Meatloaf is the perfect comfort food. During the Great Depression, it was a popular dish because ground beef could be mixed with different fillers, like bread or crackers and vegetables, and was relatively inexpensive. Maybe that is why we think of meatloaf as comfort food. I can't imagine what it was like living through the...
Homemade Spicy Mustard Sauce Recipe
Spicy mustard sauce with egg rolls, chicken, or roast beef ramps up the flavor. You can make hot, spicy mustard sauce at home in only 10 minutes. It is simple and delicious and has only six ingredients! When you dip into this spicy mustard dipping sauce, you’ll feel like you're eating the hot mustard sauce...
13 Rich And Flavorful Gravy Recipes From Traditional To Fancy
I can't eat mashed potatoes without gravy. Gravy just makes everything better, you know it's true. I love a simple brown gravy made with flour, oil, and lots of seasoning on my potatoes. The flavorings you can add to gravy are endless. Gravy made with the drippings from a beef roast or pot roast cooked...
Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies With Salted Peanuts
Adding a few good things like dry roasted peanuts and crispy salted potato chips to peanut butter cookies was my way of pumping up the taste. I also added extra peanut butter and used less flour. These crunchy peanut butter cookies were a hit with the whole family. The photo above is the original...
Chicken Sausage and Cabbage Stir Fry
This 3-ingredient chicken sausage and cabbage stir fry is one of the all-time easiest recipes. You just need a little shredded cabbage, your favorite chicken sausages (or other type sausage), and some olive oil and about 20 minutes to make an incredibly simple and nutritious dinner your whole family will love! The great thing about...
Pimento Cheese Spread With Mayo And Cheddar Cheese
Homemade pimento cheese spread is a classic Southern dish. It is best when made with freshly grated cheddar cheese, real mayonnaise, and diced pimentos. For this recipe, Kraft Mayonaisse is my go-to. Pimento Cheese, or as we called it when I grew up, "Pimento and Cheese," can be used to make sandwiches, as a dip...
13 Pecan Pie Recipes: Southern Pecan | Pecan Cheesecake Pie | Pecan Pie Cookie
I grew up in the South, where groves of pecan trees line the highways. My aunt and uncle owned a trailer park (that's what we called mobile home communities in the old days) with an abundance of pecan trees. When the pecans fell from the trees during October and November, we would pick them up,...
Cajun Seasoned Tilapia Baked Or Grilled
Cajun-seasoned tilapia offers a bit of spice for a bland winter's day. Whether you observe the "fish on Friday" rule, it's a terrific yet simple evening meal. Cajun Tilapia is heart-healthy After work one day last week I was pondering how to season our fish. In the cabinet I found Old Bay Seasoning (always a...
Cornflake Crusted Fried Tilapia
Cornflake-crusted fried Tilapia is really a simple main dish to prepare. The crust has a nice crunch and the fish is moist and tasty. We buy Tilapia frozen in bulk from Costco. Each piece is vacuum-packed in a separate wrapper. When I plan ahead, I take several pieces out of the freezer the night before...