This classic easy sweet potato cobbler is your new “go to” decadent dish for the holidays. Sweet Potato cobbler combines the old fashioned tastes of homemade goodness like sweet potatoes, cinnamon and nutmeg with a few modern conveniences. Hello refrigerated pie crusts and pour in evaporated milk! You won’t be disappointed!
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You might not know that there’s a war waging at your holiday table, but DO NOT call Southern Cornbread Dressing a “Stuffing” or you will find out! Trust me on this, a stuffing is not a dressing and a dressing is not a stuffing. The recipe in this post is an ages old SOUTHERN cornbread …
What is better than a fluffy hot Southern Cornbread? I’ll tell you! The crispy crust of a Southern Cornbread is best! Today, I share the PRO TIP for a crispy crust to the cake of your HOT Southern Cornbread!
You will find a TON of Cowboy recipes on Loaves and Dishes and at the risk of doing another one, I’ve decided to just call this one, Meat Lovers Quiche, because, well, you know, maybe Cowboys don’t even like meat? Who knows!
***This recipe for Creamy Mushrooms first appeared on Loaves and Dishes on April 19, 2015 and new information has been added!*** Oh MY GOSH – ya'll !!! These creamy mushrooms are to DIE for!! The first bite and you are going to just melt into your seat! I snuck my first bite standing at the …
What’s better than cold pimento cheese on a hot day? Some spicy southern hot pimento cheese, for one thing! If you don’t believe me, ask the folks who attended my last Taste of Stokes program!
These potatoes are creamy, luscious, buttery and everything else that you LOVE about Mashed Potatoes. They are LEGIT! Classic Mashed Potatoes go with EVERYTHING!
You are probably going to look at this recipe for Apples and Ale Barbecue Chicken and say, “Wendi THAT is just taking it a BIT too far”. Then again, you haven’t tasted Apples and Ale Barbecue Chicken yet, so you should hold your judgement until you do, OK?
***This recipe for Stuffed Barbecue Flank Steak Roll Ups is an entry into BUDWEISER SAUCES ULTIMATE BLOGGER RECIPE CHALLENGE-FREEDOM RESERVE recipe contest and it is a BANGING good recipe too! Budweiser sent me free sauces and marinades to use in the creation of this recipe, the post, recipe and descriptions are all my own thoughts, …
Eeny Meeny Miney Moe, catch a Tiger by his toe and THEN, milk him for his tiger sauce! I’m so glad that Appalachian Mountains Tiger sauce isn’t made this way, aren’t you?
***This post first appeared on Loaves and Dishes on April 20, 2018 and has been updated with new information!*** Why HELLO big bowl of steaming hot grits on a slow Sunday morning! Creamy, luscious, filling and delicious Southern Creamy Cheese Grits - AHHHH! If you’ve never made grits or if you believe that grits …
***this recipe for old fashioned butterscotch pie originally appeared on Loaves and Dishes on June 24, 2016 and has been updated with new information*** A tree never grows far from its roots. Who said that? ME! I said that! I made it up just now! My roots are why you are seeing Old Fashion Butterscotch …
Crunchy edges, flavorful mouth popping bits of potato with that fresh sauteed onion is the best taste in the world! Try Southern Fried Potatoes and onions!
“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 …
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 …
When life gives you lemons don’t make lemonade! Be happy and make an old fashioned lemon chess pie! Then just say, “Thanks life!”
Old Fashioned Chess pie is one of the most delicious and simplest pies on the planet enjoyed by absolutely EVERYONE! Try it and see! (BESIDES, IT'S EASY!)
Some things that you see here are just absolutely sinful, and this is one of them. Sorry. Not Sorry. I mean, come on, I’m the one sitting here with a full pan of these chocolate, peanut butter, marshmallow, crispy treats right in front of me smelling like pure HEAVEN. Chocolate Nutter Butter Crispy Treats are ready in …
The name is a mouthful but the bite is delicious! Blueberry Balsamic Chicken Salad is the bodacious creation that happened when trying to figure out what to do with the leftovers from Blueberry Balsamic Chicken! And now you know the rest of the story.
Need a GOURMET recipe for date night? Something restaurant quality, tasty and beautiful? How about if that dish was also EASY and even a little healthy? Beyond that, what if you could have the whole thing ready in 30 minutes start to finish? Yeah - I’ve got exactly that recipe today, Blueberry Balsamic Chicken.
Were you ever glad you took a picture of something because it was so fleeting that it was gone before you knew it? Yeah, me too. It applies RIGHT NOW! Because I am polishing off the rest of these CARAMEL M&M’S KICKING BROWN SUGAR COOKIES as I type this. THEY ARE THAT GOOD! I mean, …
Since the snow hit two weeks ago, I’ve totally been in the mood for winter. Except, of course, the last 3 days where the air feels bitter and biting and I have to actually wear a heavy coat when I go outside. I much prefer the type of winter where snow lingers, the sun is …
The BIG game day is coming soon! I know you need the PERFECT and easy dish to share! I have it and you’ll love it and you WILL BE THE STAR OF THE PARTY with Tennessee Whiskey Meatball Sliders! Promise!
My 15 month old grandson is teetering around my home office with a smear of dark chocolate on his chin and a big toothy grin on his face. It’s not appropriate to give chocolate to a baby, so don’t do it. I shouldn’t have admitted this to you. Besides, what if his mother reads this …