A modern Appalachian woman's kitchen adventures
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…
I’ve written before about my confusion when my husband spoke of “cake with pudding on top”. While I finally did figure out the art of the Poke Cake, I did mistakenly think this cake was called “Strike It Rich” for about 15 years. It wasn’t until I saw a Pinterest post with a copy of…
I am one of those people who love pumpkin spice dessert and these Pumpkin Patch Squares are definitely a favorite! They are super easy and oh-so-yummy. These squares make a delicious breakfast with your morning coffee or a tasty afternoon snack with some cold milk. Let’s get to it! Pumpkin Patch Squares 2 cups all…
If you follow me on the socials (@mindascooking), you may have seen that last Saturday I took on a recipe that had been in my mom’s recipe box for 50 years: Mudge’s Favorite White Cake. As I explained in the post, it’s not clear who Mudge was so her judgement of cakes can’t be known…
If sourdough bread was the Bread of 2020, Beer Bread was the Bread of the Early 00s. There was a popular direct sale company that marketed beer bread mix and I was invited to about a dozen parties during those years where someone was selling beer bread mix. It was good, it was. But I…
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 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…
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…
This recipe has been in my collection since my college days. In fact, the original recipe typed out by my friend Emily may have been typed out on a Brothers word processor. (We old, girlfriend!) I’ve been faithfully watching this year’s Holiday Baking Championship and the bakers competing there love some booze in their baked…