09/26/2017Leave a comment No refried beans in the pantry!! HELP! Happens to me all the time! Here is a quick recipe to help you out in the kitchen! Cause I love ya! Fry 2 pieces of bacon in a cast iron skillet. Remove bacon but leave the fat. Eat bacon. Add a can of beans, […]
04/24/201704/24/2017Leave a comment Do you remember chasing the ice cream truck in the Summer? I sure do, and my favorite treat was an Orange Creamsicle… these days I am a bit more grown up and I don’t chase ice cream trucks… well not as far anyway. I have turned my childhood favorite into the […]
03/20/2016Leave a comment Pimento Cheese with Green Olives A family favorite 1 medium block of med sharp cheddar cheese 1 medium block of gouda 1 small jar of pimentos 1/2 cup green olives 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 tsp garlic powder salt, pepper to taste 1 teaspoon parsley Grate the cheeses and dice olives. do not […]
I adore guacamole… it’s the hubbyman’s fault! Here’s his favorite recipe. 2 avocados 1/2 small “purple” ( okay red ) onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tsp fresh chopped cilantro 1 ripe tomato, chopped 1 lime, juiced 1/2 tsp Cumin salt and pepper to taste mash avocados in a medium serving bowl. Stir […]
January is National Soup Month! Let’s Cerebrate!! Ah, Eastern North Carolina. A utopia of beauty. Beaches, wild mustangs running the sands, boats sailing in every direction and sunsets that look like diamonds on the water. Oh, did I forget to mention THE RAIN! Mercy we have had some rain lately!! Today was another overcast, chilly […]
I was going to title this Melody’s Chicken Salad and in my mind that is exactly what it is. My daughter adores chicken or turkey ( a Thanksgiving leftover staple) salad with grapes. I like it with the grapes … I also like to kick in a few Granny Smith Apples from time to time […]
Everything now comes “fully loaded” which of course, is just a way to say packed slam full of flavors. I’ve made fully loaded baked potatoes, fully loaded potato soup, fully loaded TWICE baked potatoes, and the list goes on… fully loaded egg salad seemed like a swell idea as well, yeah I say “swell” ( […]
01/08/2020Leave a comment Happy New Year Y’all !! It’s 2020, time for a new decade and a new me!! The blog will be getting a face lift and the YouTube channel is growing!! I can not wait to show you all of the new recipes I have been working on and take them off the […]
01/31/2018Leave a comment I love egg salad, I probably do not make it as often as I should… cause it is a huge success every time. I did a bit of meal prep on Sunday and some on Monday for the week, and I decided it had been far too long since we had this […]
I adore chicken salad… It is one of my Summertime favorites. We spend so much time outside, on the beach, doing yard work and they hubbyman is always on that John Deere doing something… so we enjoy a cold supper from time to time in the hot, humid NC Summer… this is great packed for […]
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way, oh what fun, OH! Hey, sorry, I have had this song in my head for at least a month… okay, maybe two… confessions… Christmas Candies are new to me, I have only been making them for about four years or so… but the question is… why […]
07/30/2018Leave a comment I think everyone’s mama makes the best spaghetti sauce… spaghetti is a childhood staple, and let’s face it, it feeds a crowd and the leftovers are always amazing. Some of the best memories are centered around Mama’s sauce! I have a few recipes in my arsenal, but this is kinda my favorite.. […]
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, […]
07/05/202207/08/2022Leave a comment A Summertime Favorite We love pimento cheese in the summer months, but in all honesty.. we love it all year. It’s a good cold sandwich maker that isn’t too hard on the tummy. If you are veggie lover like me, you’ll love this on cucumbers, celery and even on a romaine lettuce […]
