Banana Nut Bread, a classic straight from my Mother's kitchen, toasted pecans folded in a rich banana quick bread that is moist and perfectly sweet. Now that my children are grown and married, I am the only one that eats bananas in the house. I often buy too many bananas, and I can't eat all of them before they start turning brown.
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Cream of Mushroom Meatloaf
Cream of Mushroom Meatloaf uses cream of mushroom soup, Lipton Onion Soup mix, oatmeal, and hamburger. Cook in an iron skillet to release delicious juices for creamy gravy! GRANNY'S CREAM OF MUSHROOM MEATLOAF Cream of Mushroom Meatloaf is a meatloaf recipe my Mother used to make as an alternative to the traditional meatloaf recipes made with tomato sauce or ketchup. Mother made her meatloaf with hamburger, a can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup, a package of Lipton Onion Soup Mix, and oatmeal. I used half of a can of soup to create a moist and flavorful meatloaf, and we prefer crushed saltine crackers instead of oatmeal, but you are welcome to use oatmeal if you prefer. I spread the rest of the soup over the meatloaf and baked it uncovered. This recipe is as scrumptious as the Old Fashioned Meatloaf recipe I make all the time, and there were leftover meatloaf sandwiches made from this one, too. TIPS AND TIDBITS TO MA...
Baked Texas Style Chili Dogs {Granny's Recipe Revisited}
When I was in high school, I remember my mother would make these Baked Texas Style Chili Dogs sometimes on Friday nights just before we went to the football game. This was a quick way to serve chili dogs without having to set out all of the fixings, and clean up is quick. What I like most about them is when they come out of the oven, the bun is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside along with the hot dog and chili. They are so yummy good! I made these with some of my Blue Ribbon 8-Hour Chili and served them for a quick Sunday lunch. We had some leftover, and I cut them in half and served them as mini chili dogs at our Life Group Meeting Sunday evening. They were a great hit with the children.
Sausage Gravy {Granny's Recipe}
Sausage Gravy is a favorite breakfast food that my family has enjoyed for years. My Children and Grandchildren just gobble this stuff up. This creamy gravy poured over biscuits, even toast, makes for a hearty breakfast. Many of my childhood memories are linked to my Mother preparing food, and this breakfast item is no different. You may think that this Sausage Gravy and Old Fashioned Buttered Toast are difficult to make, but you couldn't be more wrong. This sausage gravy is made with ground sausage, flour, milk, and seasoning. The buttered toast is simply bread and butter. How easy is that? I know. You are asking, "What is old fashioned about buttered toast?" Back in the day when I was growing up, there was no such thing as spreadable butter or margarine. Margarine was the butter of choice. We mostly used margarine and even called it butter. If you used butter in a recipe, you would affectionately...
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Southern Great Northern Beans With Leftover Ham Bone
These Great Northern Beans with Leftover Ham Bone are close to soup or stew, thick and creamy, just what comfort food is all about! Old School Cooking! Great Northern Beans Recipe With Ham Mother was an old-school cook who made use of the simple conveniences available at the time. She used the ham bone to build the flavor of the beans and followed up with salt and pepper to taste, resulting in pure comfort food at its best. Our Christmas ham this year was super delicious, and the first thing we always look forward to is cooking the ham bone in a pot of beans. In fact, it never gets frozen. Straight to the pot it went with some Great Northern Beans . Leftover Ham and Great Northern Beans , cooked on the stovetop in a big soup pot, just like my Mother cooked hers. I started adding a chopped onion at the end of cooking the beans, which bumps up more flavors. A c rockpot is an excellent option for cooking them, but remember that t...
Millionaire Fudge
Millionaire Fudge is the perfect old fashioned recipe that will make everyone want to go down memory lane for grandma's fudge recipes. GRANNY'S MILLIONAIRE FUDGE RECIPE This Millionaire Fudge recipe is super easy to make, with no thermometer required, and will exceed all your expectations of having the perfect homemade fudge. Millionaire Fudge is my favorite fudge of all time. It is only the most incredibly scrumptious fudge you will ever eat. In the 1950s, Mamie Eisenhower introduced marshmallow whip creme to fudge recipes, changing the whole concept of how easy it is to make, not to mention how delicious it is. I grew up helping my Mother make this fudge every year for Christmas. We looked forward to helping scoop the fudge with a tablespoon and push the fudge out with another onto wax paper. As soon as we were all finished, we would take the spoons and scrape every little bit of fudge we could possibly get off the sides of the pan. You haven't lived until you have...
Southern Pecan Pie {Granny's Recipe + her secret to making the perfect filling!}
The perfect filling, rich, thick and creamy with crunchy pecans gracing the top of this decadent Southern Pecan Pie. The perfect ending to any meal. Some think the recipe came from the French, who settled in New Orleans, and some think the recipe came from the Karo Corn Syrup executive's wife, who was promoting the product.
Homemade Coconut Cream Pie + an easy method for cooking the filling! {Granny's Recipe}
Homemade Coconut Cream Pie , a classy southern pie for years. It is made with a homemade rich and creamy filling, covered with pillows of whipped cream and sprinkled with sweetened coconut. Easter just screams Homemade Coconut Cream Pie , and I mean homemade from start to finish. This recipe comes from my Mother, who was the Queen of pie making in our family. She could whip out pies of every kind in little of no time. Her secret was to have plenty of pie crust made up, and in the freezer. When she was ready to make cream pies, all she had to do, was pull one or two out of the freezer and pop them in the oven. While they were baking, she would go ahead and start making the filling. She would use a certain pot every time and stand at the stove just stirring away because you couldn't walk away while making the pie filling. Making homemade pie filling is intimidating to some people. They just don't know when it is ready. Here is a...
Southern Style Coleslaw + How to make the dressing to go on it! {Granny's Recipe}
Southern Style Coleslaw , a quick and easy side dish served up with a lot of Southern dishes, fried chicken, catfish and delicious BBQ. A few simple ingredients, cabbage, carrots and the perfect dressing are all you need. This recipe brings back memories of my Mother shredding her cabbage and carrots in one of those Stainless Steel Saladmaster Food Processors that was popular in the 60's and 70's. It would take no time, and she would have her Southern Style Coleslaw made and on the table for our meal.
Homemade Tartar Sauce Is Sure To Compliment Southern Fried Catfish {Granny's Recipe}
Homemade Tartar Sauce , ridiculously easy dipping sauce to make and eat with Southern Fried Catfish, Salmon, and most any seafood. It uses ingredients that are already in your kitchen. There is a restaurant close to us that serves the best catfish, but what they serve before you ever get the catfish is a favorite. They bring out these little bowls of sliced onions, green tomato relish, and coleslaw with baskets of hush puppies. We sit there and eat until they bring the fish out. By then I am stuffed. This recipe comes from my Mother. She made Homemade Tartar Sauce not just for when we were eating catfish , but also for the times she made her Salmon Croquettes . The recipe is easy with few ingredient and one that you cannot go wrong with. It is more about the ratio of the onions and pickle relish. We like ours on the oniony side rather than on the pickley side. Mixing it up is the same. One thing...
Classic Holiday Favorite! 24 Hour Fruit Salad
24 Hour Fruit Salad is one of the most popular traditional Christmas dishes in the South, and it is often called Ambrosia. AMBROSIA FRUIT SALAD Many people have their own variations of the Classic Ambrosia Fruit Salad. I have seen this recipe prepared in various ways and with different ingredients. In the south, we call it ambrosia. I remember growing up in the '60s. This was my Father's favorite. My Mother served this salad every Thanksgiving and Christmas, and I have carried out the tradition. My Mother's recipe called for a homemade whipped cream dressing using eggs, sugar, and whipped cream, but over the years, she modified it to just whipped cream and occasionally added sour cream. My family prefers sweetened whipped cream. Her recipe called for canned fruit with marshmallows, coconut, and chopped pecans. We still use canned fruit, marshmallows, and coconut in ours, but no pecans. This year, I added a jar of maraschino cherrie...
Butter Herb Turkey and Cornbread Dressing
Old Fashioned Thanksgiving recipes, including Baked Butter Herb Turkey, Southern Cornbread Dressing, and Southern Giblet Gravy! Whether this is your first time preparing a Thanksgiving meal or you are a seasoned cook, these recipes are easy to follow and sure to please any of your guests. Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Turkey and Southern Cornbread Dressing with Giblet Gravy {Homemade from start to finish} The countdown to Thanksgiving continues here at my house, starting with what will be on the menu. Is the star of your Thanksgiving meal the turkey or the dressing. For some, it may be the sides. And I know everyone loves desserts. Our thing is pies, so many pies. As always, Turkey, Dressing, and Giblet Gravy are on our menu list ! Some call it stuffing, and some call it dressing. Here in the South, we call it dressing. As I grew up and later married, I began to realize the different ways people cook turkey, dressing, and giblet gravy. I...
