Old-Fashioned Comfort Foods
A favorite banana bread recipe from my grandmother made with ripe bananas, butter, sugar, eggs, and nuts. Serve this quick bread with butter or cream cheese spread for breakfast, brunch, a mid-day snack, or dessert. This banana bread recipe has a light, delicate crumb and has quite a bit of banana flavor because you use … Read more
A basic deviled eggs recipe with three variations including pizza deviled eggs, bacon deviled eggs, and peanut butter deviled eggs. Serve these for brunch, a potluck dinner, or as an appetizer. This is a fun recipe to get creative with and make your own variations. I have provided three variations here to get your creative … Read more
Try this versatile basic muffin recipe and add chocolate chips, white chocolate chunks, dried fruit, raisins, cherries, apricots, or dates. Serve these muffins for breakfast or brunch. This is an old basic white muffin recipe and very good. It came from my mom’s freshman Home Economics class in the early 1960’s. You can add anything … Read more
A hearty Denver omelet recipe made with eggs, ham, green pepper, mushrooms, tomato, and onion. Serve for breakfast or brunch with hash browns or fruit on the side. Omelets make a hearty brunch all on their own or serve them for dinner as well. This recipe is also known as a Western or Southwest omelette. … Read more
A homemade banana bread recipe made with those leftover bananas that would otherwise be thrown away. This simple recipe uses pecans or walnuts for added flavor. In the summertime, fruit can go bad quicker than expected. With food costing more and more, this is an easy recipe to use up over-ripe bananas and avoid tossing … Read more
A summer brunch menu featuring easy finger foods and recipes using in-season fruits and vegetables. Find recipes for quiche, fruit, and muffins. Summer means enjoying the foods that are currently in season. Fruits and vegetables taste best if you can buy them from a local farmers market. Don’t stress yourself out looking for that perfect … Read more
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 … Read more
This hearty shepherds pie recipe is made with ground beef, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, diced tomatoes and cheddar cheese. Also known as cottage pie or poor man’s pie, this is a quick and easy meat and potato recipe that can be prepared in about 30 minutes or less. There is something satisfying about a one … Read more
A healthy breakfast burrito recipe made with ham, mushrooms, sliced red and green peppers, onion, and shredded cheese and served in a low-fat flavored tortilla shell. Serve this burrito for a quick and tasty breakfast. A breakfast burrito without eggs??? How can that be? Will it still taste good? Those were the types of thoughts … Read more
Find baking weights and measures for help in your cooking and baking recipes. This page also includes metric measures and common cooking abbreviations and conversions. If it has been a while since you have done any baking, you will be back on track in no time after a brief review of the basics. Print this … Read more