An Old-Fashioned Cabbage Recipe Made with Bacon, Onions and Pork Drippings Mom’s Fried Cabbage with Onions and Bacon is an old-fashioned side dish made with thinly sliced cabbage, sweet onions, bacon, caraway seed and, when you have them, savory pork drippings. The cabbage cooks low and slow until it is tender and buttery, with lightly browned onions and smoky pieces of bacon throughout. This is the cabbage my mom has been making for years to serve alongside our pork roast and dumplings, and it is one of those simple family recipes where a handful of basic and most affordable ingredients…
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Continue ReadingA Simple Old-Fashioned Pork Roast Made Low And Slow Mom’s Pork Roast is one of those recipes that proves you do not need a long list of ingredients to make really delicious food. My mom has been making this pork roast for as long as I can remember. It is…
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The Taco Salad That Shows Up At Every Midwest Party This Midwestern Taco Salad is one of those recipes that might make absolutely no sense until you eat it. Iceberg lettuce. Seasoned ground beef. Shredded cheese. Doritos. And the ingredient that I will argue is VERY important here: Western Dressing.…
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Easy to Make and Easy to Clean Up Baked Parmesan Chicken Tenders are an easy dinner that bakes up quickly in the oven. Grated Parmesan, butter, pancake mix ,and some seasonings and herbs make these tenders crispy and flavorful. This recipe is so good, it will become a regular in…
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Continue ReadingThe Ultimate Summer Dish This Tomato Pasta is THE pasta of the summer. It’s an amazing mix of oven roasted tomatoes and garlic, plus oregano and olive oil. This recipe is salty, sweet, and served with peppery cheese. Everyone will ask for this all summer long. It’s also a great…
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Origins Of This Soup There are tons of versions of this easy Macaroni & Hamburger Soup on Pinterest. It goes by many names, my most favorite being “Bachelor Stew.” The whole idea of this soup is ease and affordability. My version reminds me of how soup in a can USED…
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Make Something Amazing Even Better My family and I get together once a year in the spring to make pierogi. Because it’s an annual event, we always want to be certain to make as many as possible. Most years we make well over 700+ pierogi. If you think that sounds…
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An Exciting New Use for Thanksgiving Leftovers If you haven’t heard of Stuffing Waffles, just know they are a thing, trust me. And not just any thing, but a wonderful thing. I am all for giving credit where credit is due, but for the life of me I cannot remember where…
