The cinnamon roll you want on Christmas morning or any morning. From scratch, sweet and comforting, these Chocolate Chip Walnut Cinnamon Rolls are perfect. Make them the night before to make your morning even easier. The holiday season can be tough for anyone. It's 4 weeks of crazy with a bunch of family and wrapping paper involved. So, after a week that has seemed like a ...
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Cranberry Orange Bread
Cranberry Orange Bread is a easy, festive quick bread that is a great addition to any holiday table. Baking is one of those things that I love to do, but don't actually practice very often. Much like baking cookies and pies, bread in general is not something I need to have lying around the house. But this is the holiday season where the gloves are off on the stretchy ...
Fried Grit Cakes
Fried Grit Cakes are a delicious way to serve up cheesy grits and are delicious covered in marinara sauce and a little Parmesan cheese. Fried grit cakes are ubiquitous in the South. They are a natural progression of cheese grits for dinner to leftover cheese grits for dinner again. That's because whenever you make grits, two things are bound to happen; 1 - you will make way ...
Southern Woodford Pudding
My grandmother grew up in the backwoods of Tennessee as a farmer's daughter. Her family worked hard for what little they could earn and made the most of what they had. She's told me stories of growing up way out in the "sticks" and the times she had. She has shared some of her recipes with me and given me her wisdom on canning and "putting up". Not to mention, I spent the ...
Traditional Southern Easter Dinner
When it comes to Easter in the South, we southerners like to pull out all of the stops. Just as big and carb-loaded as Christmas or Thanksgiving, but with a more of a nod to the Spring season, a Southern Easter dinner is something to look forward to. Here's a list of what you can find on our Easter table pretty much every year. What are your favorite Easter dishes? Easter ...
How to Make Southern Buttermilk Biscuits from Scratch
Learn How to Make Southern Buttermilk Biscuits from Scratch with this detailed step-by-step instruction and a handy video! There is just something about a good, old fashioned buttermilk biscuit that will get you right in the feels. The best ones are warm, flaky and soft with lots of comforting, buttery flavor. And that my friends, is what we are going to talk to you (at ...
Old Fashioned Southern Cornbread Dressing Recipe
Old Fashioned Southern Cornbread Dressing is an easy Thanksgiving side dish that the whole family will love! Thanksgiving isn’t Thanksgiving without Old Fashioned Southern Cornbread Dressing. It just isn’t. I've been making the family Thanksgiving dinner and this recipe (my great-grandmother's famous dressing) for nearly 20 years. It’s probably the dish that I look ...
17 Apple Recipes to Celebrate Fall
It's apple season and there's no way to ring in the autumn season than with an arsenal of fresh and fun apple recipes. Here are 17 delicious apple recipes to try out this season. 1. Southern Fried Apple Hand Pies These Southern Fried Apple Hand Pies are easy to make using either homemade or store bought pie crust or biscuit dough and the perfect Southern treat! 2. ...
Beef on Garlic Cheddar Biscuits
Post originally posted September 24, 2009. Updated September 11, 2018 When I first invented this easy ground beef recipe back in 2009, my kids were 3 years old and they loved to help me cook dinner. They did not love to eat dinner, but they were cool with hanging out with mom while she slaved away over the stove. They were so adorable and we were so very broke. It was ...
Quick and Easy Breakfast Pizza
Let me fill you in on what’s happening at our house right now. Our kids are growing. A lot. Which in turn means that they are eating. A lot. What this translates to is that, as a family, we are spending money. A lot. We have reached the stage of childhood where it seems that the kids grow inches overnight. I’m certain that they absolutely do and their appetite reflects it. ...
Butternut Squash and Pecan Muffins
This post first appeared in 2009, it has been updated. The thing with any winter squash (for me at least) is that I always buy them with the best intentions, but never seem to get around to actually eating them. For example, I've had a butternut squash sitting in my potato bin since November. It's almost April. The other day, I finally got around to roasting it, ...
Best Blueberry Peach Coffee Cake
I don’t know who in the line of history turned cake into a breakfast food, but I applaud them. With no mind for health or social standards, the woman (for it must have been a woman) who made cake for breakfast a thing and turned our childhood dream into reality should be considered a hero. By merely putting the word “coffee” in front of “cake” dessert was transformed into an ...
Sausage Cheddar Apple Breakfast Casserole
This breakfast casserole has everything you need all in one dish; toast, sausage, eggs and apples. It's a great weekend brunch dish and perfect for Christmas morning. Put together this casserole the day before and bake it the next morning for an even easier way to start your day. Do not come to my house and expect to be able to watch anything on TV. The seemingly simple ...
Strawberry Basil Muffins with Whipped Strawberry Butter
These Strawberry Basil Muffins with Whipped Strawberry Butter are a delicious morning treat for the start of a new week or a sunny weekend morning. The whipped butter can be kept for several days in the fridge and goes great on just about everything. I do not pretend to be a tidy or organized person, but for the last 6 years I have struggled to understand how the ...
Pumpkin Spice Cookie Sandwiches
Pumpkin Spice Cookie Sandwiches are the best way to kick off the fall pumpkin eating season. These soft fragrant cookies are filled with a creamy pumpkin filling that will leave everyone licking their fingers. Let’s be honest, Halloween is a gateway holiday. It’s just a warm up for the really big and expensive holidays coming up later this year and the fact that ...