A modern Appalachian woman's kitchen adventures
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!…
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…
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…
There’s just something special about a handwritten recipe. I always enjoy pilfering through my mom’s recipe box and looking at the various recipes that she collected over the years. Some were written by her, probably copied from a magazine or newspaper article, and some were written for her by other people. In my own collection,…
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…