A Dutch Baby (Puffy Pancake or the Hootanany) is my son’s favorite kind of pancake for breakfast. He even makes them on his own at 11 now. This custard-based oven pancake is simple to make and looks fantastic coming out of the oven. We often top the pancake with fresh fruit like bananas, strawberries orContinueContinue reading “A Dutch Baby or the Puffy Pancake for Breakfast”
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Chili Sauce from the Garden
Sauce with tomato peppers onions and spices The weather in West Virginia this fall and early winter has been a soggy mess. So to keep the family warm and fed until the cold of winter freezes up the mud and turns the world to a lovely white. I have been cooking comfort food inContinueContinue reading “Chili Sauce from the Garden”
Appalachian Food, Trend or Tradition?
So after appearing on the TV show State Plate where my family was featured making traditional Appalachian foods and now that CNN’s Anthony Bourdain has traveled to West Virginia in his show Explore Parts Unknown, I am a little confused if the food of my home is now trendy or traditional? I wonder what it isContinueContinue reading “Appalachian Food, Trend or Tradition?”
Golden Delicious Apple Dumplings with Salted Caramel Sauce.
So one of the things that the producers of “State Plate” TV show want me to make is apple dumplings made from our very own state apple the Golden Delicious. A wonderful history fallows the apple. It comes from one of the most rural counties in our state, Clay County, West Virginia. The county isContinueContinue reading “Golden Delicious Apple Dumplings with Salted Caramel Sauce.”
Welcoming the TV Show “State Plate” to Our West Virginia Home.
It is so confusing for me that we have not only been invited to appear on one TV program but now two. The second invitation came from a representative from the Television show titled “State Plate” a food show that represents all 50 states here in the US. The show visits a community and talksContinueContinue reading “Welcoming the TV Show “State Plate” to Our West Virginia Home.”
Apple Hand Pie or Fried Apple Pies
I love everything apple and will eat apples just about any way that you find them. I love to use wild and free apples when ever I can to make treats for the family but one treat I love more than most is hand pies. Some southern families make these small fried pies with biscuitContinueContinue reading “Apple Hand Pie or Fried Apple Pies”
Venison Jerky a Tradition in the Mountain State
Drying meat into Jerky is a tradition in the mountain state and has always been a safe convent way to store meat over the winter. Our family makes it and shares it at the holidays as gifts with friends and family alike. We make several flavors and some are savory and some are more sweetContinueContinue reading “Venison Jerky a Tradition in the Mountain State”
Easy Homemade Strawberry Jam
Making homemade jellies and jams is one of my favorite thing to do when fresh fruit comes into season. Strawberries wild and cultivated are in season here and I just could not resist a large sale that featured strawberries at a local market. Strawberry Jam is one of the easiest jams to make and isContinueContinue reading “Easy Homemade Strawberry Jam”
Celebrate Easter with Trout and Ramps .
It is official spring has come to the Mountain State. Trout and Ramp Season has begone and I am getting excited for the first skillet full of the wild food that is traditional in West Virginia. My husband’s family have enjoyed fresh trout and ramps for generations. As far back as the family story canContinueContinue reading “Celebrate Easter with Trout and Ramps .”
Foraging spring greens and weeds
A friend sent this to me on Face Book just a few days ago. It makes me wonder how many of us really understand how foraging can help control evasive plants. It also made me want to share this with any one who likes foraging for greens. Wild Garlic Mustard is found growing almost everywhereContinueContinue reading “Foraging spring greens and weeds”
Mountain Mama Reads and Writes 