The Greek flavor craving continues!! I can not get enough of this new to me flavor combination!! I have eaten Greek food for years, I have cooked for years, but I have never thought that I could bring those flavors into my own kitchen! Sure, anyone can learn to make Greek recipes, I get it… […]
To say I am a lemon fanatic would, undoubtedly, be an understatement. I have lemons in my fridge, on my counter and everywhere in between all year. I don’t just toss the lemons once the pumpkins hit the stores. I can not get enough of them and my BFF Pam is the same way. She […]
My nanny made the best potato salad.. she loved it and she made it the way she liked it. She never conformed to any recipe. It has taken me a few years to get it just right, since she never wrote it down, but I think I hit the nail on the head with this one. […]
Everyone has Sloppy Joes on Valentine’s Day right? No? Just us? Hmm, who would have thought… cause they say love to us .. okay, that was laying it on a bit thick, but we do love them and we love each other, so it just seems fitting. I have made sloppy joes for years with […]
09/30/201710/01/2017Leave a comment Apples and Pumpkins go together like peas and carrots .. I promise they do! I made this dump cake today and it is amazing, okay…..who invented the dump cake? Hang on, let me Google® Be right back…..Okay, I’m back .. I can not find the inventor of the dump cake….but wowzer at […]
Around these parts, almost every mom and pop restaurant serves a Pepper Steak Sub , and almost all of ’em have a recipes held near and dear to their hearts!! Guess what? So do I ! This pepper steak recipe is good on rice, noodles and yep, in a bun… I won’t spend a lot […]
Nothing says comfort, like a big bowl of soup, well maybe a bowl of soup and a big soft blankie. I love that January is National Soup Month, I’m always looking for any reason to celebrate food. This recipe is easy, but flavorful. It’s sweet, but savory. Its’s just good Y’all !! 4 lb ripe tomatoes, quartered 1 tsp […]
The Chimichurri Sauce ( i make it a day ahead if I can ) 1/4 cup coarsely chopped parsley 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 5 large garlic cloves, minced well 2 tablespoons oregano leaves ( optional ) 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper salt and freshly ground pepper ( to taste) 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil […]
Pasta? Yes, please! I have never met a noodle that I didn’t love, and trust me, they love me too…they’ve told me! Okay, lets get serious, a bit, I love the cooler months, and although it wasn’t all that chilly today, I am just in the mood for comfort cooking! Lasagna isn’t a southern original, […]
05/13/201605/13/2016Leave a comment I have a bumper sticker on my back glass that says, “Southern Girls like Sweet Tea and Sunshine” and that my friends is the truth! I have a small ( ok maybe not small) addiction to sweet tea. The hubbyman say’s I am a tea snob… maybe. It has to have a […]
You’ll need: 3/4 each red and green bell peppers 1/2 cup yellow or white onion 2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes, halved 1 can diced tomatoes 1 ( 29oz) can tomato sauce 1 tablespoon Olive Oil 1 heaping tablespoon Badia® Complete seasoning 1/2 tablespoon white sugar salt and pepper to taste Your favorite pasta, cooked […]
Nothing says Be Mine like chocolate. Chocolate has been the center of Valentine’s Day since the late 1800s, no really… I looked it up ( Ahhh Goggle, what would I do without you? ) What better way to say I love you than to make your sweetie homemade chocolates! Did I mention how easy they […]
Guess what? I don’t cook every night! What-What?! Yup, at least once a week, the hubbyman takes over the kitchen ( and every bowl, why does he use every bowl?) Last night he made his southern fired chicken nuggets, these are man sized nuggets that I have no problem letting him cook! 8-10 Chicken Strips […]
04/20/2016Leave a comment A southern staple in our house. I don’t fry a lot of food, even though I was raised on it… but you just can’t get a hushpuppy any other way… 1 small onion, chopped fine 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup self-rising flour 1 1/2 cups self-rising cornmeal 6 cups […]
