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I am so excited to bring you the first edition of a brand new blog carnival! Welcome to the Carnival of Simple Family Favorites! This Carnival will be published every two weeks and will feature links to simple family favorite recipes on blogs around the web.
Each edition will be hosted on a different blog so check back here to find the dates and url’s of each one! To keep up to date with the Carnival Of Simple Family Favorites, just grab our button and paste it on your site with a link to this original post. You’ll always have quick and easy access to this page where we will keep everyone posted!
To participate in future editions of Simple Family Favorites, simply post a recipe on your blog (it doesn’t have to be a tutorial, the recipe is fine on its own!) and fill out the convenient submission form here!
Participating in blog carnivals are a great way to get your blog out there and this one will also provide a useful resource for all of us who have families to cook for!
Now on with the show!
Deanna Caswell presents Stove Top Popcorn posted at Little House in the Suburbs, saying, “I have been popping my own corn in the cast iron kettle for a couple of months now. When Mr. Ivory and I had some regular microwave popcorn recently we were shocked at our reaction…BLECH! I thought I was being frugal, cutting down on waste, eliminating questionable oils and preservatives. I did NOT intend to ruin us for life on the store-bought stuff! But, that’s exactly what happened.”
Angie presents My Absolute Favorite Salad posted at Cooking for a Circus Has to be Simple, saying, “To me, it’s the combination of the strawberry, pear, pecan and gorgonzola that makes this salad top my list.”
She also adds this great recipe for Cream Cheese Crock Pot Chicken . “The first year of the twins life we lived on crock pot dinners since that’s all I seemed to be able to manage. This recipe is by far my families favorite”
Tina presents Mommy’s Kitchen: Creamy Chicken Noodle Bake posted at Mommy’s Kitchen, saying, “This dish is a family favorite in our house. It’s so simple to throw together especially if you are pressed for time. If you want a creamy dreamy casserole this is the dish for you. My Creamy Chicken Casserole really screams comfort food. Serve with a salad and fresh bread or rolls and your meal is complete.”
She also included Kielbasa & Bow Tie Pasta posted at Mommy’s Kitchen, saying, “This is another simple one dish meal. It is one dish because you prepare the whole meal in one skillet, minus cooking the past but it really doesnt get any simplier than this. I am always on the look out for new recipe using smoked sausage and this. I saw this recipe awhile back and tried it and it is definitly a keeper. It turns out so pretty and colorful.”
Tina has been a busy bee! Here is another favorite for not only her family but her readers as well! Salisbury Steak Crock Pot Style “This is my all time favorite salisbury steak recipe. I have been making it for years to many to count. I can always depend on this dish to turn out perfect everytime. It is very versaitle and can be served with mashed potatoes, noodles or rice. Dont buy another Frozen Salsibury Steak dinner again, this is really easy to prepare and so so much better.”
Christy at Southern Plate presents Chocolate Cobbler. “Growing up, we had this probably once a week. I always thought it was because everyone liked it so much but according to Mama, the frequency of this dessert had a lot more to do with it being so quick, easy, and most importantly: budget friendly. Generally, most folks have these ingredients on hand. It doesn’t hurt that you don’t even need an egg for it!”
She also includes Southern Hoe Cake and states ” I can honestly say that this is a rare recipe, having searched and not found it anywhere online. I do hope you will try it and guarantee that if you like biscuits, you’ll LOVE hoe cake. Out of all of my recipes that folks try from Southern Plate, this one ALWAYS gets rave reviews!”
Donna Murray presents » The Red Hat Society Cookbook Yellow Jeep Blonde: What do you do AFTER the kids grow up. . . posted at Yellow Jeep Blonde, saying, “I’ve enjoyed these since I was a little girl. It’s a recipe that I’ll pass down to my own children. They’re so easy and always a big hit!!”
Debbie presents Mom’s Korean Chicken posted at The Friday Friends, saying, “Just an old family week-night favorite. Very quick and easy.”
K presents Lentil Soup Recipe | Almost Frugal Food posted at Almost Frugal Food.
Debbie presents Soup’s On! posted at Ahhh SomeSoups, saying, “This is my favorite soup of all time….well, one of them anyway. There is just something about soups…nice to come home to, you can do them the day ahead and they make your house smell so good.”
Batya presents Quick, Easy, Healthy Cooking posted at me-ander, saying, “This is nice and easy.”
Debbie presents Fast, Fall food. posted at The Friday Friends, saying, “Something easy, but warm and satisfying, for game night, football afternoon, or just whenever.”
Alex presents Applebee’s French Onion Soup Recipe posted at Home Life Weekly, saying, “An easy and simple recipe to make Applebee’s French Onion Soup”
Laura presents Real Mom Kitchen: Freezer Hash Brown Casserole posted at Real Mom Kitchen, saying, “Here is a delicious and easy breakfast dish. You can make it a head of time and have it ready to go in the freezer for when you want it.”
Erica presents Summer Favorite posted at Fishbowl Sense, saying, “Original Recipe, Very Simple, Family Favorite”
ZestyCook presents Balsamic Chicken with a Flare posted at ZestyCook, saying, “home recipe that we use often”
CzechFolks presents Exploring Czech Food – Part I (Poznavame Ceske Jidla – Dil I.) posted at CzechFolks.com, saying, “Czech Food from Czech/American website. In both languages. Easy to make.”
That concludes this edition. Special thanks to everyone who participated and please feel free to get your submissions in if you’d like to be in the next edition! Everyone is welcome provided you have a simple family recipe on your blog that is a favorite!
Yum 
I am so thrilled with the first edition of this carnival! I think you’ll find some GREAT recipes in here for your families!
Thank you so much to everyone who participated! If you want to participate next time, please do so!!
Thanks so much for including my lentil soup recipe! I make this soup almost weekly in the winter- it’s very hearty and so quick and easy that it’s become one of this busy mom’s fallback recipes.
I’d also be interested in hosting the carnival, if that’s OK.
Hey Kelly! Thank YOU for submitting that recipe – it looks great!!! I’d LOVE for you to host the carnival! Just choose a date that is convenient and email me. I’ll help you with any questions you have, but it is very easy to be a host!
christy@southernplate.com
Have a great evening!!!
Christy
Thanks so much for adding my submission. Greatly appreciate it! I am very excited for the next carnival.
Zesty
Hey Zesty Cook! you are most welcome! I’m so glad you participated, thank you for that!!!!
Have a great day!
Christy
Oh wow I had almost forgot about my entry in the Carnival. Thank you Christy for hosting looks great. And thank you for posting my entries. Ü I grabbed the button and posted on my site.
Squeal with delight. I am so excited to be included in this edition of the carnival. There are some great recipes submitted and I can’t wait to try them out!
hey Tina! You were the one person I didn’t get to email before I went to sleep last night! Its your own fault because I know you so well now I thought “I’ll just email her in the morning and it’ll be fine”! LOL
Angie Thank you so much for your submissions! They were great!!!!!!! So glad you all participated, this has been a FABULOUS first edition! I was hoping for four or five entries and WOW!!!!
Christy
Wonderful food carnival!!
http://me-ander.blogspot.com/2008/10/food-is-never-out-of-season.html
Thanks Christy! And congrats on all your hard work. I know what my menu plan will be for the next week… dishes from my fellow carnivales. They all look so good!!
I’m not sure about hosting…I had to have help from Yale getting the button up and running (ha ha ha… that sounds funny. My kids are there tho,so I needed my daughter in law’s help via e-mail this morning), so me trying to “host” might not be a good thing right now. I need practice.
This sounds pretty cool. I would do this but seems like a lot to do.:) These recipes sound really yummy. You do a great job with your blog.:)
Sharon:)
Thank you so much for including my Peanut Butter Cornflake Bars in your Carnival. You are just a doll.
I tried all during my lunch hour to add your little Blog Carnival diddy to my sidebar, but apparently I’m not as good with WordPress as I am with cooking.
I’m working on it though!!!
Muse Hey! Thank you so much and thank you for participating and helping to make it so great!
Debbie Thank you! It wasn’t much work at all. Most of my time was spent fretting over the logo! Don’t you worry one bit about hosting, I don’t mind doing it all all, I just want to give folks a chance to have it on their blog if they’d like.
I get so frustrated at times when I can’t make my webpage do my bidding! I know just what you mean!
Sjs Thank you! Thanks for reading, too!! If you have any recipes on your blog you’d like to submit, just send me the link at carnival@southernplate.com and I’ll include you in the next one, no work for you at all and we’d love to have you!
Donna Thank YOU so much for letting us include your cornflake bars!!!
WordPress ~moans~ . I toyed with it for some time today thinking on my web re-design. Makes my head hurt just thinking bout it!
Y’all have a GREAT Day!!!!! Weekend is coming! This is a big weekend in Athens because we have the Old Time Fiddler’s Convention. I wish I could take you all!!!
Love y’all!
Christy
P.S. I am having a very busy week this week, please forgive me if I am slower than usual to respond. Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to comment!!!!!!
Hi, I just found your site from Angie over at Tip Junkie! Lots of yummy recipes to try. I have started posting some family favorites on my site so maybe I’ll play next time around!
Happy cooking!
whoo hoo! FOOD! Lots of yummy recipes; thanks so much!
I came for Angie’s at 7Clown Circus recipe for that salad. I made it and it was fabulous! Then I lost the recipe.
Thanks for ALL of these!
Hey Michelle! Welcome to Southern Plate! I do hope you’ll join us next time, everyone would love your recipes!!!!! I bet they are FABULOUS!!
Mannequin Hey! Welcome to Southern Plate! I’m so glad you came by to visit the carnival!! Didn’t everyone do a great job! Angie is awesome!
I can’t seem to get the carnival button to work (the site is down right now.)
Anyway, if I haven’t shared it with you already I have a WONDERFUL recipe that my mother shared with my daughter a while back (it’s a strawberry jello cake..Oh, boy is it good….)
Here is the link (you just have to try it. It’s REALLY good.)
http://bricoreandfamily.blogspot.com/2008_07_07_archive.html
Dora Renee’ Wilkerson