Smokey, creamy, cheesey, spicy, deliciousness topped off with a crunchy topping!!! You can’t get better than this! It’s my version of El Paso BBQ ‘s mac & cheese. Yields 4 servings 1/2 lb Elbow macaroni 1 Pint home canned pulled pork or 1 lb 3 Cups broth or water 3 […]
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Creamy Chicken & Biscuits
Along with the fact that this dish is pure comfort food, it’s quick, easy, delicious and straight out of my panty! I use my home canned chicken and my budget friendly homemade buttermilk biscuits! Yields 9 x 13 pan 1 Pint chicken (home canned or 16 oz store bought) 1 […]
Buttermilk Biscuits
My favorite biscuit recipe of all time, I make them weekly and have for my entire adult life!
Pumpkin Dessert
Need the perfect fall dessert in a flash?? This is it! Quick, easy, delicious and beautiful enough to be served on your Thanksgiving table! Yields a 9 x 13 pan Pumpkin Custard 2 1/2 Cups pumpkin puree (not pie filling) 1 1/2 Cups granulated sugar 4 Large eggs 1 12 […]
Amish Peanut Butter ~ Church Spread
If you grew up around Amish communites, there’s a good change you’ve had this before. It’s creamy, delious and unforgettable! Yields 1 3/4 cups 1 Cup corn syrup 1/2 Cup creamy peanut butter 1/4 cup marshmellow cream Mix it all together! Spead on bread, crackers, toast, pancakes, waffles, chocolate, cookies, […]
Substitutions
One thing to keep in mind when cooking from your pantry and what you have on hand is substitutions. We may not always want or have the “luxury” to run to the store. Keep this list handy! I have created recipe cards you can cut out and laminate to keep […]
Classic Beef & Cheddar Cheese Ball
Now here’s a blast from the past! This is my mom’s cheese ball recipe and the cheese ball to end all cheese balls! My absolute fav! 8 oz Cream cheese 1 Jar Old English cheese spread 3 Shakes of liquid smoke 2 oz Dried beef, rinsed well and chopped 1 […]
Classic Philly Cheese Ball
You gotta love this cheese ball classic! A great Fall treat, I like to serve this on my charcutrie board for the appetizer portion on Thanksgivig Day. It is so loved! (If a cheese ball can be loved!) 8 oz Cracker Barrel sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 8 oz Philidelphia cream […]
Supreme Pizza Soup
This quick and easy recipe is not only kid/family friendly, it is super delicious!! You can use fresh, canned, frozen, dried or freeze dried food to make this even easier! This is one of my Home Canned Pantry Meals! Yields 4 – 6 servings 1 qt Pasta sauce 2 qts […]
Pickled Peppers ~ Small Batch Canning
End of garden canning! Do you have a pound or two of peppers left from your garden?? Wondering what you should do with them?? Small batch pickling of course! Yields 6 half pints 2 lbs Peppers (jalapeno, serrano, etc…) 3 Cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced 2 1/2 Cups white […]