Old-Fashioned Comfort Foods
Find baking weights and measures for help in your cooking and baking recipes. This page also includes metric measures and common cooking abbreviations and conversions. If it has been a while since you have done any baking, you will be back on track in no time after a brief review of the basics. Print this … Read more
Try these homemade banana nut muffins made with ripe bananas and chopped walnuts. Serve these quick and easy muffins warm for breakfast or brunch with butter or cream cheese. Nothing beats the aroma of fresh baked muffins wafting from the kitchen on a weekend morning. If they last long enough you can send them along … Read more
Are you looking for a unique family friendly party idea? How about throwing an ice cream sundae party? Find ideas and tips for toppings and sprinkles. It doesn’t have to be only for the kids. What a perfect way to spend an evening or afternoon during any time of year. This could be a great … Read more
Chicken salad pickle boats are a unique appetizer recipe with flavors of dill pickle, green olives and your favorite chicken salad. These easy to make finger foods pack just enough saltiness and tartness to compliment the creamy chicken salad. If you love green olives, this is a fun recipe to try. This recipe comes from … Read more
A fresh fruit salad recipe made with bananas, strawberries, oranges, and grapes and topped with sour cream honey dressing. Serve this fruit salad for breakfast or brunch as an accompaniment to pancakes, waffles, or scrambled eggs. Do you ever just browse the fresh produce section at the grocery store and scoop up a beautiful package … Read more
A summer fruit salad made with oranges, bananas, and pineapple and sprinkled with confectioner’s sugar and shredded coconut. Serve in individual parfaits for breakfast or brunch or make one big salad in a large glass serving bowl. Sometimes when the heat and humidity reaches a certain point, warm foods just don’t sound that good and … Read more
Who doesn’t need a few cost saving tips for buying groceries? Find tips for helping you slash your food costs and keep your grocery bill in check. In many areas of the country, the price of fresh foods, meats, and boxed goods seems to have skyrocketed. It seems like you can’t buy anything in a … Read more
A blueberry coffee cake recipe made with butter, sugar, eggs, and milk, blueberry pie filling, and a butter crumb topping. Serve for breakfast or brunch. Long past it seems are the days where you would get invited over to a neighbor’s house for coffee and cake in the afternoon to share the local happenings. These … Read more
A classic pesto pasta salad made with Rotini pasta, basil pesto, green olives, pine nuts, cherry tomatoes, peas, and fresh basil. Serve as a side dish or bring to a picnic. What do you bring to the family picnic or work potluck when you just want something different? Try this flavorful pasta salad! I have … Read more
This classic taco salad recipe is made with ground beef, onion, green pepper, tomato, kidney beans, cheese, taco chips, and Western dressing. Serve this recipe for a summer picnic or take a batch of it along to a potluck. It seems difficult to think how many years this particular recipe has been made for our … Read more