A modern Appalachian woman's kitchen adventures
People in Appalachia love a good hot dog and that hot dog has to have chili. In fact, we love the chili so much that we don’t care if there’s an actual dog on that bun or not. We’ll eat just chili and a bun and call it a chili bun. In many rural areas,…
I’m back y’all with the third installment of Holler Meets Hollywood where I, a modern Appalachian woman, tackles the recipes of renowned baker and Great British Baking Show host Paul Hollywood. Previously, I’ve made his Chocolate Orange Banana Bread and his famous Brownies-be sure to read this one to see the screenshot of where Paul…
I’ve written before that I grew up enjoying garden fresh vegetables from our family garden. My parents both worked full time outside the home but still managed to raise a large garden each year. My mom would can green beans, tomato juice, corn relish, etc. Now as an adult, I wonder how they managed it…
Welcome to the second edition of Holler Meets Hollywood where I, a modern Appalachian woman, tackles the recipes of renowned baker and host of the Great British Bakeoff, Paul Hollywood. Check out my first adventure here! Paul says his brownies are the best ever. Are they??? Well…YES. Y’all these brownies were absolutely divine. They were…
This recipe is all over the internet with various names and cooking methods. I first discovered a variation of it in Magnolia Table a few years ago. My husband had often mentioned the awesome beef roast that his grandmother made for Sunday dinner when he was growing up. I tried several different tricks and recipes…
Hey y’all! Happy New Year! I’ve been a bit absent from blogging but I promise to do better. My husband bought me a signed copy of Paul Hollywood’s Bake for Christmas (squeal!). No matter how many cookbooks I have, I always get excited for a new one. And because people know this about me, this…
The older that I get, the more nostalgic I get about the Christmas seasons of my childhood. I am blessed to have positive and happy memories of Christmas seasons past, and as an adult, I appreciate the effort my parents and family put in to make that happen. Every generation thinks their era was the…
I saw this meal on Instagram a couple of weeks ago and was so excited to try it (thank you @healthyeats_amberleigh). Then we all get sick. And even with feeling crappy and having a reduced appetite, I kept thinking about this dish. So, I put the ingredients in my Wal-Mart Plus cart so I’d be…
California Chicken Salad is a recipe that I’ve been making for almost twenty years. I can’t believe I didn’t have it on my site before now! I’ve made this chicken salad for a wedding reception, a bridal shower and numerous other events. I don’t make it enough for myself though. It’s a delicious lunch especially…
I love fresh green beans in the summertime. It brings back so many memories of delicious meals made from fresh vegetables from our family garden. Green beans, new potatoes, fresh corn…always served with cornbread and a green onion on the side. I give my husband a hard time about being a picky eater but thankfully,…