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Recipe called Family Pie 
My grandmother was German and she made a cake she called Family Pie.She made a pone bread with lots of lard and baked it. She made this several times and ...

Do you have a recipe for mustard greens? 
With mustard green season coming up I need a recipe for greens and ham. Hope you can help! Is it basically the same as for collards?

I use the same ...

Baked Ziti 
Hey, I love your blog, your fried chicken recipe is awesome!
I had a question, do you have a southern spin on baked Ziti? Or possibly a homemade sauce ...

Fluffy Biscuits 
Hi Mama

How can I get my biscuits to rise up to be fluffy and soft..?
mine are hard on the bottom and on top sorta flat... I don't know what I'm ...

Cooking for a birthday party  
Hi Mama,

I am originally from Kentucky and now live in Canada. My husband's 40th birthday is coming up next week and I want to cook our family and ...

Pone Bread 
My mom used to make sausage gravy and a bread that was put in the oven. We called it pone bread or leave it alone bread, but it was like a buttermilk ...

Grammar mistake 
You have some good looking recipes, but I would offer the suggestion that you do a better job of editing your recipes. There is a glaring, incorrect use ...

Chocolate frosting that hardens 
I'm looking for a recipe for a chocolate frosting that hardens like fudge. My mother-in-law used to make it and unfortunately I waited to long to get the ...

About an old recipe that my Mom made and I can find NOwhere.  Not rated yet
My Mom made a dessert that was so great. You made it in the old fashion metal ice trays with the dividers removed. It had fruit cocktail and gram cracker ...

Icing (old fashioned & homemade)  Not rated yet
My grandmother used to make the best homemade icing for cakes... I remember egg whites and Hersheys powdered cocoa and sugar and whisks... The icing would ...

cooking/recipes  Not rated yet
I am looking for a recipe for Cornbread cake. All the ones I find online are essentially a cornbread recipe with a little sugar added , or one with no ...

Rapid Rise yeast roll recipe  Not rated yet
What kind of shortening do I use and how do I add it to my dry ingredients?


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I'm guessing that this is the ...

Red Velvet  Not rated yet
Hey Mama,
I used your Red Velvet Cake recipe and made cupcakes with it but they didn't turn red they went brown and I'm not sure why and I don't know ...

Granulated Pork Seasonings  Not rated yet
We are trying to lower our fat intake and someone suggested I season my veggies like squash and beans with this powdered ham flavoring. Well.....I have ...

recipe  Not rated yet
I really really need a GOOD recipe for chicken and dressing! Hope you can help.

Here is a wonderful recipe for baked chicken:
Baked Chicken

And,...

your stuffed pork chop recipe  Not rated yet
Is that the right oven temperature and cooking time for baking the stuffed pork chops or is that the time for the grilled ones? It's confusing in the recipe ...

Recipe  Not rated yet
Hi Mama,
Do you have a recipes for hoe cakes...?
Thanks

Hey there Sian!

Hoecakes, johnny cakes or corn fritters are all the same. Basically they ...

Broccoli Cheese Soup  Not rated yet
Hi Mama,
In your broccoli cheese soup recipe I was wondering if there was any other cheese that could be used instead of the velveeta cheese...?

Hi ...

Blueberry Muffins  Not rated yet
Hi Mama,
I was wondering if you had a blueberry muffin recipe and if you can use other fruits apart from blueberries...?

Hey there Sian!

I don't ...

A Few Questions  Not rated yet
Hi Mama,
I got a few questions for you
What can I use instead of graham cracker crumbs...?
And how long can I keep the biscuits and how do I store them....

Banana Nut Bread  Not rated yet
Hi Mama,
I reading the banana nut bread recipe and I was wondering if walnuts could be used instead of pecan...?

Hey there Sian!

The answer is Absolutely!...

outback bread recipe  Not rated yet
how do you make this bread without a bread machine? Thank you.

I've never made it without using a bread machine so I did a little research and here'...

how to braid bread dough  Not rated yet
I would love a good source for learning the art of braiding bread dough.

Hey there Sandy!

Braided bread sure is pretty and it isn't as difficult ...

candied sweet potatoes  Not rated yet
how do i make baked candied sweet potatoes?


Hey there Markia!

I thought I had posted the recipe but I guess not so I'm glad you asked!

Here'...

Measurements  Not rated yet
I am just into making cakes, so far I have done great, but now I have a recipe that call for 3/4 cup of butter,I'm not sure if that is one stick of butter ...

homemade spaghetti sauce  Not rated yet
I plan to make your homemade spaghetti sauce and to cook it for 2 1/2 hours. I have a gas stove should it be cooked on low heat like one or two? Or higher?...

cookbook  Not rated yet
i order a cookbook a 2 months back and never recieve it but my card was charge. what is the deal


Hey there!

I'm sorry for any confusion or inconvenience ...

Self-Rising Flour  Not rated yet
I know the difference between self-rising flour and plain or cake flour such as adding baking powder, soda and salt to the plain flour. But is there ever ...

frying chicken, seafood, etc.  Not rated yet
Most recipes call for oil to be at a depth of 1, 1 1/2, 2 ,3 inches deep. If I am using a 12 in. cast iron skillet or a 5 qt. Dutch oven, how many cups ...

Momma, how can I make fried chicken crispy without burning??  Not rated yet
How can I make fried chicken crispy without burning the chicken?


Hey there Sierra!

There are a couple of tricks to crispy fried chicken.

I ...

Cooking Meat in a Crock Pot  Not rated yet
How many hours can I leave meat cooking on low in a crock pot? I started a fresh ham 4 hours ago. It is still not done and time for us to go to bed. Should ...

Homemade Banana Ice Cream  Not rated yet
I was wondering if you have a recipe for homemade banana ice cream? My Aunt Nancy used to make it every summer, and I even wrote about it in a poem from ...

What do you suggest to cook for someone who has lost a loved one in the wintertime? Meatloaf? Help!  Not rated yet
Any suggestions on what to bring to family....

Hey there Stephanie ,

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.

I think the best thing that you ...

neck bones  Not rated yet
What do you do with these?

Hey there Stephanie!

It really depends upon what type of neck bones you are talking about.

Turkey and Chicken neck ...

Greens and Beans  Not rated yet
Hello,

My Grandma used to make me Greens and Beans with cornbread. She has passed away and I was wondering if you would know of what kind of ...

Tomato Gravy   Not rated yet
Do you have a recipe for tomato gravy I have found several on the net but they all call for diced tomato's that's not what I'm looking for. My mom used ...

what recipe would i use to make cornbread for a12inch iron skillet  Not rated yet
I found a recipe on your site for cornbread and i was needing to know how to make it for a 12 inch iron skillet. please help

The recipe that I posted ...

How do I cook turnips?  Not rated yet
How do I cook turnips?

When choosing your turnips, the smaller, the better. Larger turnips (larger than 3" wide) tend to be bitter while smaller ...

Storing a coconut cream pie  Not rated yet
How do I store your coconut cream pie till tomorrow? In the frgridg.

Yes, you store it in the refrigerator.

Do you have a recipe for Southern Boil?  Not rated yet
My family had visited Georgia a couple of years ago, and we stopped at a restaurant and I had what I believe was called Southern Boil. I loved it, I've ...

Rapid rise yeast roll recipe  Not rated yet
I would like to know if you have a recipe for that rapid rise yeast. Thanks

Hey there Jackie!

You can buy rapid rise yeast in the grocery store....