A modern Appalachian woman's kitchen adventures
Hello friends! Another Christmas season is in the books and once again, I felt like it went too quickly. I have to say this was one of our better ones. My son just turned 8 this fall and he went into the season the most excited that I’ve ever seen him for Christmas. It made…
If you like to cook, you most likely also like to eat. Or at least I do. And if you like to eat, buying groceries is a necessity, albeit a sometimes annoying one. For a few years prior to the pandemic, I shopped nearly exclusively through Kroger’s Clicklist curbside pick up service. I would say…
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…
Hello friends! Time to check in (as promised) on my 2020 goals. If you missed what I’m doing, check out the original post here. This post may contain affiliate links.* Get back on the fitness/wellness track. Because of my birthday, I slow rolled into this one. I re-joined WW which I’ve been doing on and off…
We’ve established already that I love a good cheeseball. I stumbled upon this recipe years ago on Pinterest, where it was published as Neiman Marcus Dip. I have no idea where the name comes from and a quick Google will show you that there are several variations of this dip. The first couple of times…
When people have asked me how my winter break was, I’ve usually responded by telling them it was awesome “lot of cooking and eating and reading and naps!”. For me, cooking and gifting food is one of my favorite parts of the holiday season. This year, I felt like I did a lot of that…