Old-Fashioned Comfort Foods
An easy broccoli salad recipe made with fresh broccoli, hard cooked eggs, olives, and onion. It has a mayonnaise and dill weed dressing. You can serve for lunch or dinner. You might be wondering if all these ingredients mixed together could turn out tasting good. I will say I was surprised how all the flavors …
A frozen cucumber salad recipe made with sliced cucumbers and onions and marinated in a sugar and vinegar dressing. Serve for brunch, a picnic, or dinner. Whenever I decide to make these freezer cucumber slices during the summer, my family can’t wait until they are ready. This is a recipe that my mom and grandmother …
A four bean salad recipe made with green, yellow, kidney and butter beans. It is covered in a vinegar and sugar brine. Serve for lunch or as a picnic food. There are so many types of bean salad recipes out there and I have tried a few along the years. Remember having bean salad when …
An American homemade potato salad recipe made with Russet potatoes, hard cooked eggs, mayonnaise, onion, green pepper, and yellow mustard. Serve for brunch, dinner, or a summer picnic. This is a traditional potato salad where you cook the potatoes and eggs the night before, chill them, and then assemble the ingredients the next morning. You …
These fluffy mashed potatoes are made with eggs, cheddar cheese, onion, and red pepper. Whipped egg whites in the recipe make these potatoes light and fluffy. If you think mashed potatoes are a bit boring on their own, take a look a this unique recipe. This one comes from my mom’s recipe box collection and …
An easy baked crab dip recipe made with canned crab meat, cream cheese, green onion, and a touch of garlic. Serve for a Christmas party or office gathering. If you love crab, this is a great appetizer to try. You won’t go wrong serving this hot crab dip at your next Christmas party! This is …
This bacon cheddar quiche recipe has a wonderful savory combination of crisp fried bacon, sharp cheddar cheese and mellow onion. This is a simple and easy quiche that bakes easily and turns out light and fluffy. This recipe only takes about 45 minutes prep time, including frying the bacon, so you can make this quiche …
A baked egg casserole recipe made with eggs, Swiss cheese, bacon, onion, and milk. Make this egg recipe ahead the night before or the same day and serve for breakfast or brunch. One of the things I like best about this recipe is how simple and easy it goes together. Also, there is bacon in …
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; …
This classic taco salad recipe is made with ground beef, onion, green pepper, tomato, kidney beans, cheese, taco chips, and Western dressing. Serve this recipe for a summer picnic or take a batch of it along to a potluck. It seems difficult to think how many years this particular recipe has been made for our …
This hearty shredded potato casserole is made with hash brown potatoes, ham, peas, eggs, onions, and cheese. Serve for an easy weeknight dinner the family will love. What’s better than potatoes and ham for dinner? I suspect this recipe was originally dreamed up as a way to use up leftovers around the house and turn out …
This quick and easy spinach mushroom onion quiche has fresh spinach, fresh mushrooms, onion, Swiss cheese, and eggs for a great flavor combination that is wonderful for breakfast or as part of a spring or summer brunch menu. This is a crustless quiche that uses baking mix in with the egg mixture to hold everything …
Try a quick and easy Bisquick quiche recipe made with fresh mushroom, broccoli, Swiss cheese, and onion. Serve this quiche for breakfast or brunch. This quiche recipe has no real crust because the Bisquick and egg mixture makes the crust. This makes it a nice low carbohydrate alternative to the pastry crust of a traditional …
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 …
An easy recipe for creamy Au Gratin potatoes with ham, peas, and shredded cheese. This is an easy weeknight potato recipe which can be served as a main dish or a side dish. If you are in a hurry and in need of a fairly simple recipe these scalloped potatoes will satisfy the heartiest appetites. …
A quick and easy potato pancake recipe made from potatoes, onion, milk, and eggs. They are a savory dish that can be served as a side or the main course for brunch. Serve them for breakfast or brunch with butter and maple syrup. Another alternative is to serve these savory pancakes with applesauce dolloped on …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A copper penny carrot salad recipe made with fresh cooked carrot, onion and green peppers and coated with a tangy tomato sauce flavored with mustard, vinegar and Worcestershire. Serve for brunch or dinner. This is a tasty and colorful cold salad you can serve for lunch or dinner. This side dish will brighten up your …
