Cornbread & Storytelling
Cornbread is the quintessential bread of Appalachia. Although batter recipes vary, the key to making traditional cornbread is to use…
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The Time For Putting Up
put up verb phrase To put away, store.1969 DARE FW Addit (KY) = to store, put away, or put in storage as in a…
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Flower Butter
I’ve eaten butter mixed with honey, syrup, and jelly all my life. I’ve also eaten it mixed with garlic. I…
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The Year of the Cucumber
Our cucumbers have produced so much this year that we can hardly keep them picked. Even with daily harvesting there’s…
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Zucchini Squash Casserole
Zucchini Squash Casserole Mix everything together except crackers. Pour into a greased casserole dish. Add crushed crackers to top and…
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Zucchini Bread with Coconut
I have several zucchini bread recipes in my collection and I like them all. Recently I was flipping through my…
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Okra is Lady Fingers??
Jing Orange Okra Did you know okra is sometimes called lady’s fingers? I’ve never heard it called that myself, but…
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Green Beans in Appalachia
Green beans play a huge role in the food scene of Appalachia. Most folks who garden in the area have…
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Best Eating in July
Fresh green beans and new potatoes It was the time of the year when tables groaned under the delights of…
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Chocolate Pound Cake
When I first started cooking in Granny’s kitchen one of my favorite cookbooks to use was Cook and Love It…
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Old Canning Jars
We harvested our cabbage yesterday. It wasn’t our best crop of cabbage, but it was better than we thought it…
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Freezing Garlic
The first garlic Matt and I ever planted came from Granny’s Aunt Susie. I still have some of it growing…
