cooking recipes
Easy Moist Applesauce Bread Recipe (Cinnamon Spiced & Perfect For Fall) My mom used to make this every October when the apples came in, and I swear the smell alone could pull you out of bed on a Saturday morning. I hadn't thought about it in years until I found a jar of applesauce in […]
Southern Fried Squirrel Recipe With Pinto Beans & Cornbread (Crispy, Tender & Country Classic) My grandfather used to say squirrel was the original fried chicken, and honestly? After growing up eating it every fall, I can't argue with him. This Southern fried squirrel recipe is one of those treasured family traditions that brings back every […]
Easy Dolly's Stampede Chicken Casserole Recipe (5 Ingredients, Creamy & Crispy) My mom still talks about the night we went to Dolly's Stampede in Pigeon Forge. We were laughing, watching the horses, and then they brought out this casserole — creamy, cheesy, with the crispiest golden top I've ever seen. She kept saying, "I need […]
Easy Pineapple Cream Cheese Ball Recipe (Sweet, Tangy & Crowd-Pleasing) I almost skipped making this because it seemed *too* simple. Three main ingredients for something people actually fight over? But my sister kept texting me about it after her neighbor's potluck, so I caved on a random Tuesday afternoon. Little did I know this easy […]
Easy Homemade Sloppy Joes Recipe (Sweet, Tangy & Ready In 25 Minutes) My mom used to make this every time we had a house full of people, and I swear the smell alone could pull neighbors off their porches. That sweet-tangy sauce bubbling into the browned meat, the kitchen steaming up, buns toasted and waiting […]
Easy Homemade BBQ Baked Beans With Ground Beef Recipe (Sweet, Smoky & Cookout Favorite) My dad used to make something like this every single summer cookout, and I swear people would show up just for the beans. I finally asked him for the "recipe" last year and he laughed — turns out half of it […]
Easy No-Knead Dutch Oven Bread Recipe (Crusty Artisan Bread With 4 Ingredients) I used to think bread-making was this whole complicated thing that required skill I didn't have. Then my neighbor showed me her four-ingredient method, and I felt ridiculous for waiting so long. This easy no-knead dutch oven bread recipe came out of my […]
Easy Homemade Blueberry Bread Recipe (Moist, Tender & Bursting With Berries) I've been making this easy homemade blueberry bread recipe every Sunday morning for the past month, and it's become the thing my family actually wakes up early for. My daughter usually sleeps until noon on weekends, but the smell of this baking? She's downstairs […]
Easy 3 Ingredient Sausage Cheese Bites Recipe (Crispy, Cheesy & Crowd-Pleasing) I made these last weekend because I had leftover sausage and a box of baking mix sitting in the pantry, and my husband ate seven of them before I could even get them plated. Seven. Then he asked if I could make these easy […]
Easy Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta Soup Recipe (One Pot, Ready In 30 Minutes) My husband came home last Tuesday completely drenched from the rain, and I had this bubbling on the stove. He walked in, smelled it, and just stood there for a second before saying, "Please tell me that's dinner." This easy creamy Italian […]