Welcome to Mom's Diner!

Pull up a chair and grab a cup of coffee. I'm Margie, and this little corner of the internet is where I keep all the recipes my family has been making for three generations — the meatloaf my mother stretched to feed five kids, the church-potluck casseroles, the cookies my grandkids beg for. Everything here is tried, true, and made in a real home kitchen. No fancy gadgets required. Browse the full recipe index »

Fresh from the Kitchen

Main Dishes

Old-Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie

There is nothing — and I mean nothing — that says "come home, supper's ready" like a chicken pot pie bubbling away under a golden, flaky crust. This is my mother's recipe, the one she made every Sunday after church, and it's pure comfort in a dish…

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Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Five minutes in the morning, a house that smells like heaven all afternoon, and the most fork-tender pot roast you've ever set on a table. This is the meal I lean on when life gets busy but I still want everyone gathered around for supper…

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Cookies & Bars

Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

After thirty years of tinkering, I am ready to call this the one. Crisp little edges, a soft chewy middle, and that's thanks to one secret — a little extra brown sugar and a cookie sheet you pull out a minute early. My grandkids can smell these from the driveway…

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Soups & Stews

Broccoli Cheddar Soup

You know that thick, cheesy soup they serve in the bread bowl at a certain bakery-café? Save your money, friends — this copycat is better, and you've got it on the table in half an hour. It's my Danny's most-requested cold-weather supper…

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Desserts

Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp

When the apples come in at the orchard down the road, this is the first thing I make. A bubbling apple filling under a buttery, oaty crumble — served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream melting down the sides. It doesn't get more old-fashioned than this…

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