone who knows me in real life knows I love making bread. I have some wonderful examples of bread baking in my family. My grandmother and her sister would bake such amazing goodies for us. Baking bread also makes me feel close to them now that they are gone. One of my treasured possessions is
This week’s culinary adventure landed us in Austria. In the short amount of time that we were stationed in Germany with the Army, we never made it down to Austria. Being a huge fan of The Sound of Music, I had desperately wanted to go, but the time just wasn’t found for that in-person adventure.
Stuck in a rut and needing meal planning help? This is what I’ve got planned for the week. Recipes
Chicken and dumplings is a comfort food from the southern region of the United States. It’s a seriously hearty and tasty dish. A true, scratch made, chicken and dumplings takes a decent amount of time. But if you want the short version, scroll down. The Long Version To make the full (long) version of chicken
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We love pie around here: fruit pies, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, chicken pot pie, turkey pot pie, just all the pies! The trick to making an amazing pie lies with the crust. That is the foundation and key to any pie. The best simple pie crust I use it my own butter crust, but the
