Country-Style Green Beans and Potatoes

I grew up with country cooking.  What is country cooking you ask?  Well, for me, country cooking reflects a simpler time in life.  One where the ingredients were humble yet packed full of flavor.  There's something truly special about these sort of recipes.   In this blog post, we're diving…

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How to Make the Perfect Mexican Style Black Beans

You guys, I eat a lot of beans.  We are not vegans or vegetarians per-say, but the majority of our meals are plant-based. We have found this to not only be a healthier option for our family, but it helps keep our grocery expenses under control as well.  That being said, these aren't always the…

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Fried Cabbage with Creamed Tomatoes Recipe

Part of the food culture in West Virginia is serving simple and inexpensive meals.  But don't be fooled.  Just because our food is cheap and inexpensive doesn't mean our flavor is.  In fact, my elders could take the cheapest, most simple ingredient like cabbage and turn it into something s…

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Homemade French Fried Onions

The other night I made these incredible Crockpot BBQ Beef Sandwiches and I wanted french fried onions to put on top for a little crunch.  However, I didn't have any, and I'm trying to not go to the store as much these days, so I did a little research on how to make them myself.  You will no…

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How to Dress Up Canned Green Beans

If you follow me on social media you will know that I worked as a lunch lady at my son's school last year.  One of the things I was "famous" for among the students was my green beans.  No these weren't fresh from the garden green beans.  Girl, these weren't even frozen green b…

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How to Make Rice Pilaf in the Instant Pot

I love my Instant Pot.  Everyday I'm finding new ways to make my favorite recipes a whole lot easier.  One such recipe is my  rice pilaf.  Not that rice pilaf in itself is difficult to make, but with the Instant Pot there is a lot less babysitting it.  Full of rich, savory flavor, rice pilaf is on…

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The BEST Easy Macaroni Salad Recipe

As you all know yesterday was the 4th of July and I hosted some friends for a BBQ.  Usually my go to BBQ side would be my Mom's Famous Potato Salad  , recently my friend gave me a recipe to what is quite literally The BEST Easy Macaroni Salad Recipe I have ever had in my life! All of my friends …

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How to Make Perfect Baked Potato Recipe

If you ask me the potato is a highly underrated food.  It's cheap, easily accessible, and the possibilities are endless. Fried, boiled, mashed, and my personal favorite baked!  However, there is an art to getting baked potatoes just right and today I am going to show you How to Make the Perfect…

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Vegan Stuffing with a Walnut Sausage Recipe

We've almost come to an end to my first vegan Thanksgiving menu, and no holiday menu would be complete without stuffing, or dressing, or whatever you want to call it at your house because there are no rules here on the matter.  This is a safe space.   Of course it would have been easy to make m…

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How to Make Perfect Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

I love mashed potatoes.  I could stop this post right here, go straight to the recipe, and that's all you need to know.  Mashed potatoes are literally one of my favorite foods, my spirit animal food if you will, but I have a confession.  I would often buy instant or microwavable mashed potatoes…

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