My mom made "Ham Salad" for us as kids. I never knew that it didn't contain any ham. She would have the butcher grind up the ends of the bologna and mix it with pickle relish and mayonnaise. I make ham...
I've always loved fresh greens of nearly any kind, but collard and turnip are my favorites. My mom and my granny told me how to make these years ago by adding a spoonfull of this and a little of that....
This is the way my mama taught me! Please don't omit reading my tips for the steps :) The name Ruskie Pierogi (meaning Russian Pierogi), does not mean these are Russian! It is just the way potato pierogi...
One of my dad's signature dishes. He loves making czwikla and always has extra jars on hand to pass around to family and neighbors. Adjust the horseradish to your liking of "heat". The mount for this recipe...
This is as close as I could get on duplicating my mama's macaroni and cheese dish. Hers was the best and requested all the time. This recipe is from memory of watching my mother make her macaroni and cheese....
Shrimp is an unusual and great addition to this potato salad recipe. Onion and pepper not only add a little crunch, they give the dish nice flavor. What we really loved, though, was the parsley. It adds...
One time when we went to Silver Dollar City they had something similar to this there, but it had sausage in it. I came up with my version minus the sausage to be used as a side dish.
This is an awesome recipe to enhance your favorite Mexican meal. You can spoon this over cream cheese (or not)and serve with tortilla chips. I can promise that there won't be any leftover.
Easy to make, somewhat sweet and can be served as a side dish. It gets its lightly sweet flavor from caramelized apples. It can also be served as a dessert.
Being of Polish heritage, we had Sauerkraut and Noodles a lot when I was growing up, but they never tasted as good as this "doctored-up-from-the-basics" recipe I came up with. My family really loves this...
These are delicious Beans. I am always being asked for the recipe. More often than not, I add ground beef and bacon..This recipe is out of February 1998 issue of Taste of Home.. Enjoy!
I had never made stuffing until I recieved this recipe. Now my family requests it every holiday. I'm called the stuffing queen and the good thing is that is so easy to make. It can be made up the night...
This cucumber dish is a favorite among my husband's family. I learned to make this as a new bride back in the late 70's, and whenever we have an abundance of cucumbers in our garden. My mother-in-law would...
This is a double recipe, because once we were all married and brought our own families to my parents' for Christmas dinner, there could be 15+ people there. This is the only dressing my brother will touch,...
Looking for a new baked beans recipe for the summer? These baked beans are really simple to make, perfectly baked, and have the right balance of flavors. They filled the Test Kitchen with the wonderful...
Good old fashioned, Southern stewed potatoes. Funny, I hated these as a kid because they weren't mashed potatoes, but now that I'm older, I love em! They remind me of my grandma. She made them all the...
I can hardly call this a recipe, but every time I make it, I get compliments. EVERYONE likes the stuffing and I just smile and say thanks. It's up to you if you want to admit it's not homemade, but I guarantee...
Even members of my family who don't necessarily like zucchini, ate this up! Of course they might have been misled about the ingredients....lol (not really) I have used this as a side dish, as well as a...
Aha, another light bulb moment! This recipe is for true dumpling lovers. Tired of potatoes and rice? Why not serve a delicious side dish of Gravy and Dumplings? That is what we did for last night's supper....
These are just delicious,and since you start with canned beans I call them cheater beans. Must be the molasses and brown sugar and bacon, because this is one of my favorite sides. I even eat these as a...
I've been preparing my beans this way for years. I just wasn't a big fan of ground beef in my beans, so I tried it this way. It's always gone over well.
This is a delicious salad for anytime of the year. I make mine in trifle bowl..it's so pretty with the layers of color, and mighty tasty.. I figure with summer around the corner this would be a great time...
I use, & buy alot of cucumbers because they are always on sale and there are many ways to enjoy them. This is a easy refreshing salad and one way to use those cucumbers and this makes a excellent side...
These are my favorite rolls. A snow flake roll is a light and airy roll that has a slight chew to it. Melt some butter in the middle of these warm. They are so good. My daughter and I could consume 3-4...
This has to be another one of the best batter bread you will ever taste. By leaving the pears in little hunks...really lets you taste the delicious pears. The plums added a little more flavor, but did...
This is a recipe that I found in a church cookbook a few years back. I almost always serve this with home-made soup or chili for a delicious, satisfying meal. Sometimes I like to add chopped ham with the...
I Love Love Love did I say LOVE to bake bread! I make it daily. I also am a sports mom so I am on the go a lot! These are my Go-To rolls for the days I forget to start my bread to raise. They are my families...
So delicious that even carrot haters love this recipe. No one knows that they are eating carrots. Fill center with peas or any vegetable to your liking.
I have recently fallen in love with leeks. Every time I see a new way to prepare them, I am on it! This recipe is perhaps the simplest way of all, and I love it! Recipe: The Country Cooking of Ireland...
You ever get up very early (2 am) in the morning and don't want to read, watch TV, but want to do something creative. That was my morning today. I thought to myself, well I'll make my Mom's recipe for...
I don't venture off the sugar trail to often . If I do, it's because I've found something that I absolutely love and feel like it would be beneficial to you. And I definitely believe knowing how to make...