Month: June 2021

Fried Apple Pies

Fried Apple Pies

Source: All Recipes Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 4 Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 cups all-purpose flour ¼ cup butter, chilled ½ tsp salt ¼ cup ice water 1 ½ cups Read More

Strawberry-Watermelon Juice

Strawberry-Watermelon Juice

Source: Simply Recipes Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 4 Total time: 10 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 lb (3 to 4 cups) seedless watermelon  8 oz frozen strawberries 1 Tbs lemon juice 3 Tbs sugar or Read More

Sweet Cornbread

Sweet Cornbread

Source: Swanky Recipes Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 8 Total time: 45 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 cups yellow cornmeal 1 cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp salt ½ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp baking powder ¾ Read More

Black-Eyed Peas

Black-Eyed Peas

Source: African Bites Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 6 Total time: 3 hours INGREDIENTS 1 lb dried black-eyed peas  4 thick uncooked bacon slices, chopped 1 cup smoked sausage, diced 1 large onion, diced Read More

Chicken-Fried Steak

Chicken-Fried Steak

Source: Taste of Home Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 4 Total time: 25 minutes INGREDIENTS 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp salt 2 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic Read More

Inspired by Oklahoma

Inspired by Oklahoma

Oklahoma is nice enough to provide a definitive list of foods to make to represent their state! The Oklahoma state meal is fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, chicken fried steak, pecan pie, and black-eyed peas. Obviously I Read More

Texas Sheet Cake

Texas Sheet Cake

Source: TheAnthonyKitchen.com Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 15 Total time: 1 hour INGREDIENTS 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1 ¼ tsp salt, divided 1 ¾ cup butter, divided  1 Read More

Sparkling Grapefruit Juice

Sparkling Grapefruit Juice

Source: A Blonde Vintage Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 4 Total time: 5 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 cup fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice 1 cup sparkling water ½ cup sugar  ¼ cup lime juice Mint, grapefruit, and Read More

Texas Toast

Texas Toast

Source: The Kitchen Magpie Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 8 Total time: 20 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 loaf bakery white bread, cut into thick slices about 1”  ½ cup butter 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese Read More

Homemade Pickles

Homemade Pickles

Source: Feast Magazine Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 6 Total time: 1 hour if serving immediately, 8 hours if refrigerating overnight INGREDIENTS 2 cups thinly sliced cucumbers ½ cup apple cider vinegar ½ cup Read More