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Scotcharoos

A Midwestern Classic

If you grew up in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, or Illinois, when you hear the word “Scotcharoos,” your mouth most likely starts watering in anticipation. If you grew up anywhere else, you probably have no idea what those of us from the fly-over states are getting all hot and bothered about. But wait! It’s high time you were introduced to these delicious little “Rice Krispee Treats on Steroids” and found out what all the fuss is about. Scotcharoos’ time has come… the rest of the world has waited too long to learn about these treats!

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Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Old Bananas In The Fruit Bowl?

I am the first to admit it: every week I start out with the best of intentions. I make my grocery list, stick to it about 95% (sometimes a stray bag of chips or carton of ice cream makes it in the cart… sneaky snack food…), and fill up my various food storage spots with mostly healthy foods. One of those foods is bananas in the fruit basket.

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Homemade Marshmallows Recipe

These easy-to-make old-fashioned homemade marshmallows are so much more delicious than anything you'll ever buy in the grocery store!

Let’s talk marshmallows for a moment or two, shall we? I’m sure these little squares of heavenly deliciousness don’t exactly come up in daily conversation very often, but really… they should. When I was a kid, I thought the be-all-end-all in the marshmallow world was those giant things you get in a bag at the grocery store. That was before I tried homemade marshmallows. My eyes were open to new levels of yum that I just can’t describe. I found this recipe for homemade marshmallows several years ago, have been fiddling with it ever since, and I think it’s finally perfected.

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15 Tried & True Kitchen Tips

Old-Fashioned Cooking Tips That Work

With all of the modern-day conveniences and tools that are designed to make cooking “easier,” sometimes it’s nice to have a few tips, tricks, or “hacks” that come from years of experience to fall back on. So many of the following cooking tips come straight from grandma’s kitchen and were figured out through trial & error along the way.

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Foolproof Pie Crust

Time to come clean: Up until a few months ago, I had never been able to make a pretty pie. I was one of those people that my dad (a professional chef, that taught me how to make my first pie from scratch when I was about 6…) would make fun of. Yup. I’d go out an buy a pie crust from the freezer section of the supermarket. I just figured that pie crusts were super finniky, and frankly, I just didn’t have the time or patience to make them pretty. And honestly, I had run across so many pie crust recipes that called for ingredients to be super cold, or don’t handle much, or… just. No. As the meme goes, “I ain’t got time for that!”

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Grandma’s Applesauce Pie

Old Fashioned Applesauce Pie Goodness

I’ll be honest with y’all here… until a couple of years ago, I’d never even heard of this pie. When you think about it, though, this pie actually makes a lot of sense. I imagine that back in the “good old days” before modern refrigeration and grocery stores with produce sections as big as a modern house, getting creative with fruit pie fillings was kind of the norm. I can just imagine a housewife in the ’20s wanting to make an apple pie for her family, having no fresh apples on hand, but instead having all that applesauce she processed and canned the previous fall. A little creativity, and bing-bang-boom, the applesauce pie was born.

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Homemade Baked Beans

It’s inevitable. Every time there’s a potluck, home bbq, cookout, or any other gathering of family/friends (that’s not, like, Christmas or Thanksgiving…) I’m asked to make my famous baked beans. Now, granted, these homemade baked beans are really tasty, but I’m not sure I like being known as the “bringer of the beans…” but maybe that’s just me. Anyway, I thought I was high time I shared this yummy recipe with the masses (you, of course, being one of the “masses”.).

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One-Pan American Goulash

An American Classic

As most of you know by now, I grew up in the Midwest. As such, rustic, homemade casseroles and such took up a large percentage of the dinner table. This one-pan American goulash was one of those meals that both Mom & Dad would repeatedly make for us. Not only was it easy and inexpensive to throw together, but it was (and is) absoultely delicious. And it fills the tummy without emptying the pocketbook, if you catch my drift.

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Southern Hummingbird Cake Recipe

A Southern Classic

As most of you know, I’m originally from Iowa. Until I moved to the Deep South ten years ago, I had never heard of Hummingbird Cake. But after trying a slice at a church potluck (yup, they still do those down here!), I was hooked. I had to put my own spin on a recipe for Southern Hummingbird Cake. And after a few attempts, I think you’ll agree… I’ve hit the nail on the head.

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Baked Rice Pudding in the Deep Covered Baker

An Old-Fashioned Treat

There are times in today’s fast-paced world when the simpler pleasures of the “good old days” seem to be the only thing to keep us going. That’s totally the case with me and baked rice pudding. Sure, I could go out to a diner and get a scoop, or even go to the store and buy the premade stuff, but what’s the fun in that?

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Scotcharoos

A Midwestern Classic

Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Old Bananas In The Fruit Bowl?

Homemade Marshmallows Recipe

15 Tried & True Kitchen Tips

Old-Fashioned Cooking Tips That Work

Foolproof Pie Crust

Grandma’s Applesauce Pie

Old Fashioned Applesauce Pie Goodness

Homemade Baked Beans

One-Pan American Goulash

An American Classic

Southern Hummingbird Cake Recipe

A Southern Classic

Baked Rice Pudding in the Deep Covered Baker

An Old-Fashioned Treat

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