Old-Fashioned Comfort Foods
Russian Teacake Cookies are an easy and fun Christmas cookie made with confectioners sugar and chopped pecans. Also known as snowball cookies, these powdered treats will melt in your mouth. These are an annual favorite around our house at Christmas and it wouldn’t seem the same if we didn’t enjoy these at least once a … Read more
An easy holiday rum cake recipe made with yellow cake mix, French vanilla pudding, Bacardi Rum, and topped with chopped pecans. Serve this for a Christmas or New Year’s party or as part of a holiday brunch menu. How can you pass up a moist yellow bundt cake soaked with a rum glaze? Trust me, … Read more
A chicken salad recipe made with chicken, crisp fall apples, dried cranberries, celery, pecans, green onions, and mayonnaise. Serve this delicious chicken salad for brunch or a luncheon on a croissant along with fresh fruit and a mimosa. Everyone loves chicken salad, right? This is one of those recipes that became popular some time in … Read more
An old-fashioned date bread recipe made with butter, eggs, pecans, and chopped dates and baked in a loaf pan. Serve this quick bread for breakfast, brunch, or as a dessert. I happen to love dates. They are sweet, chewy, and nutty. This recipe is from my mom’s recipe box collection and I still make it … Read more
A banana muffins recipe with a special raw sugar topping that brings out the sweetness of the bananas and adds a nice sweet crunch to the muffin tops. Serve these banana muffins warm with butter for breakfast or brunch. Finely chopped pecans add a nice complementary flavor to these muffins and the raw sugar partially … Read more
Chopped ham tea sandwiches are filled with ham, cheese, egg, sour cream, green onions, and chopped pecans. Serve them for an afternoon tea party or part of a summer brunch menu. They would also be a nice addition to a bridal or baby shower menu. In the photo, there are three different ways to serve … Read more
This recipe for homemade apple nut bread is made with apples, sour cream, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and chopped pecans. Fill the house with the wonderful aroma of this fresh apple nut bread baking in the oven. Everyone in your household will be waiting for it to come out of the oven and cool down enough … Read more
A chocolate pecan sauce recipe made with chocolate chips, cream, butter, vanilla and ground pecans. Serve this chocolate sauce over homemade ice cream or your favorite dessert. Smooth milk chocolate and finely ground pecans make a wonderful sweet and salty combo together in a dessert sauce. This chocolate recipe makes a delicious ice cream topping … Read more
An easy coffeecake recipe made with flour, sugar, milk, and butter, and topped with brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans. Serve this coffee cake warm for breakfast, brunch or an afternoon snack and add a sweet treat to your day. Brown sugar and pecans on top form a crunchy crust that gives a nice texture to … Read more
This sweet peach coffee cake recipe is made with peach pie filling, cinnamon, brown sugar, and finely chopped pecans. The subtle nutty flavor of the pecan Streusel topping complements the sweet chunks of peaches. The coffeecake recipe has a finer crumb and is a nice treat for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon snack. It also … Read more