Blog • Loaves and Dishes

THE SECRET TO PERFECT SOUTHERN SWEET TEA

I know, I know, “Wendi! What’s with putting up a cool refreshing glass of The Secret to Perfect Southern Sweet Tea while most of the nation is covered in hurricane mess?”. Well, I’ll tell you why. This site is about comfort food - unapologetically so - and there is NOTHING that is more comforting than a big tall glass of my mama’s southern sweet tea. It tastes EXACTLY like home. ...

THE SECRET TO BREADING THAT STICKS

Admit it. You LOVE fried chicken, fried green tomatoes and chicken fried steak. You NEVER fix it for dinner because every time you attempt to make it, the breading slides off in the pan leaving your dish naked and ugly. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME! Don’t sweat it, just read on and that will NEVER be a problem again. EVER. Because here we have THE SECRET TO BREADING THAT STICKS. ...

Creamy No Stir Parmesan Mushroom Risotto

Date night at home! Whoot Whoot! You can make something that tastes better than what you buy at a restaurant and will certainly be more affordable! I mean seriously, when was the last time you prepared something as classy as a Creamy No Stir Parmesan Mushroom Risotto? Sounds difficult, doesn’t it? Nothing could be easier! ...

HOW DO YOU GET RID OF PANTRY MOTHS

I've really struggled with whether or not to write this post. I know y'all would probably rather read about risotto, chocolate cakes and bacon wrapped cheese stuffed doodles. If you are squeamish, this might not be the post for you. Sometimes though, there are things you just need to know such as HOW DO YOU GET RID OF PANTRY MOTHS? ...

Homemade Chicken and Drop Dumplings

In a comfort food show down what would win? I’m pretty sure Homemade Chicken and Drop Dumplings would be right at the top of the list for “creamy from scratch chicken goodness”. ...

CHOCOLATE CHESS PIE

Sometimes you make a pie because you have a good reason and sometimes the good reason is that your sweet tooth will soon devour your tongue if you don’t feed it. Who needs an excuse to eat pie, anyway? No one we want to be friends with, right? That is especially true with Chocolate Chess Pie. ...

Peach Pie with a Pecan Brown Sugar Crumble

Hello sweet smell of summer! Do you smell it too? Fresh green grass. Summer rain in the air. The green smell of tomato plants heavy with fruit. Round full beautiful peaches at the fruit stand? But wait till you smell this Peach Pie with a Pecan Brown Sugar Crumble. Seriously. ...

Orange Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake

Admit it. You haven’t heard about coffee cake since around about 1978, right? But why? It’s so delicious with fluffy cinnamon cake, gooey sticky syrup and a creamy luscious icing? Where did the coffee cake go? I don’t know, but I promise, one taste of Orange Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake and you will be hooked all over again! ...