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Instant Pot Creamed Corn Recipe
I don’t know about you, but I can use all the help I can get cooking around the holidays. If you’re making a lot of the traditional dishes from scratch, every burner on your stove will be in use and you have a timetable for what goes in the oven when. Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, […]
Continue readingHomemade Corn Chowder Recipe
Let’s talk about this homemade corn chowder recipe. It’s one of my favorite “made-from-scratch” soup recipes and for good reason. It’s frugal, it’s easy, and it comes together in a snap. Most importantly, the end result is a delicious soup that’s full of complex flavors. Serve it for lunch, or add a sandwich and call […]
Continue readingPlain Cornbread
Cornbread is a staple around here. It comes together quickly and goes perfect with chili, soup or stew. And of course you need a cornbread when you make a big batch of pinto beans. Here’s how I make mine from scratch. 2 medium eggs 1-1/4 cups milk 1/4 cup oil or melted butter 1-1/2 cups cornmeal […]
Continue readingCheese & Grits Breakfast Casserole
My husband grew up on sausage and grits in the morning. While a microwave sausage patty and instant grits will do during the week, this weekend version is a real treat. It’s good home-cooking, perfect for a cozy family weekend, but pretty enough to serve at a brunch. This is also perfect for church or […]
Continue readingIndian Pudding Recipe
Here is a fun dessert that celebrates Thanksgiving history. Don’t forget to use this opportunity to talk to your kids about the history Native Americans played in the first Thanksgiving while you make this pudding dessert with them. Indian Corn Pudding Recipe Type: Dessert Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 3 hours Total time: 3 […]
Continue readingBlueberry Cornbread Recipe
I have plenty of blueberries in the freezer from this summer’s harvest. We love using them in smoothies, adding them to plain yogurt and the likes. My favorite new way to use them up though is in sweet corn bread. This is different from your regular stuff that you eat with pinto beans. It has […]
Continue readingGrilled Corn Recipe
Our local farmers market has some wonderful fresh corn this time of the year. Here’s my favorite way to fix it. The main reason I love it is because I have to do hardly any of the work. I soak the corn, wrap it in foil and hand it over to my husband. He’s in […]
Continue readingCorn Tortillas – Tortillas de Maiz
This recipe is very frugal as it only uses three ingredients – water, corn flour, and baking powder. A batch will last you a few days to a week, and these tortillas are a great healthy and cheap substitute to bread. Here’s the recipe: Here is my recipe for THE perfect tortilla. This recipe makes […]
Continue readingBroccolli Cornbread
1 box of Jiffy cornbread mix 1 cup of cottage cheese 2 sticks of butter (softened) 4 eggs 10 ounce package of frozen Broccoli set out and let thaw a little Chop broccoli into fine pieces. Mix cornbread mix, butter, and cottage cheese together in separate bowl. Mix in eggs and broccoli to cornbread mixture. […]
Continue readingEasy Baked Corn Dogs
I came up with this one week when I had a surplus of hot dogs after a large cookout. I love corn dogs and so do my kids, but they are too darn greasy! I wanted to make a healthier and easy version, and this seemed to take the cake! It was a huge hit […]
Continue readingAnytime Corn Fritters
1 1/2 cups of cream style corn 1 cup half-and-half 2 eggs, beaten with a fork 1 1/2 cups of flour 1 1/2 tablespoon baking powder dash salt dash black pepper oil for frying In a large bowl, pour the cream style corn, liquid and all. Then mix in the half-and-half and the beaten egg. […]
Continue readingSummer Celebration Corn Fritters
12 ears of corn (not real tender or white corn, or white/yellow blend) 2 eggs 1/2 cup flour 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp salt (more or less to taste) pinch black pepper if desired oil for frying Husk your corn and remove all the silk. Then cut kernels off the corn cobs into a […]
Continue readingSpoon Bread Recipe
2 c. corn meal 2 c. boiling water 3 large Tbsp. butter, melted 1 tsp. salt 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk 3 eggs Sift meal three times, dissolve in boiling water, mix until smooth and free of lumps. Add melted butter and salt. Thin with milk. Separate eggs; beat whites until light; add the […]
Continue readingCornbread Stuffing Recipe
Cornbread, stale and torn into chunks (the equivalent to a 9 X 13 pans worth) 2 cups of turkey or chicken broth 2 stalks celery, chopped finely 1/2 onion 3 carrots, chopped finely1/2 pound sausage, crumbled (can be leftover breakfast sausage, I like Sausage with Sage) 1/4 cup butter or margarine Saute the celery, carrots […]
Continue readingCorn Casserole
This is a real “hit” at potlucks and so easy to make. 1 can whole corn 1 can cream corn 2 eggs 1 box Jiffy cornbread mix 1/4 cup sugar (or any other sweetener you prefer) Mix all together in a bowl and pour into a buttered 9 x 13 glass dish Bake at 350 […]
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