Welcome to Vintage Cooking!
Are you craving good old-fashioned comfort foods like your mom or Grandma used to make? Find some of my family favorites here on this blog like southern fried chicken, make-ahead breakfast casseroles, coffee cakes and more.
My name is Laura and I am a mom, wife, and Midwest cook that enjoys sharing many of my family’s favorite comfort food recipes. I grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and love to bring that farm-style home cooking to your table.
My aim with this website is to bring you excellent old-fashioned comfort foods that have stood the test of time and are still meant to be shared and enjoyed today. My philosophy on cooking and baking is that I want easy to follow recipes using basic ingredients that turn out good, each and every time.
So, just what is comfort food? I guess that is slightly different for everyone, but for me comfort food represents a feeling of home, family and soul. Comfort food is the glue that holds a family together. I think the comfort part is a feeling of safety and security combined with good memories of the past. I believe the heart and soul of the family starts in the kitchen.
Main Dish Comfort Foods
Make At Home Southern Fried Chicken
Do you miss Grandma's home style cooking? Make this southern fried chicken recipe for a taste of the past. Includes photos and instructions. One of the things I miss most about my Grandma was her home cooking. Perhaps you can relate. When she passed I inherited her recipe collection and this easy fried chicken was one of her prized recipes. She gave the recipe to only a few [...]
Corn Cheese Spaghetti Casserole
Corn cheese spaghetti casserole is an easy main dish casserole made with spaghetti, corn, cheddar cheese and bacon. This is a hearty comfort food the entire family will like. One of the best things about some of my favorite comfort foods is the choices available and they include so much more than only sweets and desserts. There is a wide range of satisfying foods that can al [...]
Cheddar Cheese Meatloaf Recipe
An easy cheddar cheese meatloaf recipe made with ground beef, cheddar cheese, onion, and milk. Big chunks of cheddar cheese in the meatloaf give it added flavor. Find out how to make this easy meatloaf the entire family will love. When was the last time you made homemade meatloaf? In my personal opinion meatloaf is the ultimate in home cooking. If you are looking for comfort [...]
Grilled Beef And Veggie Kabobs
Try these easy grilled beef and veggie kabobs for a fun and tasty alternative to basic hamburgers. Add pineapple, mushrooms, peppers, and more and make your own combination. What do you do when you have grilled brats, hamburgers, and steaks just a bit too often and want something different? Try these beef and veggie kabobs. Made with green and red bell peppers, fresh pine [...]
Ground Beef Shepherds Pie Recipe
A ground beef shepherds pie recipe made with ground beef and seasoned with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables. Serve this cottage pie for a hearty breakfast or brunch. You could also serve this for a late dinner after work. It is a quick and easy dish that works well as a way to use up leftovers. Shepherds pie is an easy recipe to stretch if you have unexpected guests arri [...]
Jamaican Jerk Burgers With Chipotle Mayonnaise
Jamaican jerk burgers are a juicy grilled hamburger marinated in a flavorful jerk sauce and topped with mango cream cheese and Chipotle mayonnaise. On one of our recent vacations to Universal Studios in Florida we ate dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. It is one of our favorite places to eat when we travel and I had a Jamaican jerk burger that evening for dinner. I was so impress [...]
All-American Cheeseburger Pie
All-American Cheeseburger Pie is a quick and easy dinner recipe made with eggs, hamburger, cheddar cheese, and onion. This is a no crust quiche that is a nice choice for a low carb diet. Are you on a low carb diet? This is a good breakfast or brunch recipe for low carbohydrate diets because there is no crust and no biscuit mix used in the recipe. This keeps the carbohydra [...]
Easy Mini Slider Cheeseburgers
Make these easy mini sliders cheeseburgers just like you get in a restaurant. Made with extra-lean ground beef, dinner rolls, onions, and American cheese, these will become a family favorite. Want to make something fun for dinner tonight? These easy mini sliders cheeseburgers are one of our favorite main dish comfort foods to make for a Friday night dinner. This may not exac [...]
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Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme with Beef
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Who doesn't need a few cost saving tips for buying groceries? Find tips for helping you slash your food costs and keep your grocery bill in check. In many areas of the country, the price of fresh foods, meats, and boxed goods seems to have skyrocketed. It seems like you can't buy anything in a can or box for under a dollar. The prices seem to fluctuate weekly and this can be [...]
Pork Noodle Casserole
A humble pork noodle casserole made with fried pork chops, wide egg noodles and corn. Serve this for an easy weeknight dinner. It makes enough to feed a crowd. You know when your husband's family is sitting around reminiscing about how they loved a dish their mother used to make? This is one one of those recipes. My mother-in-law, Loretta used to make this when my husband wa [...]
Marshmallow Creme Fruit Dip With Cream Cheese
Marshmallow creme fruit dip is a quick and easy fruit dip recipe made with cream cheese, fluffy marshmallow creme and vanilla. Serve this smooth and creamy fruit dip with your favorite fresh fruits for something sweet at breakfast or brunch. Of course, you can also serve this any time you have a fruit platter to bring. The children just love it, as well as adults. This is on [...]
Heavenly Breakfast Popovers
Popovers are an easy quick bread made with milk, flour, eggs, and vegetable oil. They turn out light, fluffy, airy, and golden brown. Load them with butter and serve them for breakfast or brunch. Oh my! Popovers are one of my favorite breakfast treats. If this is your first time making them you are in for something special! They rise high in the oven and are meant to be eate [...]
Breakfast Casseroles
Italian Sausage Brunch Casserole with Rice Krispies
A make-ahead Italian Sausage brunch casserole made with Italian sausage, onion, rice, Rice Krispies, cheese and eggs. This hearty breakfast casserole contains no bread. Serve for breakfast or brunch with fresh fruit or sliced tomatoes. So, for those of you that shy away from breakfast casseroles because you dislike all of the mushy bread in them; try this one. This is one o [...]
Hearty Breakfast Casserole Recipe With Sausage, Cheese, And Hash Browns
A breakfast casserole recipe made with Italian sausage, hash brown potatoes, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and French fried onions. Serve this dish for a hearty breakfast or brunch. This is a hearty meat and potatoes dish for those who need more than just a cup of yogurt to get going in the morning. Serve this hash brown casserole with lighter fare such as fresh fruit, fruit j [...]
Easy Breakfast Casserole With Ham And Cheese
An easy breakfast casserole made with Italian bread, ham, eggs, onion, and Monterey Jack cheese you can make ahead the night before. Serve for breakfast or brunch. One of the things I like the best about this casserole is using Monterey Jack cheese. Adding this cheese instead of cheddar gives the casserole a completely different flavor. Monterey Jack cheese is a semi-firm ch [...]
Three Cheese Potato Casserole
This triple cheese potato casserole is made with three different types of cheese, sour cream, and hash brown potatoes. Try these cheesy potatoes for breakfast or brunch. One of the things I like about these potatoes is the color from the green onions and the pimento. Generally potato dishes are rather bland looking, but these have a nice bit of color to them. When you are pu [...]
Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole with Bacon and Swiss Cheese
A make-ahead breakfast casserole made with bacon, bread, Swiss cheese, onion, milk and eggs. Make this egg casserole the night before and serve it for breakfast or brunch. Behold the breakfast casserole! A beautiful combination of a complete breakfast all in one easy to serve dish. What could be a better answer to feeding guests? I will say, this type of brunch dish has inde [...]
Ham Egg Breakfast Casserole
A make-ahead ham egg breakfast casserole recipe made with ham, egg, bread, cheddar cheese, milk, and crushed cornflakes. Serve this egg casserole for breakfast or brunch. This casserole takes only about 15 minutes to prepare the night before because all of the ingredients already cooked, cured, or prepared. Just take it out of the refrigerator and bake in the morning for a r [...]
Wisconsin Brunch Casserole with Ham and Mushrooms
This make-ahead Wisconsin brunch casserole is made with ham, bread, mushrooms, eggs, milk, and cheddar cheese. It is a quick and easy casserole that your friends and family will love. Okay, this is a get down to basics kind of recipe. The ingredients are ones you almost always have around the house and the seasonings are basic too. That is why I named this a Wisconsin brunch [...]
Overnight Breakfast Casserole With Hash Browns Bacon and Ham
An easy overnight breakfast casserole made with bacon, ham, hash brown potato patties, mushrooms, eggs, and cheddar cheese. Serve this quick and easy casserole recipe for breakfast or brunch. One of the reasons I like this particular breakfast casserole is that it uses hash brown patties instead of bread. If you have shied away from making these types of brunch casseroles in [...]
