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 [...]
Mediterranean Chicken Recipe
A flavorful Mediterranean chicken recipe served on a bed of Orzo pasta with Feta cheese. Chicken breast simmered in tomatoes, white wine, and garlic with Kalamata olives and fresh herbs. If you are looking for a great date night dish so both of you can cook, this one fits the bill. It is also a fun family meal for a weekend when you have more time to prepare dinner. The f [...]
Family Style Homemade Pizza
A fun family style homemade pizza recipe to tailor to your exact tastes. Serve this for a weekend meal comfort food and get your children involved adding the toppings. It is a fun treat for sleepovers too! These days it seems easier to pick up the phone and have a pizza delivered to your home. While it may be true, there is something special about making your own pan style p [...]
Brown Sugar Ham Glaze With Spices
A delicious ham glaze made with pineapple juice, raisins, and cherries and flavored with the heady spices of cloves, allspice, ginger, and nutmeg. Serve over baked ham for a Christmas or Easter brunch. This glaze for ham is quick and easy because you can make it in the microwave in about 5-10 minutes. Spoon this sweet and aromatic glaze liberally over your ham while it is b [...]
Italian Chicken Parmesan Recipe
An easy fried Chicken Parmesan recipe made with fresh chicken, Italian bread crumbs, marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, and served over a bed of spaghetti. Serve for an easy family weekend dinner. This is one of those recipes where you don't know what you have missed for years until you make this at home. In our family, Chicken Parmesan went from some type of obscure chicken [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole with Broccoli
This ham and cheese breakfast casserole is made with ham, cheese, broccoli, eggs, and bread. Make this breakfast casserole the night before and bake in the morning. Serve for breakfast or brunch with fresh fruit, coffee, or milk. This is a wonderful breakfast casserole recipe to make ahead the night before especially if you have guests staying over at your house. Then all yo [...]
Roast Beef Hash Quiche
A Roast beef hash quiche recipe made with eggs, milk, canned roast beef hash, Swiss cheese, Cheddar cheese and green onion. Serve this breakfast casserole for breakfast, brunch, or dinner. This is one of our family's favorite recipes for quiche and turns out well each time we make it. It is difficult to remember when we initially found the recipe, but I know my mom discovere [...]
Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole with Ground Beef
An easy hash brown breakfast casserole made with ground beef, hash browns, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and French fried onions. Serve this dish for a hearty breakfast or brunch. This is an easy make-ahead breakfast casserole. You can make this dish ahead the night before, refrigerate, and bake it in the morning. This is a perfect meat and potatoes side dish for those who nee [...]
