A modern Appalachian woman's kitchen adventures
Spaghetti is one of my husband’s favorite foods. To be honest, my spaghetti cooking prior to meeting him involved opening a can of Ragu and mixing it with some browned hamburger. Making a more homemade sauce just didn’t seem like it was worth the effort. He made this spaghetti for me while we were dating…
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…
My friend Candace is a vegetarian. Like many vegetarians, she isn’t bashful about telling you she’s a vegetarian. Unlike many vegetarians though, she doesn’t care for mushrooms. Or maybe that’s not unusual, maybe we carnivores just assume that all vegetarians like mushrooms. Anyway, I found this recipe for Veggie Loaded Breakfast Casserole a few years…
Many years ago, I worked with a woman who called herself a “microwave mom”. How sad! I thought. Her poor kid needs a real meal! Then a weird thing happened. I had a kid. In those blissful days of pregnancy, I swore my child would never eat McDonald’s regularly and would have a balanced, organic…
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links which means purchases made from my direct links could result in a small percentage of sales coming to me at no additional cost to you. My husband and I have always been frequent HGTV viewers but in recent months, I’d say we’ve become avid viewers. We’re always looking for…
This is neither a recipe nor an original idea. However, baked potatoes in the slow cooker are a gift that I feel must be shared. I love a good baked potato and well, potatoes nuked in the microwave are not necessarily that great. To bake them in the oven takes an hour or more, and…
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…
I love cheese ball. Cheese ball is very popular in this area and shows up often at get togethers of all sorts. It’s especially likely to be seen during the holidays. This particular recipe is one that my sister-in-law (known as Aunt T to my son) makes each year for our Christmas Eve festivities. It’s…
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…