Spicy! Crawfish Jumbalaya {A Cajun dish that is sure to please your family and guest!}

This weekend we had our yearly cemetery associate meeting aka family reunion which includes a potluck dinner afterwards. I always try to take two or three things, and this year wasn't any...

Oven Baked BBQ Chicken + the secret to getting the grill taste cooking it in the oven!

I have been posting a lot of desserts lately, so I thought it was time for a main dish recipe. This Oven Baked BBQ Chicken recipe is one that I adapted from the Oven Fried Chicken recipe on the...

Coconut Lime Chess Pie + a tip on how to keep the crust flakey when baking custard pies! {Chess Pies are the Ultimate Southern Pantry Pie}

The coconut and lime in this Coconut Lime Chess Pie adds a crunchy and tangy twist to the Classic Southern Chess Pie. Chess pies have been around for ages. Originally the recipe called for...

Southern Pecan Pie {Granny's Recipe + her secret to making the perfect pecan pie!}

There is nothing better in the South than a scrumptious piece of Pecan Pie. Some think the recipe came from the French who settled in New Orleans, and some think the recipe came from the Karo Corn...

Smothered Chicken {A Southern Classic! Cooked in a crockpot...there is more to cooking in a crockpot than just beans!}

Crockpot recipes make me happy happy happy! You can almost cook anything in a crockpot these days. The wonderful recipes our Grandmothers used to work on half of the day can be cooked in a sleeper...

Stuffed Portobellos {Another Great Recipe for a Brunch Idea}

I am a huge fan of portabella mushrooms, and when I saw these, Stuffed Portobellos on Pinterest, I thought they would be great to serve at a brunch. These stuffed mushrooms are simple with few...

Spring Brunch Baked Hash Browns

I love to make big breakfasts for family and friends whenever I can, but it is not always easy to serve everything hot, especially when I want to serve hash browns. My husband just loves hash...

A Southern Classic! Easy Baked Country Ham {Basted with a Classic Coke)

Easter is such a beautiful time of the year. Here in East Texas, it has been uncommonly cold the last week or so, and you would never know that spring is here, except for the beautiful blooms....

Easter Chocolate Dipped Oreos

This year for Easter, I was determined to make some Chocolate Dipped Oreos. We had these treats for Christmas this year, and they were the bomb. So much so, I had to hide a few just to give out...

Homemade Coconut Cream Pie + an easy method for cooking the filling! {Granny's Recipe}

Easter just screams Homemade Coconut Cream Pie, and I mean homemade from start to finish. This recipe comes from my Mother who was the Queen of pie making in our family. She could whip out pies of...

Southern Style Coleslaw + How to make the dressing to go on it! {Granny's Recipe}

This recipe brings back memories of my Mother shredding her cabbage and carrots in one of those Stainless Steel Saladmaster Food Processors that was popular in the 60's and 70's. It would take no...

Homemade Tartar Sauce Is Sure To Compliment Southern Fried Catfish {Granny's Recipe}

There is nothing better with Southern Fried Catfish than Homemade Tartar Sauce, Southern Style Coleslaw, and Homemade Tomato Relish. There is a restaurant close to us that serves the best catfish,...

Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes {There is more to sweet potatoes than just #pies and #casseroles}

The season for sweet potatoes are ending here in East Texas and farmers are getting ready to plant for the next season. I had several small sweet potatoes left in my bin, and decided to make my...

Southern Fried Catfish (An Icon of Southern Cooking}

To my delight, my oldest grandson, Elijah called me last week, and asked me if he could bring me some catfish over to the house, and we have a fish fry. The answer is always yes when it comes to my...

Chocolate Cherry Blossoms {Behind The Curtain Dessert Challenge}

I am happy to participate in Behind The Curtain Dessert Challenge this month hosted by a blogger friend, Sheryl from Lady Behind The Curtain. This month's challenge is cherries and chocolate, so...

Wow Your Valentine with this ~ Valentine's Day Breakfast For Two!

Making your Valentine's a lovely breakfast doesn't have to be expensive or time consuming. Keep it simple and sweet! One of my husband's favorite ways to eat an egg, is an egg in a hole. To put a...

Jennifer's Hot Artichoke Dip {Super Easy Dip for a Super Bowl Party!}

I always request my daughter, Jennifer to bring her Hot Artichoke Dip to our Super Bowl party. I don't know if she knows this or not, but one of my favorite thing to do the day after our Super Bowl...

Homemade Ranch Dressing {Originally started out in the South being called Buttermilk Dressing}

Homemade Ranch Dressing takes on a whole new taste that cannot be matched with the store bought kind. It is a simple everyday dressing Southerns use on their salads, and to dip their pizza and...

Southern Pecan Chewies {The Best Kept Secret In My Kitchen}

When I was getting ready to plan our menu for the Super Bowl Party, I knew I wanted to make some brownies that I had seen over on Pinterest, and thought, I really need to make another kind of...

Southern Kitchen Happenings: A Few of Your Favorite Pies for National Pie Day!

Today is National Pie Day, and I thought I would share with you some of the most viewed here on Cooking with K along with some of my personal favorites. This Coffee Pie is always a big hit every...

A Day Of Silence

Decadent Peanut Butter Millionaire Fudge {No Peanut Butter in this fudge...just a little secret}

Probably, the best kept secret about making my Peanut Butter Millionaire Fudge is what I use for the peanut butter flavor. Get ready---here it is! Reese's Peanut Butter Chips--Wha la! So simple and...

Classic Holiday Favorite! 24 Hour Fruit Salad {Granny's Recipe}

Everyone has their own twist on this Classic 24 Hour Fruit Salad. I have seen this recipe made in so many ways, with so many different ingredients. I remember growing up in the 60's, this was my...

Brandy's Brussels Sprouts with Bacon adds a delightful touch to our Thanksgiving menu!

Brandy's Brussels Sprouts with Bacon has been on our Thanksgiving table the last several years, and has become our favorite green vegetable on the menu. So much so that Brandy, my daughter-in-law,...

His and Her Sweet Potato Casserole {Two Thanksgiving Traditions Come Together}

His and Her Sweet Potato Casserole is the perfect sweet potato dish. We have half of our family that likes the marshmallow topping, and half that like the crumble topping, so last year, I came up...

Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Turkey and Southern Cornbread Dressing with Giblet Gravy {Homemade from start to finish!}

Countdown to Thanksgiving continues here at my house, starting with what is going to be on the menu. As always, at the top of our menu is Turkey and Dressing, and Giblet Gravy! Some call it...

My Homemade Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce {First of My Thanksgiving Post}

Homemade Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce has been on our Thanksgiving dinner table for years. Mother use to make it from the recipe on the back of the bag of cranberries. I decided a couple of years...

Chicken Fried Venison and Creamy Gravy + Celebrating Opening Day of Deer Season Here In Texas!

This Saturday is opening day for deer season here in Texas and to celebrate, I am posting a recipe for Chicken Fried Venison and Creamy Gravy! Every year my family looks forward to this day and...

Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake {My all time favorite pumpkin dessert}

Thanksgiving is soon approaching. It is less than a month away, can you believe it? The turkeys are starting to fill up in the freezer sections in our grocery stores here in East Texas, and not to...

Apple Cinnamon Rolls

There is nothing better! Start your morning off with a cup of coffee and an Old Fashioned Cinnamon Roll. I have been seeing a lot of Apple Cinnamon Rolls on Pinterest, and thought I would give them...