Old-Fashioned Comfort Foods
Spiced tea is made with orange, cranberry, and apple juice and flavored with cinnamon candies, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and sugar. It is not actually made with tea at all, but it is a delicious warm drink that will warm up a cold winter day. Serve this hot drink as an alternative to coffee in the … Read more
This homemade eggnog recipe is smooth, rich, and creamy because it is made from whole milk, cream, eggs, nutmeg, and rum. Serve for an evening Christmas Party, New Year’s party, or holiday house hopping. Not everyone is a fan of this rich, frothy drink, but for those who are, this has everything you are looking … Read more
A delicious frozen brandy slush recipe made with orange juice, lemonade, and green tea. Just add your favorite liquor like brandy, vodka, or whiskey. Serve this mixed drink recipe as part of your Christmas brunch menu, a bridal shower brunch or for any special occasion. I think brandy slush has been around for a lot … Read more
Creamy Whipped orange butter is a sweet whipped spread made with real dairy butter, orange juice and confectioner’s sugar. Serve this flavored butter on toast, waffles, pancakes or French toast for breakfast or brunch. This spread has a light and delicate orange flavor from the orange juice and is just slightly sweetened with confectioners sugar. … Read more
A favorite banana bread recipe from my grandmother made with ripe bananas, butter, sugar, eggs, and nuts. Serve this quick bread with butter or cream cheese spread for breakfast, brunch, a mid-day snack, or dessert. This banana bread recipe has a light, delicate crumb and has quite a bit of banana flavor because you use … Read more
A basic deviled eggs recipe with three variations including pizza deviled eggs, bacon deviled eggs, and peanut butter deviled eggs. Serve these for brunch, a potluck dinner, or as an appetizer. This is a fun recipe to get creative with and make your own variations. I have provided three variations here to get your creative … Read more
Try this versatile basic muffin recipe and add chocolate chips, white chocolate chunks, dried fruit, raisins, cherries, apricots, or dates. Serve these muffins for breakfast or brunch. This is an old basic white muffin recipe and very good. It came from my mom’s freshman Home Economics class in the early 1960’s. You can add anything … Read more
A hearty Denver omelet recipe made with eggs, ham, green pepper, mushrooms, tomato, and onion. Serve for breakfast or brunch with hash browns or fruit on the side. Omelets make a hearty brunch all on their own or serve them for dinner as well. This recipe is also known as a Western or Southwest omelette. … Read more
A homemade banana bread recipe made with those leftover bananas that would otherwise be thrown away. This simple recipe uses pecans or walnuts for added flavor. In the summertime, fruit can go bad quicker than expected. With food costing more and more, this is an easy recipe to use up over-ripe bananas and avoid tossing … Read more
A summer brunch menu featuring easy finger foods and recipes using in-season fruits and vegetables. Find recipes for quiche, fruit, and muffins. Summer means enjoying the foods that are currently in season. Fruits and vegetables taste best if you can buy them from a local farmers market. Don’t stress yourself out looking for that perfect … Read more