Made From Scratch
Come to into our kitchen and hang out a while while we explore recipes like grandma used to make
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Easy Cornbread Recipe
Cornbread is one of those southern dishes that every true southern mama should know how to make. It is sweet, crumbly, and delicious. Cornbread completes any true southern meal. This recipe is super simple and takes no time to throw together. Just a few simple ingredients and you have a great southern side dish. I love cornbread especially with potato soup or chili or split and slathered with butter, pan fried, and covered with honey. Yum! What is Cornbread? Is it a cake? Is it bread? One thing is for certain, it is delicious. Cornbread has been said to have originated with the Native Americans and was originally an unsweetened…
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Spicy Shrimp and Grits
If you have never had shrimp and grits, you are missing out. This is one of our go to meals for my husband and I, especially if the kids aren’t at home. It is a beautiful combination of heat from the peppers and creaminess from the grits. We love seafood and spicy foods so this is a perfect combination for us. The tomato base is spiced up with a habanero while the grits get their own kick of heat from pepper jack cheese. You can tame down the heat by using a jalapeño instead or leaving the pepper out all together. However, we love the spice that this dish brings…
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Easy Mini Cheesecake
Do you ever just have a hankering for something sweet, but you really don’t want to go through the fuss of making a big cake or a huge batch of cookies that will last for weeks? I love baking, but sometimes I don’t want the week’s worth of temptation staring at me every time I walk through our kitchen. If it is there, I will eat it. I lack all of the willpower when it comes to sweet confections. These easy mini cheesecake bites are an answer to all of those problems. These cheesecake bites are so simple and beautiful that it will be hard to believe that they come…
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Momma’s Meatloaf Recipe
I feel like meatloaf gets a bad rap. Just its name sounds a little off putting. However, it is hands down one of my favorite main dishes. A well done meatloaf can be so delicious and when paired with side dishes like Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes it can be heavenly. Meatloaf has been one of my favorite dinners since I was a kid. Birthday meals were made to request and mine was always the same: Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, and green beans. Still to this day, I make it for myself if I can’t get to my momma’s for my birthday. It doesn’t get any more southern or delicious than this simple…
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Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes is one of my husband’s all time favorite potato dishes. I make this easy to assemble cheesy potato casserole any time I want to make him feel extra special. The cheesy creamy sauce bakes into the soft potatoes making them exceptionally delicious. This dish is super easy to put together, but does take a few hours to bake as the flavors really have to be given the time to come together. The potatoes will absorb the creamy sauce and become one delicious bite, but in order for that to happen, it takes time. I know, I know, it is so hard to wait while this dish bakes.…
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The Best Banana Nut Bread Ever!
Quick breads are a really cool mix between a bread and a cake like desert. It is easy to make and is delicious as a snack, breakfast, mid-day coffee break treat, late night dessert, the list goes on and on. One of my all time favorite quick breads is banana bread. This recipe has been with me for years and I have made tweaks here and there. I am not really sure where the original came from, but I have tried a lot of recipes for banana bread and this one is hands down the best banana nut bread recipe ever! Please note that this post contains affiliate links. Should…
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Quick and Easy Breakfasts On the Go
Your momma always told you that breakfast was the most important meal of the day, but some days if it isn’t from a sack you aren’t getting it. While some of these quick and easy breakfasts on the go are going to require some prep, they are quick and easy to make and store until you are ready to grab and go! Breakfast of Champions I am a breakfast lover, but on weekday mornings when I am getting everyone off to their respective places for the day, I often end up with just a cup of coffee and starving by nine A.M.. This leaves me eating the lunch I threw…
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Snack Day Favorites
Snack Day has become a bit of a family tradition at the Young house. It is a BIG deal that generates a lot of excitement from all of us. We take every opportunity we can to create a Snack Day and spend the day nibbling on our favorite snack items, playing board games, and watching movies. I am not sure how this tradition came about, but I am sure glad it did. I have always loved being in the kitchen, and enjoy those days that I can spend the day cooking for my family. Snack Day gives me the opportunity to turn out some of our favorite dishes all day…
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How to Can Deer Meat- Easy Recipe
Fall is the time of year when we start to see our pantry and freezer really stock up. One of my favorite additions is venison. But freezer space is often a hot commodity, so making this meal shelf stable is essential. Learn how to can deer meat with our easy recipe today! Canning deer meat is perhaps one of the most delicious and versatile ways to prepare venison. The canning process produces a tender bite of meat that is slightly less gamey than other preparations. It can be used in everything from soups to deer barbeque. Canning deer meat in the pressure canner breaks down the muscles and silver skin…
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5 Holiday Desserts You Need This Season
The Holidays are upon us and with them come the always delicious and bountiful array of food that we all love. But the best part of the holiday feasting is the assortment of desserts that await after the main courses and sides have all been cleared away. Holiday desserts are the real reason we have holiday dinners right?! Usually you see the same few traditional holiday desserts year after year. Desserts like pumpkin and apple pie, while delicious are not going to really stand out in a crowd. This is the year to shake up your grandma’s holiday dessert table with something new, or in some cases forgotten, delicious holiday…
