Welcome to Tonya’s Kitchen Corner
From Our Family Kitchen to Yours
A little food, a little fun, and a lot of real life.
Every good conversation seems to end up in the kitchen eventually.
Tonya’s Kitchen Corner is a small, personal space where she shares a few favorite recipes she makes at home. Recipes shared here are submitted directly by Tonya and often include favorites passed down through her family, including those from her great-grandmother and grandmother, who once ran a bakery together in the 1960s.
Tonya’s Recipes
Grandma Jeane’s Almond Bark Favorites
Ingredients 1 lb 8 oz almond bark (or white chocolate) 2 cups broken pretzel sticks 2 cups Rice Krispies 2 cups Cap’n Crunch cereal (peanut butter flavored) 1 cup salted peanuts Instructions Melt the almond bark in the oven at 210°F, stirring frequently. Once melted,...
Grandma Maude Craven’s Meatloaf
Ingredients 2 lbs hamburger(or 1 lb burger + 1 lb sausage) 1¼ cups oatmeal 2 eggs, beaten 1/3 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup ketchup 2 tablespoons prepared mustard 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce (K.C.) 1 tablespoon horseradish...
Grandma Peg Stagner’s 9 Day Sweet Pickles
Ingredients Pickles & Brine Cucumbers (tiny whole cucumbers or large cucumbers sliced) 1 pint salt 1 gallon hot water Alum Solution 1 gallon boiling water 1 heaping tablespoon alum Syrup 6 cups sugar 6 cups vinegar (not white) 1 tablespoon pickling spice 1...
Grandma Peg Stagner’s Meatloaf
Ingredients 1½ lb hamburger 1 egg 1 small chopped onion (about 1/2 cup) 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/2 cup catsup (ketchup) 1 teaspoon Heinz 57 or A-1 steak sauce 1 teaspoon horseradish (Note on card: add 1 cup picante sauce in place of catsup if using 3 lbs...
Jeane’s Miracle Icing
Ingredients 6 cups powdered sugar 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/3 cup white syrup 1/2 cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla Optional Food coloring (use as desired) Instructions In a large bowl, combine: Powdered sugar, vegetable oil, white syrup, water, and vanilla. Beat at...
Linda Wilson’s Corn Macaroni Bake
Ingredients 1 can cream style corn (do not drain) 1 can whole kernel corn (do not drain) 1 cup macaroni (raw) 1 cup cubed Velveeta cheese 1 stick oleo (butter or margarine) Salt and pepper to taste Oven Instructions Preheat oven to 350°F. In a baking dish, combine:...
Louise Searcy’s Can’t Fail Divinity
Ingredients 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup water Dash of salt 1 pint marshmallow creme 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1 teaspoon vanilla Instructions In a saucepan, combine: Sugar, water, and salt. Bring to a hard rolling boil and boil for 2½ to 3 minutes. Place marshmallow creme in a...
Pearl Wilson’s Cottage Cheese Salad
Ingredients 1 large (20 oz) can crushed pineapple, drained (save the juice) 1 can (11 oz) mandarin oranges, drained (save the juice) Enough water to equal 1½ cups total liquid (combined with reserved juices) 2 packages (3 oz each) orange Jello 1 large (24 oz) small...
Phyllis Lewis’s Microwave Peanut Brittle
Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup white syrup 1 cup salted peanuts 1 teaspoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Optional variation 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon burnt sugar flavor(mix together before adding to hot candy mixture) Instructions In a...