Chipotle Guacamole + A Tip on Avocados
Previously I said that I am a guacamole purist; I only like lemon juice and a little salt. However, I might just be changing my tune. I was on…
Compound Butter- Three ideas
If you haven't ever tried a compound butter, then you are missing out. I think butter might just be my very favorite food. It is an ingredient in…
Copycat Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad
I love salad! I really do. I know I am not alone. In my mind there are two types of green salads. The side salad. This is the salad that is…
Countdown to Thanksgiving – Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts
I don't think I ate a single Brussels sprout as a child. (I can totally understand why. I wouldn't have wanted to try to convince me to eat those…
Countdown to Thanksgiving- Pecan Topped Sweet Potato Casserole
Thanksgiving is a holiday of delusion. We don't even consider calculating the calories we eat. We pretend not to know how many cubes of butter we…
Countdown to Thanksgiving- The Best Dinner Rolls- Step By Step Tutorial
Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of men and women like the thought of making homemade rolls. Especially for a high stakes meal like Thanksgiving.…
Cowboy Caviar aka Black Bean Salsa
There is really nothing better in the world than a homegrown tomato eaten right off the vine. Tomatoes from the grocery store and especially tomatoes…
Crispy Potato Skins
It's almost time for the Superbowl. I would not be a good blogging friend if I didn't share an awesome Superbowl worthy recipe with you. These…
Easy Baking Powder Biscuits
Southern folks got a lot of stuff right. Lemonade, fried chicken, biscuits. This is my favorite easy baking powder biscuit recipe. It is quick…
Easy Broiled Broccoli
Anybody else have a hard time with side dishes? Especially vegetables? I specialize in one course meals. I will either spend a lot of time on the…
Fresh Corn, Tomato and Feta Salad
It's Labor Day! Labor Day is a signal that summer is coming to an end. It's time for one last BBQ hurrah. There are so many delicious and seasonal…
Garlicky Brown Butter Green Beans
Halloween has come and gone. My husband and I did a few calculations and have determined that we consumed just over 100,000 calories on that day.…
German Potato Salad
Ah potato salad. How I love thee. Actually, sometimes I don't. Let me rephrase. Ah potato salad, how I sometimes love thee (that's maybe…
Gingered Spaghetti Squash
Remember a couple years ago when people were trying to convince everyone that spaghetti squash was a good substitute for actual spaghetti? I…
Grilled Chili Lime Corn Salad
One of my favorite parts of summer is fresh corn on the cob. We have a little stand just down the street that sells farm fresh corn and there is…
Heavenly Sweet Cornbread
This is the best cornbread ever. Hands down. My sister in law Jaci uses this recipe, but I had to be sure it was the best recipe. I needed a full…
KFC Copycat Coleslaw
Who's ready for the start of BBQ season? It's my favorite! Hangin' out with the people you love. Sittin' on the deck and smellin' the smoke and…
Killer Fajitas Vegetables
My opinion of fajitas has been entirely shaped by Chili's commercials. There is something mesmerizing about a little pan of sizzling vegetables and…
Mustard Spread-Perfect for Condiment for Ham
Easter is almost upon us. And Easter dinner means Easter Ham. Many years ago I was introduced to this mustard spread. It is the perfect condiment…
Naan – Indian Flat Bread
I love Indian food, I think I've said that before. Like a lot. I always gorge myself and end up feeling like Violet Beauregard from Willy Wonka after…
Pao De Queijo
We have a running joke in my family. The joke is that I have traveled next to nowhere. And the couple of places I have been, I have been repeatedly.…
Real Garlic Bread
There are two types of garlic bread in the world. The first comes from the grocery store in a little foil bread bag. The spread they use to make it…
Roasted Beets with Feta and Balsamic
I love beets! My very favorite way to eat them is to simply roast them. I found some really lovely golden and red beets at the grocery store and…
Roasted Cilantro Lime Cauliflower
Cauliflower might be my favorite vegetable in the whole wide world. I just love it. I really do. This roasted cilantro lime cauliflower recipes…
Roasted Fennel
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Are you excited? I am! It's my favorite holiday. Why do we stick with ho-hum and hum drum? Wanna try…
Sesame Green Beans
A few years ago our church group started a neighborhood garden. It was the coolest thing ever! We all chipped in and planted, weeded and harvested.…
Spanish Rice
Just in case you worry that everything I make is a smashing success I will share a story with you. A few nights ago I made some roasted vegetables…
Super Easy Parmesan Dinner Rolls
These parmesan dinner rolls are the best. They taste divine AND they are so super easy to make, you won't even believe it. The rolls are soft…
Super Sneaky Broccoli Rice
I'm sharing this super sneaky broccoli rice recipe today in commemoration of my daughter being selected as a winner of the 2015 PBS Healthy Lunchtime…
Thanksgiving Countdown- Butternut Squash with Ginger
Are you as excited as I am about Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Here's why: You get to have all the warm fuzzy family feelings…