“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 …
Mother's Day Favorites
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!!
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.
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!
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 …
Always say yes to the Fried Green Tomatoes – that is a RULE for life so write it down! But… what about the Eggplant? Ummmmm. Well…… no. Not a fan. So, how about we substitute Fried Green Tomatoes for the Eggplant in a simple but OH SO DELICIOUS Fried Green Tomato Parmigiana? YES!
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.
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!
Amidst the festivities I know it seems a little difficult to know exactly what to do when someone says, “Hey, why don’t ya’ll come over for dinner on Friday?” or “Hey, let’s have a potluck for work – everyone bring something”. As for me, I work from home and my coworker is Pete. Pete never …
Old Time Broccoli Opposite Salad The smell is UNGODLY (not this salad! the smell in my car!!) I am pretty sure we will have to sell my car because that smell will NEVER come out. My experience with car smells is, a bad smell happens, there is no getting it out, you must sell the car. …
Mr Loaves and Dishes and I have noticed that someone shrunk our clothes. I think it is incredibly rude how my jeans pinch my waist. Sweet hubby doesn’t like for his shirt to touch his belly. It’s touching. This might mean there are more veggies in our future, but I think salads get boring and …
The cookbooks for the giveaway on this post are a gift from Kix Brooks but the cookbook review and the recipe are all mine. I have a Major MAJOR dilemma! There is something I REALLY want to do tonight when I get off work!!! However, I DO need to fix SOMETHING for the Mr and …