Joan’s Country Kitchen

Country Recipes, Menu Planning, Money Saving Tips and More

Are you looking for easy, old-fashioned country style cooking recipes? How about Cooking Tips and Baking Basics to get you started on creating a hearty country dinner, complete with a warm, fragrant dessert? Well, grab a cup of coffee and spend some time in my country kitchen.

Real Country Cookin’

I learned about country cooking recipes from my mom, who was an Iowa farmer’s wife. I started cooking when I was about 10 years old, but having raised four daughters, only one of whom was interested in learning about cooking and baking, I know that providing basic cooking instructions is very important. That’s why you’ll find these easy recipes to make, with basic instructions included.

Old Fashioned Country Farm Recipes

Many of these old-fashioned country recipes came from my grandmother’s kitchen. Born in 1898, my grandmother lived to be 98 years old and was a great cook all of her life. I still remember how delicious her 3 layer cooconut cake was and I’ve included that recipe here.

Country style cooking is the ultimate in comfort food, whether its country style ribs or hearty country stew. Recipes bring back memories from childhood. I’ll never forget how my grandfather loved carmel popcorn and that is a special recipe to me.

You’ll find many great recipe categories here, including healthy recipes and recipes for weightloss - just in case your New Year’s Resolution  involves dropping a few Christmas pounds.