Lana's Cooking Recipe Blog

Welcome to Lana's Cooking, where the kitchen comes alive with a mix of fun, nostalgia, and deliciousness! I'm Lana Stuart, your culinary guide and storyteller. As a seasoned food blogger, cookbook author, artist, wife, mother, and grandmother based in Georgia, my mission is to make your time in the kitchen enjoyable and filled with memorable flavors. Join me on a journey through classic southern comfort food recipes, time-tested favorites, and exciting culinary adventures.
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Slow Cooker Pork and Black Bean Stew Recipe
✅ RECIPE: Slow Cooker Pork and Black Bean Stew --> This amazing Slow Cooker Pork and Black Bean Stew is hearty, cold weather comfort food at its best. A pork shoulder roast is cooked low and slow with beans, beer, peppers, and spices until it's fall-apart tender. Serve with a variety of garnishes for a tummy warming treat.
Creole Beef and Okra Stew Recipe
This long-simmering Creole Beef and Okra Soup is perfect for rainy days. Combines beef short ribs, okra, tomatoes, and rice in a distinctly Southern recipe.
Layered Tortellini Salad
This beautiful Layered Tortellini Salad is perfect for long summer days when it’s just too hot to cook! With its colorful layers of delicious Greek ingredients, it’s as pretty as it is delicious.
Southern Meatloaf
My Southern Meatloaf recipe topped with a tangy brown sugar and ketchup topping is a true family-pleasing dish that’s ready for the oven in just 20 minutes!
Homemade Spiced Hot Chocolate Recipe
Discover the joy of homemade Spiced Hot Chocolate. Every sip of this easy recipe contains a blend of cocoa with cinnamon and nutmeg to make a comfortingly rich drink, perfect for chilly days.
Chinese Chews Recipe
✅ RECIPE: Chinese Chews --> Dating from 1917, Chinese Chews, with their crispy tops and chewy centers, are a very old traditional bar cookie featuring nuts and dates. Bake a batch and enjoy the same treat your grandmothers probably had for the holidays.
Old Fashioned Southern Style Green Beans
My low and slow method for cooking Old Fashioned Southern Style Green Beans with its beautiful, smoky ham hock broth for flavoring will take you straight to the country no matter where you live!
Old Fashioned Butterscotch Pudding
Enjoy a taste of nostalgia with my Old Fashioned Butterscotch Pudding recipe. This vintage dessert is easy to create with simple, everyday ingredients. Its combination of light brown sugar, evaporated milk, and butter is a familiar, classic flavor.
Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls Recipe
🍊 RECIPE: Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls --> These Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls are an exceptional pairing of fresh, tart cranberries with bright orange zest, brown sugar, and store-bought pizza dough to create a decadent treat! They're the perfect fall and winter pastry for breakfast, afternoon snacks, or even dessert!
Homemade Chicken Broth Recipe
🐔 RECIPE: Homemade Chicken Broth --> This Homemade Chicken Broth recipe produces a kitchen staple ingredient using an easy-to-follow, straightforward process. The resulting broth is great to have on hand for use in soups, stews, and countless other dishes.
Slow Cooker Tropical Ribs Recipe
These Slow Cooker Tropical Ribs with their citrus-based sauce are a delicious change of pace. Cooked low and slow for maximum tenderness.
Chicken with Mushrooms in White Wine Sauce
This recipe for Chicken with Mushrooms in White Wine Sauce is definitely an attention grabber. Even though it may sound complicated, it’s definitely easy-peasy. Easy enough for a weeknight dinner and elegant enough for your most special guests.
Classic Cheese Fondue Recipe
🧀 RECIPE: Classic Cheese Fondue --> This Classic Cheese Fondue using both Swiss and Gruyere cheese with bread and fruit dippers is a wonderful treat on a cold winter evening. It's a fun way to break the ice at a dinner party or to liven up a family get together.
Christmas Dinner Menu Plan with recipes and shopping list
Plan your perfect Christmas dinner with this full holiday meal plan from Lana's Cooking! 🎄 ✨ Prime Rib ✨ Potato au Gratin ✨ Roasted Asparagus ✨ Homemade Pull-Apart Rolls ✨ Baked Alaska Grab the free printable PDF with the full menu, all recipes, and a complete grocery shopping list. #HolidayMealPlan #ChristmasDinner #FestiveRecipes
Cranberry and Pistachio White Chocolate Bark Candy Recipe
✅ RECIPE: Cranberry Pistachio White Chocolate Bark --> This quick and easy to make elegant Cranberry Pistachio White Chocolate Bark features tart, chewy cranberries with buttery pistachios in decadent white chocolate for the ultimate no-hassle holiday treat.