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This is another recipe I snagged off r/Old_Recipes over on Reddit. This is one that blew completely up and seemed to be all that people were posting about 4-5 years ago, but I hadn’t actually gotten around to trying the cake until now. We haven’t …

I generally mix flours on the fly per recipe. But, this time I thought I might as well throw together a larger batch of the blend I planned to use for a cake I was baking, to make things easier later. This should be one …

This soup idea was lightly adapted from another older recipe that I ran across on Reddit and squirreled away in my saved posts. This time, in the comments on an r/soup post requesting some sauerkraut soup recipes. HauntedMeow was kind enough to contribute this variation …

I picked up some mushrooms, leeks, and baby spinach on sale, at the same time as a fresh box of the havreris that I have come to love here. So, a plan suggested itself. Havreris is a nearly-wholegrain form of oats available here, pushed as …

I was recently reminded that I hadn’t made something like this in a while, by one of Backyard Chef’s videos: Johnny Marzetti – One of the most important dishes in modern American cooking!. I felt like he seriously overstated that part, not being as personally …

Today, I was in the mood for something warm, filling, and low effort. It’s been a low energy day, and my musculoskeletal system is protesting the weather. Some type of one pot noodle dish seemed just about perfect. And the Instant Pot makes these much …

Biscuits are one of my favorite things to do with leftover mashed potatoes. And cheesy potato biscuits are even better! To go with this batch, I decided to try one intriguingly simple recipe from Elina Hultberg, which I ran across on YouTube (Swedish language): Her …

When colder days start settling in, some of the foods my mind starts going around to are always pork and the new season root vegetables. Within my family, I (Gen X) did grow up a couple of generations down the line from fall hog butchering …

It’s the time of year that apples are in prime season, and warm desserts start looking very tempting. I picked up some nice fresh cooking apples, and had been plotting some good things to do with them. There are so many appealing options! I had …

I love Southern Louisiana style home cooking in the way that only someone from another region of the South who has spent the last 20+ years in Europe can love Southern Louisiana food. It’s not even my home, but by now the distinctive flavors feel …