Brown and serve rolls are a handy make-ahead holiday offering, and in general just nice to have stashed in the freezer for a busy night. Open up a jar of home canned beef stew, grab a few bake and...
Brussels Sprouts Salad Wreath
Holiday dinners are always a welcome indulgence, but sometimes it's nice to have a fresh, crisp something to bite in between the stuffing, gravy, potatoes, rolls and all the other good stuff. I...
Yellow Squash Custard Casserole With Bacon
Every year gardeners plant yellow squash, then dread the task of finding ways to use this vegetable up. I like to can, dehydrate, and freeze mine. How you preserve yellow squash determines how it...
Squash Hush Puppies
Hush puppies may be southern cuisine, but I grew to love them in California. My parents would take us to this very casual (and fantastic) restaurant at Lake Wohlford. They specialized in catfish...
Refrigerator Pickles
My brother-in-law Greg doesn't like dill, so he typically passes over the pickles. I make three kinds of pickles, and one of them sans-dill, or so I thought. I brought some to our family camping...
Smashed Potato Salad
Have you ever boiled potatoes for potato salad, and overcooked them? With the kind of potato salad I make during the holidays, it would completely ruin my salad. For my holiday potato salad, I need...