Tasty Easy Meatloaf is PERFECT for cool rainy days or ANY day when you are hungry really! Delicious, juicy and with a very different type of “red” sauce on the top! Not your granny’s meatloaf, for sure!
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Who doesn’t love a big ol bowl of steaming hot, creamy, smoky Pinto Beans? Seriously, is there a better comfort food out there? I don’t think so. Besides that, I learned The Secret to Perfect Old Fashioned Pinto Beans the other day and I’m sharing it with you today! Thanks Mona!
That southern country wonder: Chicken Fried Steak. It is the best meal you ever cooked or the worst frustration you ever encountered. Have you ever tried to make a perfectly breaded chicken fried steak only to have all of the breading to slip off in the frying pan? How about yucky clumpy gravy? Yeah,I’ve done …
You LOVE EASY 30 minutes dinners, right? This Smoked Sausage and Cheesy Orzo is so simple that you can whip it up in a few minutes after you arrive home from work AND you can make it nearly entirely in one dish as long as you have the orzo cooked ahead of time!
Did you ever eat the BEST Pork Chop of your life and then decide that you needed to have another and try to make one at home? Me TOO! That is exactly what happened to me on Saturday night! That is why you are looking at Marinated Pork Chops on Loaves and Dishes on Tuesday!
“The end of summer winds make people restless” (I saw that on a meme somewhere this morning) and I thought about shorter days and cooler puffs of wind. Then I went outside and about drowned in sweat immediately. No worries, soon we will break out our sweatshirts and snuggly jammie pants, but FIRST you need …
While perusing the canned food aisle you notice cans of chickpeas, also called garbanzo beans, and wonder “How to cook canned chickpeas”? No problem, today I’ll tell you!
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!
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 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 …
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!
Some of you may be saying, “Why is restaurant style chicken fried rice on a southern comfort food blog”? That is a good question, smart cookie!
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?
You want to save money with dried Pinto Beans and you want perfect southern smoky soft pinto beans. There’s just one question, “HOW TO COOK PINTO BEANS ON THE STOVE TOP”?
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.
Hello creamy thick chicken alfredo smothered fettuccini noodles! It’s been a long day, I’m tired and today was rough. This is the perfect comfort food for whatever ails you! Hello Weeknight Fast Chicken Alfredo!!
Admit it. You LOVE fried chicken, fried green tomatoes and chicken fried steak. You NEVER fix it for dinner because every time you attempt to make it, the breading slides off in the pan leaving your dish naked and ugly. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME! Don’t sweat it, just read on and that will NEVER be a …
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”.