Skip to: Appetizers and Snacks, Main Dishes
Side Dishes, Soups and Stews , Breads, Desserts,
Breakfast, Sauces and Gravies, Pantry Staples
Mixes and Seasonings, Canning and Preserving
Drinks, Low(ish) Carb and Less(er) Processed
Food has been (and still is) a big part of family, church, hobbies and traditions I’ve had throughout my life.
I’m sharing the recipes that my family has made throughout the years. Some recipes have spanned five generations of my family, like Granny Mac’s Okra Gumbo.
Some recipes are newer additions, such as Firehouse Spaghetti, which came from family friends.
I’ll also be sharing the way we preserve our harvests. And the way we cook our wild game, seafood and meat animals we harvest, too.
My food philosophy has changed over the years. I still think these recipes are worth preserving. I still make a lot of them. I also have people in the family that need the recipes tweaked for health reasons.
As I work on lessening the carbs (or replacing the processed ingredients) for the recipes, I’ll make notes for them or publish the newer version and leave the original as is.
Without further ado…
Let’s get cookin’, Y’all!
The recipes in blue are already here. The ones in black are dilly-dallying and will be here soon.
Appetizers and Snacks
Nuked Nachos
Pepper Popper Dip
Sausage Balls
Spinach Dip
Queso
Main Dishes
Beef
Hearty Rice Dressing
Mushroom Beef Stroganoff
Zesty Sloppy Joe’s
Pork and Rabbit
Pork and Rice
Rabbit Fricassee
Poultry
Cassoulet (easier and quicker version)
Chicken and Rice (Instant Pot)
Chicken Salad
Crawfish Boil Rooster and Rice
Sticky Chicken
Sausage and Boudin
Boudin Baked Potatoes
Sausage and Sauerkraut
Seafood ( with things from ponds, creeks and swamps thrown in for good measure)
Vegetarian ( just kidding, I put bacon, broth or butter in almost everything. But these are mostly vegetables)
Lentil Sloppy Joe’s
Mushroom Stroganoff
Red Beans and Rice ( Instant Pot)
Wild Game
Fried Squirrel
Side Dishes
Fried Green Tomatoes
No Drain Macaroni Noodles
Potato Gnocchi
Soups and Stews
Campbell’s Tomato Soup copycat
Chicken Gnocchi Soup ( copycat Olive Garden)
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
No Peek Oven Stew with Dumplings
Pawpaw Ted’s Potato Soup
Breads
Grandma’s Bread
Desserts
Cakes
Italian Cream Cake
Mrs. Wiemer’s Chocolate Cake ( Wesson Oil Cake)
Pies
Breakfast
Smokey Bacon
Sauces and Gravies
Alfredo Sauce
Pantry Staples
Homemade Mayonnaise
Mixes and Seasonings
Canning and Preserving
Water Bath Recipes
Mayhaw Jelly
Pressure Canning Recipes
Dried Beans
Purple Hull and other Southern Cow Peas
Freezer Recipes
Dehydrator and Oven Drying Recipes
Drinks
Wassail
Eggnog
Homemade Fruit Juice Kool Aids
Low(ish) Carbs and Less(er) Processed Options
Replacement Ravioli
Victor’s Sugar ( Swerve and Splenda Magic Bake replacement)
Instant Pot and Manual Pressure Cooker Recipes
Chicken and Rice
Mashed Potatoes , No Drain
Red Beans and Rice
Visit a little while longer…
You can see my adventures teaching children’s ministry, stories about church and get a few resources on The Front Pew.
Visit with Bonnie the Farm Dog and her friends over in Bonnie’s Corner. Children’s coloring pages and printables plus Bonnie’s Life Lessons
Get to know the family and friends who have shaped us into the grown ups we’ve become by reading about The People who Built Us.
If you wanna read some stories about gardening, more family gatherings, and visit around the wood stove, take a walk out back to 🚜 The Barn.
To watch videos of ATV rides, read our huntin’ and fishin’ stories, and get your boots a lil muddy, take a stroll through 🌳 The Woods & Water.
Get you a glass of sweet tea and sit on the porch of The House to visit with us through our family stories, childhood memories, history and funny moments.