This old fashioned banana bread is so easy and is made with sour cream and brown sugar—tastes just like Grandma’s banana bread! Old fashioned banana bread is moist and perfect with nuts or without. I usually make it without, just because that’s the way my family prefers. This recipe makes two loaves, so you can …

This Skillet Dressing Recipe with Pear, Sage, and Bacon is just right for a smaller crowd—and it’s bursting with fresh flavor! Why is it that we only have dressing at Thanksgiving? Or is that just me? Are the rest of you eating fabulous Southern Cornbread Dressing all year long and I just don’t know about …

Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits rise up flaky, soft, and so buttery every time. This recipe gives you easy step-by-step instructions to make the best biscuits with no rolling and no cutting required! With just three ingredients–flour, butter, and buttermilk–this simple recipe will help you get biscuits on the table in about 30 minutes! My family’s method …

Homemade blueberry muffins with sour cream and fresh or frozen blueberries are a delicious treat for breakfast or snack-time. The unique baking technique helps render perfect, moist blueberry muffins every time! There’s just something about homemade blueberry muffins that says, “I love you.” They are comforting. Delicious. Homey. Blueberry muffins are not fancy. They’re not …

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is made with cream cheese to keep it tender and moist. With lots of chocolate chips, this one is a special treat! This Chocolate Chip Banana Bread freezes well so it’s a great make ahead dish for vacation or to keep in the fridge for when you need to deliver a …

These easy Orange Rolls are made with refrigerated French bread dough, orange marmalade, and orange zest–so simple and kids love them! You can use either a glaze or a cream cheese icing for these simple, easy orange rolls and tantalize your guests with the smell of a bakery right in your kitchen. Now that our …

Homemade Chocolate Chip Muffins—better than a mix, moist, and filled with real chocolate chips! These easy chocolate chip muffins are great for breakfast, brunch, afternoon or midnight snack! You know what’s lovely? A summer rain on a July afternoon to cool things off…a screened porch on which to sit and listen to the patter of the …

These scones are sweet and tart with fresh blackberries and covered in a lemon icing. Perfect scones for afternoon tea! Many years ago I worked near downtown Atlanta and I drove past a Starbucks every day. I used to run in there a couple of times a week and get coffee and my absolute favorite …

Cream scones are butter-rich and slightly sweet, a lovely vessel for your favorite jam—perfect for breakfast, afternoon snack, or anything in between! I love cream scones. I could eat one every single day for breakfast. Or afternoon tea. Or after dinner snack. What is it about this little biscuit-Danish-cake that is so enticing? It’s soft …

These easy homemade cinnamon rolls are full of cinnamon, vanilla, and butter and topped with an tasty cream cheese icing—make breakfast special anytime! There are few things better to wake up to than the smell of a fresh pot of coffee and homemade cinnamon rolls in the oven…breakfast comfort food at its best. Everyone in our family …

My husband is my biggest fan in the kitchen. He loves almost everything I cook, and when he doesn’t love something he’ll still eat it and say, “But I appreciate that you cooked it.” However, he will not eat my cornbread. This is clear evidence that our taste buds are profoundly affected by memory and what we …

Easy Pumpkin Bread using canned pumpkin, dark brown sugar, molasses, and lots of flavorful spices! This is the best pumpkin bread recipe we’ve ever tasted! We didn’t eat a lot of quick breads when I was growing up. Not sure why, but we ate biscuits, cornbread, corn lightbread, hushpuppies, or just plain sliced white bread—never …

Southerners love to entertain and sometimes a big crowd calls for overnight preparation. Breakfast casserole is perfect when you are having houseguests because you can put it together the day before and pop it in the oven while everyone is just waking up. Add some fruit and coffee and you have a complete meal. The …