“Hands down this is the BEST Carrot Cake I’ve EVER eaten!” exclaimed my daughter in law. Of course, you might think she HAS to say this because, well, she is my daughter in law. Therefore, I’ll let you be the judge. Give this Southern Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing a try and you’ll be exclaiming …
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If you have ever visited North Carolina, you are probably dizzy from the selections of both Barbecue AND Slaw. When you visit a barbecue establishment, you’ll be asked “white or bbq”? You’ll need to know right away which one you want or you’ll be looked at like you have three heads. The good news is …
Perhaps where you live barbecue is a red sauce shredded pork meat affair, but in North Carolina simply saying the WORD barbecue can start an argument. Some believe that Lexington Style barbecue is the ONLY Barbecue so lets make a Lexington Style Crock Pot Pulled Pork Barbecue.
Clearly I fell on my head at some point in the past 3 ½ years because how did I manage to leave My Mom’s Meatloaf off of the recipe list at Loaves and Dishes, the CENTER of the unapologetic comfort food world on the internet? What is My Mom’s Meatloaf if it isn’t comfort food?
Tart, sweet, sour, plump and PERFECT! There is nothing like pickled blackberries to brighten up nearly any dish! Don’t let blackberries go to waste, here’s another way to save them for later!
Summer weekends mornings are made for enjoying the warm sun, curling up on the deck furniture and enjoying mouthful after yummy mouthful of blueberry mini muffins with a crumble top. Thats how unapologetic comfort food should be!!
THE SECRET TO PERFECT SOUTHERN BISCUITS. Do you want a crunchy top? Do you want a soft flaky inside? Do you want buttery flavor for your perfect southern biscuits? Yes? Perfect!
As I brewed the bones of our Thanksgiving turkey to yield broth that will flavor dishes from now until spring, I imagined a spurious pie coupling my chocolate fudge pie with my pecan pie. I’ve never quite felt like Dr. Frankenstein in the kitchen until now, and the resulting Fudge Chocolate Pecan pie is stunning.
Have you ever attempted scalloped potatoes or Au gratin potatoes only to find that your potatoes never fully cooked through? Nothing worse than biting into crunchy tasteless potatoes when your mouth was expecting soft, tangy, cheesy delicious Au Gratin. Have you ended up with clumpy cheese? No worries. I have the secret to perfect every …
Mom’s make special dishes just for holiday’s like, ” Mom’s Holiday Brown Rice”. This one is my personal favorite that my mom made every single holiday! Do you assume special holiday dishes are difficult to prepare? That is what I think. Guess what? I am WRONG! This is the simplest dish EVER.
What to do with leftover Fried Apples? You could warm them up, right? You could smear them on toast. You could do a lot of things. One of my favorite things is to make fried apple cake!
Party Season is HERE! What could help you more with Party Season than an EASY Elegant recipe for Toasted Almond Raspberry Baked Brie? Hmmmm…. Maybe a YETI HOPPER 30 easy carry cooler? I’m GIVING ONE AWAY to celebrate Loaves and Dishes’ 3rd Birthday!
This ain’t your mamma’s biscuit. It ain’t your grandma’s biscuit neither. This is a delicate, lightly sweet, soft southern biscuit that is flavor BINGO! Plus, it is simple and a TERRIFIC use for any leftover baked sweet potatoes! Southern Sweet Potato Biscuits are my new GO-TO biscuit!
This recipe isn’t for chocolate moderates. You know who you are. People who sit on the fence saying things like “Ooo, I’ll only have a tiny little bite – you know – bathing suit season”. <Laughing>, Chocolate Blackout Bars are DEFINITELY NOT for those people. Chocolate Blackout Bars are for people who want their brains …
Imagine a cookie with EVERYTHING! Crunchy graham cracker crust, ooey gooey butterscotch chocolate center with toasty coconuts and pecans all baked into a single magic bars called OLD FASHIONED SEVEN LAYER BARS!
Date night at home! Whoot Whoot! You can make something that tastes better than what you buy at a restaurant and will certainly be more affordable! I mean seriously, when was the last time you prepared something as classy as a Creamy No Stir Parmesan Mushroom Risotto? Sounds difficult, doesn’t it? Nothing could be easier!
In a comfort food show down what would win? I’m pretty sure Homemade Chicken and Drop Dumplings would be right at the top of the list for “creamy from scratch chicken goodness”.
presso Sometimes you make a pie because you have a good reason and sometimes the good reason is that your sweet tooth will soon devour your tongue if you don’t feed it. Who needs an excuse to eat pie, anyway? No one we want to be friends with, right? That is especially true with Chocolate …
Hello sweet smell of summer! Do you smell it too? Fresh green grass. Summer rain in the air. The green smell of tomato plants heavy with fruit. Round full beautiful peaches at the fruit stand? But wait till you smell this Peach Pie with a Pecan Brown Sugar Crumble. Seriously.
Admit it. You haven’t heard about coffee cake since around about 1978, right? But why? It’s so delicious with fluffy cinnamon cake, gooey sticky syrup and a creamy luscious icing? Where did the coffee cake go? I don’t know, but I promise, one taste of Orange Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake and you will be hooked …