Eating Chicken in Appalachia
“Along with pork, our most commonly served meat was poultry. Mother raised chickens, and we had eggs and chicken to…
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Mountain Makin’s in the Smokies
“The early settlers in the Great Smokies were, of necessity, a self-sufficient folk. Isolated as they were, they had to…
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Foods that Take You Back to Childhood
It’s funny how certain foods take us right back to childhood. The dishes are usually high on our list of…
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How I Freeze Okra
Our okra crop has been terrific again this summer. I can barely keep it harvested before more pods are ready…
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How to Make Apple Butter
Several weeks back a reader asked if I could share my apple butter recipe. The recipe I use came from…
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Easy Almond Butter Cookies
Over the weekend I made a batch of almond butter cookies. I found the recipe in “The Folk School Cookbook.”…
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Freezing Blueberries
This has been a bumper year for our blueberry bushes. We’ve made pies, muffins, and cakes, but mostly we’ve eaten…
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Have You Ever Eaten Hacked Beans?
I recently received an interesting question about beans. —- Hi, Tipper. My great grandparents and kin moved to Spokane WA…
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How Granny Makes Kraut in Jars
A few weeks back when I posted about Granny gifting The Deer Hunter a jar of Christmas Kraut someone asked…
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Growing Green Beans in Southern Appalachia
The Deer Hunter and I have been knee deep in green beans 🙂 Green beans play a huge role in…
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Fried Corn
I rarely make fried corn, but I have good memories of it from childhood. My Mamaw used to make it….
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How I Make Applesauce
Last week Nan asked if I’d share how I make applesauce. My recipe is really simple. Since the ingredients are…
