Potato Chowder by Jodi Lea Stewart

Potato Chowder by Jodi Lea Stewart

What better to warm your insides and make you smile than a bowl of hearty, potato-ie chowder? This chowder recipe is easy and delicious. Everyone will want seconds, so make plenty. Want to know the difference of soup vs. chowder? Click HERE. Jodi’s Potato...
French Onion Meatballs in Broth

French Onion Meatballs in Broth

This recipe is on the Internet, but I Jodi-ized it with a few changes! I mean, if you’re going to name something “French-Onion,” then it ought to drip with the flavor of onions, right? I thought so, too. French Onion Meatballs in Broth Are Both...
Jodi’s Old-Fashioned Winter Stew

Jodi’s Old-Fashioned Winter Stew

Wikipedia says Americans consume approximately 2.5 billion bowls of Campbell’s canned Tomato, Cream of mushroom, and Chicken Noodle Soup each year. I have to ask “Why?” Perhaps it’s because they never tasted really delicious homemade soup or stew? My...
Cheesy-Chicken Tortilla Casserole

Cheesy-Chicken Tortilla Casserole

Nothing smells better than a cheesy Mexican-food flavored casserole in the oven! Though many ingredients make up this dish, they are super easy to assemble. Cook your chicken and let it cool. Cut it small, put a piece of foil on the top. Prepare your pan, turn on the...

Jodi’s Black-Eyed Peas with Ham

            *low-altitude recipe* 1 lb. dried black-eyed peas Salt pork (1- or 2-inch piece) 1 med. diced onion 2 cloves fresh garlic pulp (don’t slice) 1 stalk celery, sliced ¼ to ½ cup carrots cut into small chunks (optional) 1 can...

Grandma’s Christmas Candy Cake

*Click to read how this depression-era cake put face-cracking smiles on the faces of a bunch of kids in the Christmas of 1933 . . . Christmas in a Sock Old-Fashioned Version. . . but I suggest the Newer Version Below 2 cups sifted flour 3 tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp....