This classic Pineapple Upside Down Cake recipe brings back so many memories of a fancy dessert that graced my Mother's dinner table growing up in the 60's. The original recipe came from Dole in the 1950's, and after that you could make it as elaborate as you wanted to by adding pecans, coconut and other ingredients, but Mother always made it with the simple recipe.
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Southern Fried Okra
Southern Fried Okra , a simple Southern classic, is dredged in self-rising cornmeal and then fried until golden. Want to know the simple secret to keeping okra crisp on the outside while tender on the inside? FRIED OKRA This fried okra recipe comes together in no time and is simply the most delicious little pieces of crunchy okra popcorn you will ever eat. It's not your deep-fried restaurant fried okra. It is the skillet pan-fried okra, just like my mother taught me. My Mother was an expert at Pan Frying Okra. She could fry it crispy on the outside, almost caramelized shell, and at the same time very tender inside. Her method of pan-frying the okra was in the fat she fried it in. She used melted shortening and bacon grease. If you do not like shortening and bacon grease (horas), then vegetable oil is fine. One rule she did have was not to salt the okra until after frying because it makes the okra lose too much moisture as it frys and will...
Homemade Banana Pudding {Granny's Recipe}
Homemade Banana Pudding , rich and creamy, is poured over Nilla wafers and fresh banana slices, offering old-fashioned goodness like Grandma used to make. Homemade Banana Pudding From Scratch This rich and creamy banana pudding is made on the stove, where the filling is cooked using a low-and-slow method. Sure, it takes a little time and effort to make this homemade banana pudding from scratch, but it's so worth it. You could say my Mother made real homemade pudding, the kind you cook on the stove from scratch, not out of a box. It's not hard, just takes a little more time. I can still see my Mother standing at the stove (wearing her apron), stirring the pudding and not taking her eyes off of it. I'm not sure if you have a special bowl to layer your Banana Pudding in, but we did, and I'm tickled to have a bowl just like my Mother had. It just makes it a little special, and if I'm not mistaken, a little sweeter (grins)!
Crispy Fried Squash, {Granny's Recipe}
Crispy Fried Squash , golden outside, tender, meaty inside, fried squash is so simple and so delicious! In the South, a meal for King and Queen, in my house for sure. Every time I am going to cook yellow squash, my "Hunny Bunches" ask me, "will you fry it this time?" His favorite way to eat squash is fried.
Skillet Fried Corn {Granny's Recipe}
Skillet Fried Corn , easiest recipe for fried corn that makes you think you are eating fresh corn cut off the cob and then fried in a skillet with bacon grease. Just like Grandma use to make. Growing up in the 60's my mother would buy fresh produce from farmers in the area, and sometimes to save on the cost, we would go and pick it fresh ourselves. As a child, I felt like picking corn was a gruesome and suffocating job walking in between the corn stalks, which grew up over the top of your head.
Southern Pear Salad
Pear Salad is a classic recipe that dates back to my childhood in the 50s, served at luncheons, brunches, and every holiday celebration. Pear Salad Recipe Experience the delicious Southern classic pear salad, filled with creamy mayonnaise, freshly grated cheddar cheese, and topped with a cherry. This recipe is a childhood favorite of mine. My mother would always make Pear Salad with canned pear halves, as there was no difference from fresh pears. As a young girl growing up in the 60s, I remember you could only buy fresh pears in the fall. You could only buy fresh fruit in season. Not like it is today with so many fresh fruits available all year round. Today, I occasionally use only fresh pears, with the Green d'Anjou variety as my favorite for this recipe. The flavor and texture remind me so much of my mother's recipe. You have to know that even canned pears were pretty pricey back then and were a special treat when she would make this ...
Oven Fried Chicken {Granny's Recipe}
Oven Fried Chicken is a method of cooking chicken in the oven, but taste just like fried chicken, without all the fuss it takes to fry it. Oven Baked Chicken is another recipe from my mother's dinner table. I remember coming home from college, and she would have Oven Fried Chicken on the table, one of my very favorites. My mother worked for a half-way house, Monday through Friday. She cooked the noon meal, and when she came home in the evenings, she would often cook a recipe much quicker and easier to prepare than she cooked at noon. If you want to, you can add some rosemary, thyme, and other herbs on top while baking. It gives a delicious depth of flavor. Although My mother was such a simplistic cook and cooked with few ingredients, she always brought a lot of love to the table with her delicious dishes. Mother would have served Oven Fried Chicken with something similar as I served, Chunky Buttered Potatoes , and Glazed Carrots . Come and join me over...
Classic Chocolate Peanut Clusters {Granny's Recipe}
Chocolate Peanut Clusters were a classic Christmas treat around my house when I was growing up. 2-INGREDIENT CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS With just two simple ingredients, you can create these delightful treats that are sure to impress everyone during the holiday season. The delicious taste of the sweet and salty together makes these the perfect treat. Chocolate Peanut Clusters are unbelievably easy to make, and when you have unexpected company, they are just what you want to make to wow your guest. I must say that they are a great addition to my Christmas gift boxes this year also. Instead of dropping spoonfuls of the clusters on waxed paper, I decided to use a scoop and drop the clusters into a mini muffin pan lined with mini muffin papers. Whether you are making them for gift giving, company coming or just to have some around the house, you can't go wrong with mixing Chocolate Peanut Clusters 36 mini muffin paper liners 1 lb. Milk Chocolate 16 oz. ligh...
America's Favorite Chocolate No Bake Cookie {Granny's Recipe}
Chocolate No Bake Cookies , America's favorite for years, children and adults alike have an affection for chocolate, oatmeal, peanut butter, and cocoa melted and swirled together into a no bake cookie. One of the first cookies I ever learned to make was Chocolate No Bake Cookies . I remember mother would make these cookies, and there were enough of us to eat the whole batch in one sitting.
Classic Southern Cornbread
Classic Southern Cornbread is the iconic bread of the South that has graced tables for generations. GRANNY'S SOUTHERN CORNBREAD My Mother's recipe is simple and straightforward. It is cooked in an iron skillet using three must ingredients: bacon drippings, buttermilk, and yellow cornmeal. About cornbread , I don’t want to expound on this too much for fear of stepping on some people's toes. The people in the North like cornbread, made with sugar, half cornmeal, and half flour. But the people in the South like their cornbread with cornmeal and a little flour, if any, and definitely no sugar. Also, southern cornbread is traditionally made in an iron skillet, giving it the desired crispy crust I like so much. I must say, my taste for cornbread has been swayed to somewhere in the middle because I actually like both recipes. I go back and forth. Sometimes, I want the salty, tangy taste of my Mother's cornbread, and sometimes, I like the sweetness of the nor...
Salmon Croquettes {Granny's Recipe}
Salmon Croquettes are crisp, crunchy bundles of deliciousness for a quick dinner. Another plus is a few ingredients, canned pink salmon, eggs, minced onion, and saltine cracker crumbs. My mother prepared the noon meal for a halfway house in the town where I grew up in the late 60s and early 70s. I remember she would make Salmon C roquettes every Friday.
Old Fashioned Southern Style Potato Salad
Each Southerner loves their potato salad recipes so much so that you will see it served at any gathering imaginable, potlucks, holidays, family reunions, graduation parties and the list goes on. POTLUCK POTATO SALAD Family gatherings just aren't the same without Mama's potato salad, which includes cubed potatoes, chopped onions, diced dill pickles, chopped boiled eggs, and mayonnaise with a little touch of mustard. The secret to my Mom's potato salad is how you cook the potatoes. She always said you have to cook them with a tablespoon of salt in the water. Another tip she had was to start with them in cold water. She told me you can never get the right flavor in the potatoes if you don't. She is correct. It makes all the difference in the overall flavor of the potato salad. Although her recipe called for Miracle Whip Salad Dressing, you can also use mayonnaise. I started making it with mayonnaise after I married. Sometimes, I will make it with...
Homemade Pimento Cheese and Homemade Chicken Salad {Did You Know August is Officially National Sandwich Month?}
Homemade Pimento Cheese and Homemade Chicken Salad are the favorite salad to make sandwiches. Pick out a favorite bread, and you can have the perfect sandwiches for any gathering. I was thinking this past Wednesday about what dish I was going to take to our Sunday evening Life Group meeting, when I thought about August is National Sandwich Month, and what better time to take sandwiches.
Chinese Style Chop Suey {Granny's Recipe}
Chop Suey is a Chinese dish consisting of meats (often chicken, fish, beef, shrimp or pork), cooked quickly with vegetables such as bean sprouts , cabbage , and celery and bound in a starch-thickened sauce. It is typically served with rice but can become the Chinese-American form of chow mien with the addition of stir-fried noodles. This is a recipe that my mother used to make me when I was a young girl. I remember it was the first time I knew anything about what Chinese food might taste like, not that this is an authentic Chinese dish, but for me, back in the 60's it was as close as I was going to get to authentic Chinese food. The closest Chinese restaurant was 150 miles away. The Soy Sauce we used with it was probably the only authentic taste I really experienced. I remember my mother would make this when the round steak was on sale at the grocery store. I think back then as it is today, it was one of the less ex...
