Appalachian Recipes

Fairmont, West Virginia, The Pepperoni Capital of the World, What is a Pepperoni Roll, The History of Pepperoni Rolls, Italian Bread, Bakery, Country Club Bakery

Where I grew up, hot dogs were always served with hot dog sauce - a mixture of ground beef, tomato sauce and spices. I'd never heard that k...

Carolina-Style Slaw Dogs with mustard, homemade chili, and creamy coleslaw.

from site Almost Heaven West Virginia

Real Iowan Kolache Dough

Another Civil War could erupt over what makes up a dumpling! In some places, it's an egg noodle. In other places, it's a thicker "slippery" noodle. In my part of the country, it's a spoonful of cooked biscuit dough. Short on time? I've got some shortcuts to share with you, too. =^..^=

W. Virginia Hot Dog Sauce

American Restaurant in Beckley, WV

I'm not exactly sure why but women in Appalachia are expected to cook. I don't know if it's DNA or cultural expectations, not sure...it's just something we all in this family were expected to know how to do. Though women's roles have changed along with the rest of the country, knowing how to cook these old recipes still survives. But I have a girlfriend, raised right here, who has never learn to really cook. Her husband said he knew she was no cook when they were dating because anytime he…

The other day I made what we call, "Preacher Cookies". My family used to make them for pot lucks at church all the time. I guess that's why we call them Preacher Cookies. Quick, easy, and fast recipe to make with no baking. Here's our old recipe for them. Preacher Cookies Preacher Cookies or Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies 1 stick butter or margarine 2 cups of sugar 4 tablespoons of cocoa 1/2 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup peanut butter (sometimes I like to use the crunchy) 3 cups quick…

When in West Virginia, order shoofly pie — aka pie that's filled with molasses and attracts flies that need to be shooed away. Sweet, sticky, and unique

These three West Virginia towns may be small, but their food offerings are huge.

In the childhood days of my father and mother, winter was not a particularly pleasant time. Staying alive in the rough mountains was neither easy nor a situation to be taken lightly.

The South wouldn't be the South if it didn't have Hillbilly Grits!