Old-Fashioned Comfort Foods
An easy old-fashioned cinnamon sugar coffee cake made with fresh buttermilk, eggs, and butter and sprinkled with a cinnamon sugar topping. Serve this cake for breakfast or brunch with a spoonful of caramel sauce on the side. This is a quick and easy recipe for brunch or breakfast with only about 15 minutes prep time … Read more
Hosting an afternoon tea party soon? Find tips and ideas on serving tea, decorating the table and invitations, along with menu ideas featuring tea sandwiches, tea cookies, and lemon biscuits. Enjoy the light delicate flavors of lemon, orange, and cranberry complemented by spices of cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove in the tea cookie and scone recipes … Read more
A marinated tomato recipe made with fresh ripe tomatoes and marinated in a sauce of olive oil and basil. You can serve these elegant and tasty tomatoes with a variety of foods like hamburgers, chicken, and corn on the cob for a taste of summer. You could also use them as a side dish for … Read more
A recipe for fresh Southern peach cobbler made with fresh peaches and a cake-like batter. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream for dessert or brunch. When peaches are in season, this recipe is a family favorite and tastes like it just came out of Grandma’s kitchen. It is easy to put together and uses … Read more
Puppy Chow is a fun snack treat made with Rice Chex cereal, chocolate, and peanut butter. Serve for a holiday brunch or office treat. You know how sometimes the food isn’t really about the food itself, but the memories it holds? Whenever I make puppy chow it reminds me of Christmas at my mother-in-law’s home … Read more
Russian Teacake Cookies are an easy and fun Christmas cookie made with confectioners sugar and chopped pecans. Also known as snowball cookies, these powdered treats will melt in your mouth. These are an annual favorite around our house at Christmas and it wouldn’t seem the same if we didn’t enjoy these at least once a … Read more
These holiday spice cookies are made with cake flour, flavored with molasses, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves and are then rolled in granulated sugar and baked. Serve them for a tea party or as part of a brunch menu. These little cookies turn out perfectly round, delicately crispy on the outside, and wonderfully chewy on the … Read more
A recipe for homemade peanut butter cookies that will satisfy the most discriminating peanut butter lovers in your household. There is something so tempting about homemade peanut butter cookies. It might be the heady aroma of peanut butter that comes from your kitchen when they are baking or just the way they melt in your … Read more
An easy homemade apple crisp recipe made with crisp fall apples, oatmeal, and brown sugar. Serve for a fun fall dessert with ice cream or whipped cream. Who doesn’t like a piece of warm apple crisp topped with a cool creamy scoop of vanilla ice cream? Drizzle a bit of caramel sauce on top and … Read more
Try these baked meatballs and dumplings covered in gravy and topped with poppy seed dumplings. Serve this vintage comfort food for a hearty weekend dinner on a cold winter day. What is wrong with a bunch of gravy, meat, and bread all rolled into one casserole? Nothing says hearty and stick to your ribs like … Read more
