A modern Appalachian woman's kitchen adventures
This is a good one, y’all! This Olive Nut Spread used to make the rounds in our office for potlucks and gatherings. It’s awesome with cut up veggies or crackers but I personally like it as a sandwich spread. I enjoyed it tremendously with my Honey Beer Bread. The salty olives combined with the slightly…
My favorite-est blogger Sheaffer Told Me To hosts a monthly What’s Up Wednesday link-up that I plan to join soon. This is kind of a trial run for me. Let me know what you think! What I’m Eating With Summer approaching, I’ve been in a salad mode. I made some jar salads recently and even…
These cookies were a go-to recipe for me for many years. I think I sort of burned myself out on them, to be honest, and I went many years without making them. The recipe crossed my mind recently and I realized I’d never put it on the blog. And it definitely deserves a spot. Like…
This is a quick and easy caramel frosting recipe that everyone should have tucked up their sleeve for when a cake hankering strikes. My mom has been making it for years and it’s a particular favorite of my dad’s. And he’s not the only one who loves it. When my niece was small, she would…
I think one of the tenets of Appalachian cooking is “Waste not”. The folks who passed these recipes down to us couldn’t run to the grocery store every day. They had to use what they had and wasting was considered a sin. These Tater Cakes are a perfect example of that as the primary ingredient…
I write to you this morning as we await the second ice storm in less than a week in Kentucky. I’m starting to think 2020 was just prepping us for 2021! Ice storms always strike fear in my heart because in 2009, an ice storm shut down much of central Kentucky and left us without…
Let me start by saying that I have standards for banana pudding. And it’s all because of this recipe right here. My mom has been making this banana pudding my whole life and it’s spoiled me to any other. It’s a simple recipe really but it brings a ton of flavor. For a long time,…
I’m not too proud to admit that baking with yeast intimidates me. My first efforts at making yeast bread were pretty much a flop so I avoided any recipe that called for yeast. I decided I just didn’t have the touch for making bread. When I received Magnolia Table Volume 2, I couldn’t help but…
Photo by Lum3n from Pexels-Thank you for the absolute perfect image! Hey y’all! How you doing? How’s your mom and them? I’m a little late posting my goals for the new year. As I’ve mentioned before, my birthday is two weeks after New Year’s Day so I feel like I get sort of a 14 day trial period…
2020 was quite a ride, eh? Much will be written about this year by people far more insightful than me. So I won’t try to recap this memorable year for you. Instead, I will share with you this site’s 5 most popular recipes. Let’s go! #5 Apple Dumplings This is a favorite in my family!…