Blog • Loaves and Dishes

7 Secrets to the Richest Most Flavorful Cowboy Baked Beans Ever

December 9, 2016 / Updated July 1, 2025 / By Wendi Spraker

Ever wonder why some baked beans are rich, thick, smoky, sweet, barbecuey (is that even a word?) and deeply delicious while yours are flavorless and pale? You’ve tried adding some molasses, ketchup, weenies, ground beef or maybe brown sugar to the store bought baked beans but…… nope. No use. Great news! I’m sharing my 7 Secrets to the Richest Most Flavorful Cowboy Baked Beans Ever. These are … [Read more...]

Traditional Holiday Stuffing

December 2, 2016 / Updated July 1, 2025 / By Wendi Spraker

It is an itch you just HAVE to scratch. No, It's not a skin fungus - silly. It is a metaphorical itch. An itch to do something memorable and spectacular. Perhaps your itch is to do something you never did before. You want to complete a “bucket list” item? Conceivably, you might need to figure out what your bucket list items are. What does this have to do with Traditional Holiday Stuffing you ask? … [Read more...]

Easy Chicken Pie

November 29, 2016 / Updated May 29, 2020 / By Wendi Spraker

Amidst the festivities I know it seems a little difficult to know exactly what to do when someone says, “Hey, why don’t ya’ll come over for dinner on Friday?” or “Hey, let’s have a potluck for work - everyone bring something”. As for me, I work from home and my coworker is Pete. Pete never suggests a potluck, instead, he is often in the way, trying to sabotage my Loaves and Dishes work OR … [Read more...]

Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies

November 4, 2016 / Updated July 1, 2025 / By Wendi Spraker

Here is my one sentence commercial for these classic Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies: A tasty crunchy and yet chewy classic peanut butter cookie that is super simple and uses what you probably already have in your pantry! … [Read more...]

Old Time Broccoli Opposite Salad

November 2, 2016 / Updated November 25, 2023 / By Wendi Spraker

Old Time Broccoli Opposite Salad The smell is UNGODLY (not this salad! the smell in my car!!) I am pretty sure we will have to sell my car because that smell will NEVER come out. My experience with car smells is, a bad smell happens, there is no getting it out, you must sell the car. It’s a problem. … [Read more...]

Weeknight Cheesy Chicken and Stuffing

October 26, 2016 / Updated May 29, 2020 / By Wendi Spraker

Weeknight Cheesy Chicken and Stuffing Admit it. It’s Wednesday afternoon at 4:30pm. Almost time to go home. You have the ingredients for two different dishes in the fridge at home but the thought of chopping, cooking and cleaning up after dinner makes your bones hurt. You just want to go home and sit down. After all, you still have the rest of the week in front of you and you are TIRED. You … [Read more...]

Grandma's Maple Pumpkin Bread

October 24, 2016 / Updated May 29, 2020 / By Wendi Spraker

Grandma's Maple Pumpkin Bread. It’s the only thing you need to get through a day like today. All in one day, sweet hubby ran an incredible fever, the dog vomited on the floor, the teenager was late coming home from a date AND the horse began to limp. You’ve had days like this, right? … [Read more...]