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Tasty Easy Meatloaf

***This recipe for Easy Tasty Meatloaf originally appeared on Loaves and Dishes on March 12, 2015 and has been updated with new information*** Welcome to Loaves and Dishes you lovely reader, you! Thank you for visiting me today! Is it rainy where you are? It is here. It has been raining ever since I made pizza! Know what is GREAT on a rainy day? Tasty Easy Meatloaf! ...

Creamy Mushrooms

***This recipe for Creamy Mushrooms first appeared on Loaves and Dishes on April 19, 2015 and new information has been added!*** Oh MY GOSH – ya'll !!! These creamy mushrooms are to DIE for!! The first bite and you are going to just melt into your seat! I snuck my first bite standing at the stove and melting is not something you should do standing in front of your stove! It ALMOST happened! ...

Southern Hot Pimento Cheese

What’s better than cold pimento cheese on a hot day? Some spicy southern hot pimento cheese, for one thing! If you don’t believe me, ask the folks who attended my last Taste of Stokes program! ...

Zesty Cucumber Tomato Salad

Believe me, I know better than anyone that our eyeballs love cheesy, gooey, chocolatey, dripping delicious wonders of unapologetic comfort food, BUT we HAVE to use up those wonderful garden vegetables and what better way than with a country helping of Zesty Cucumber Tomato Salad? ...

Vinegar Pie

***This recipe for Vinegar Pie originally appeared on Loaves and Dishes on February 14, 2016 and has been updated with NEW information*** I’ve always been on the side of the underdog and I guess that isn’t going to change. Happy Valentines Day, my friend. I have a special tongue-in-cheek treat for you today. Maybe we should say, tongue in pie - wait. No. That is a weird picture in my head. ...

How to Cook Canned New Potatoes

So many years ago (thinking about it makes my head spin), the lunch ladies at my elementary school (back when lunch ladies REALLY cooked and REALLY knew how to cook!) would lovingly dip a few new potatoes onto my tray once per week. Know what? I LOVED those canned new potatoes! Today, I'll show you How to Cook Canned New Potatoes ...

Classic Mashed Potatoes

This is a favorite dish in the Loaves and Dishes kitchen and we gobble it down at least once per week. Classic Mashed Potatoes go with EVERYTHING! ...

Apples and Ale Barbecue Chicken

You are probably going to look at this recipe for Apples and Ale Barbecue Chicken and say, “Wendi THAT is just taking it a BIT too far”. Then again, you haven’t tasted Apples and Ale Barbecue Chicken yet, so you should hold your judgement until you do, OK? ...