A modern Appalachian woman's kitchen adventures
I was listening to a podcast the other day that does a dip dive on episodes of The Golden Girls. The particular episode they were discussing featured a scene where Sophia was accused of “pilfering cheeseballs”. The hosts had never HEARD of cheeseballs and one of them began reading Google descriptions of it. The podcasters…
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…
My friends all know that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I’m a Thanksgiving kind of gal. This year, due to the worldwide pandemic, the holidays are going to be a little different for many of us. I personally will be cooking my first Thanksgiving meal for my little family. While I’ve cooked many big meals…
To me, a meal that says Appalachia like no other is soup beans, fried potatoes and cornbread. I hadn’t posted a recipe for fried potatoes before because I wasn’t sure I could come up with that much to say. But then I thought, this is me we are taking about. I can always find something…
Growing up, this fruit salad was always on the table for Christmas dinner. I think it might have been the only day of the year that we had it. I hadn’t thought about it in years until last year when I was hosting my annual Christmas lunch for my family. I asked my mom for…
This post may contain affiliate links. This means if you purchase products from my links I might receive a small percentage of sales at no additional cost to you. Does anyone not like mashed potatoes? Mashed potatoes are easily one of my favorite side dishes. But honestly, I’ve rarely been pleased with the results when…
There’s nothing that brings back Christmas memories like a good piece of fudge. Opening this container of fudge earlier in the week brought on all the feels just from the smell. The fudge recipes that I use are super easy and quick, and not only do they fulfill my childhood expectations of Christmas but they…
Salmon Patties are one of my very favorite Appalachian foods. Fresh salmon wasn’t something that was available in grocery stores in the area that I grew up and I don’t think I’m alone when I say my first experience with salmon was the canned variety. I always loved when my mom would fix Salmon Patties,…
I’ve written before about my great love of fresh peas and how hard it is to find them here. You can imagine my excitement then when I found fresh “picked this morning” salad peas at the campus farmers market on its opening day. So what exactly is a salad pea? Good question. In my growing…