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    Classic American Comfort Food

    This collection of classic American comfort food features familiar, home-style recipes made for real life. You'll find easy comfort food classics like casseroles, creamy macaroni and cheese, meatloaf, comforting soups, skillet potatoes, and traditional desserts. Reliable dishes beloved in diner, Midwestern, and Southern cooking.

    Potatoes

    • Fried ham and potaotes (country potatoes) on a white platter.
      Skillet Fried Country Potatoes and Ham
    • Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes served with garlic butter
      Garlic Butter Slow Cooker Roasted Potatoes
    • Cheesy potatoes with Corn Flakes in a white casserole dish.
      Cheesy Potatoes With Corn Flakes Topping
    • Baked gluten free scalloped potatoes.
      Creamy Gluten Free Scalloped Potatoes Without Cheese
    • Sour cream mashed potatoes baked in a casserole dish.
      Make Ahead Sour Cream Mashed Potato Casserole
    • Potatoes cooked in a cast iron skillet.
      Savory Cast Iron Skillet Potatoes

    Macaroni and Cheese

    • White cheddar mac and cheese in an orange bowl.
      Creamy Stovetop Mac and Cheese with White Cheddar
    • Flemings steakhouse macaroni and cheese in a white bowl.
      Flemings Steakhouse Mac and Cheese
    • A bowl of beer mac and cheese.
      Easy Stovetop Beer Mac and Cheese
    • A plate of macaroni and cheese made with bachamel sauce.
      Macaroni and Cheese Bechamel Sauce

    Potluck Picnic Style Salads

    • Amish Macaroni Salad garnished with chives.
      Lancaster County Amish Macaroni Salad
    • Chicken macaroni salad on a white plate.
      Creamy Tangy Chicken Macaroni Salad Recipe
    • Frozen green pea salad with eggs.
      Old Fashioned Pea Salad With Eggs
    • Elbow Macaroni Summer Pasta Salad recipe with celery and hard boiled eggs
      Old Fashioned Classic Macaroni Salad, Perfectly Sweet, Creamy and Tangy
    • Old fashioned potato salad with olives, topped with sliced hard boiled eggs.
      Old Fashioned Potato Salad With Olives
    • Homemade ham salad sandwich spread on oatnut bread topped with a pickle
      Old Fashioned Ham Salad Recipe
    • Loaded baked potato salad in a white serving bowl.
      Loaded Baked Potato Potato Salad

    Meatloaf and Meatballs

    • Old fashioned meatloaf on a white platter and sliced.
      Classic American Comfort Food: Old Fashioned Meatloaf
    • BBQ meatballs displayed on a decorative plate.
      Oven Meatballs in BBQ Sauce, Pot Luck Perfect
    • A slice of BBQ meatloaf plated with mashed potatoes.
      Meatloaf With BBQ Sauce and Mustard BBQ Glaze
    • Honey sriracha meatballs served on a white platter.
      Sweet-Spicy Honey Sriracha Meatballs With Cranberry Sauce
    • Spicy meatloaf made with sofrito.
      Spicy Sofrito Meatloaf, The Secret Ingredient For Ultimate Flavor

    Beans

    • Brown sugar green beans with bacon in a casserole dish.
      Green Beans With Bacon and Brown Sugar
    • Spicy Baked Beans made from canned beans in a red casserole dish.
      Sweet and Spicy Baked Beans (Using Canned Beans)

    Chicken

    • Pan fried chicken with homemade fried chicken gravy.
      Crispy Pan Fried Chicken With Homemade Fried Chicken Gravy
    • BBQ Dutch oven shredded chicken sliders.
      Dutch Oven Shredded Chicken, Fast Juicy Meal Prep

    Casseroles

    • Old fashioned broccoli casserole recipe
      Broccoli Cheez Whiz Rice Casserole
    • Turkey supreme casserole using leftover thanksgiving turkey.
      Turkey Supreme, (Turkey Mac and Cheese)
    • Cheesy Chicken Tetrazzini Without Canned Soup

    Soups

    • A bowl of chicken noodle soup with seasonings.
      Old Fashioned Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup
    • Crockpot ham and beans served with cornbread.
      Crock Pot Ham and Beans – Fail Proof Slow Cooker Method
    • Hamburger potato soup served in an orange bowl.
      Old Fashioned Hamburger Potato Soup
    • Red wine bean and beef soup in a shallow white bowl.
      Hearty Red Wine Bean and Beef Soup
    • Great Northern Bean Soup with Bacon
    • A bowl of crock-pot 15 bean soup.
      A Superior 15 Bean Soup In A Crock Pot

    Desserts

    • Old fashioned banana nut bread using buttermilk.
      Old Fashioned Banana Bread Recipe Using Buttermilk
    • Award winning homemade chocolate fudge with marshmallow creme.
      Old Fashioned Fudge Recipe With Marshmallow Creme
    • A slice of peach crumble pie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
      Classic Peach Pie With Canned Peaches
    • Chocolate mint brownies with green frosting and drizzled chocolate glaze
      Chocolate Mint Brownies With Hershey Syrup
    • Peach and blueberry pie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
      Fresh Peach Blueberry Pie
    • A stack of orange slice bars with orange slice candy
      Old Fashioned Orange Slice Bars Recipe
    • Cherry delight dessert served on a white plate.
      Old Fashioned Cherry Delight Dessert
    • A slice of old fashioned pineapple cake made with crushed pineapple.
      Old-Fashioned Pineapple Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Homemade fresh cherry pie with lattice crust topping.
      Homemade Fresh Cherry Pie
    • 3 ingredient no bake key lime pie.
      No-Bake Key Lime Pie
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    Lea Ann Brown

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      Pioneer Woman’s Best Macaroni Salad Ever

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    Welcome to my Colorado kitchen. If you're a fan of rustic homestyle cuisine, you've come to the right place. I'm a Culinary School Grad with a passion to inspire you to cook as often as you can. I offer reliable, approachable and easy to follow recipes. So grab that skillet and let's cook.

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      Flemings Steakhouse Mac and Cheese
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      Mexican Casserole with Ground Beef and Corn Tortillas
    • Beef Tagliata, thin sliced flank steak served over arugula and cherry tomatoes.
      Beef Tagliata (Italian Steak)
    • Fried corn tortilla quesadilla topped with a fried egg.
      Crispy Ham and Cheese Corn Tortilla Quesadillas
    • Spinach chicken mushroom skillet dinner.
      Chicken Mushroom and Spinach Skillet

    Cozy Winter Comfort Food

    • Chicken Fajita Pasta in a large skillet.
      Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta
    • Spicy meatloaf made with sofrito.
      Spicy Sofrito Meatloaf, The Secret Ingredient For Ultimate Flavor
    • Hamburger potato soup served in an orange bowl.
      Old Fashioned Hamburger Potato Soup
    • Pork tenderloin tacos with guajillo chile sauce.
      Pork Tenderloin Tacos In Chile Guajillo Red Sauce

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