Old House Home Stead

My friend, Tina, posted this recipe. I tweaked it a bit. I used butter and I doubled the recipe. I’m sure there are some of you that don’t like butter…it’s a staple here and I may get into it further at some point why we choose butter over anything else. If you want her version…

A friend of mine shared this recipe with me years ago and our family loves it! She used 2 Pillsbury pizza crusts or you can use my recipe. This recipe is for one large rectangular pizza. 1 lb. chicken 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese Parmesan cheese (1 fresh wedge (shredded) is best but I use…

This is one of my most favorite-est desserts in the whole wide world!! ; ) 1 chocolate cookie pie crust1 cup peanut butter8 oz. cream cheese (room temp)1/2 cup sugar12 oz. Cool Whip1- 11.75 oz. jar Smucker’s Hot Fudge Ice Cream Topping, divided (see below) Drizzle:2 T Hot fudge2 T peanut butter In a medium-ish…

I think this dish tastes a bit like sweet potatoes. We have it every Thanksgiving and Christmas and sometimes in between. Let me know what you think! Baked Carrots 2 cup cooked and mashed carrots3/4 cup sugar3 T flour1 tsp baking powder1 stick butter (softened)3 eggs, beaten Mix all ingredients. Place in a greased 9×9…

No, not ham potpie…ham and popeye! Hubster’s Grandma used to make this every Easter. It is wonderful comfort food!! I know…they’re just homemade noodles, you say. Not to me! They’re popeye!! : ) I’m typing this out like it is on my recipe card. There’s no ingredient list, really. That’s how grandma’s cook, you know?!…

1 8 oz. cream cheese (softened)1 can bean dip1 c. sour cream1 1/2 tsp. onion powder1/2 package taco seasoning mix1/2 lb. shredded colby-jack cheese Mix all ingredients except the cheese. Layer in a crock pot or a casserole dish 1/2 the mixture and 1/2 the cheese; repeat. Cook on low for 4 hours or so…

I have a few friends whose children think I make the best chicken pot pie ever. Some were betting that I was making it the other night for dinner when they came over. They were sort of bummed that I hadn’t. So I promised to put the recipe on here so their mom could make…

This recipe is so simple it’s crazy! I got this from a friend years ago. In my opinion besides Lemony Pork Piccata, it’s the only way to cook pork chops. They are nice and tender and if you trim most of the fat off of the pork chops you can use the left over juices…

I realize that this isn’t necessarily kitchen related but it’s something we love to do together as a family while we’re eating dinner. It’s from my family blog. Enjoy. Even though there are a lot of families that don’t eat the dinner meal together, we try to every night of the week (and weekends, too).…

In season 6 of Little House on the Prairie there’s an episode where Laura makes a meal for Almonzo but Nellie is pretending that she made it. Laura is upset with Nellie so she puts cayenne pepper in the mix instead of cinnamon. It’s one of my favorite episodes. Hilarious to say the least! Every…