I love popping a big hunk of meat in the oven that needs hours to cook. The smell of the roasting meat fills the house. My family’s taste buds are on high alert in anticipation of the delicious meal ahead. While I love this cooking ritual, it can be difficult to carve out several hours […]
Old Fashioned Lemon Icebox Pie Recipe
My Grandmother’s lemon icebox pie recipe is simple yet tasty and I will share it with you here. You’ll be surprised at how few ingredients you will need. For a little preview of what is to come, this lemon icebox pie uses fresh lemons, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla wafers for the crust. Because it […]
One-Skillet Pork Chops With Mushroom Cream Sauce
I love to cook. I love the creative process of planning a meal and putting it together. The clean-up, however, is not my favorite. So I am always on the hunt for recipes that I can put together using as few dishes as possible, especially on busy weekdays. My cast-iron skillet is often my go-to […]
Teriyaki Spinach Pasta Salad With Pine Nuts
I am always looking for tasty ideas to bring to gatherings. I have a few prerequisites: the dish must be portable and the dish must be easy to put together. If I do make it out of the house after 7 PM, I’m usually in a rush after running the homework, dinner gauntlet. I like pasta salad […]
Spicy Butternut Squash Turkey Chili Recipe
The veggie gods have smiled upon me. My little garden has produced a bumper crop of butternut squash. Now what on earth am I going to do with it all? We have baked, roasted, grilled and blended squash this month, but I think my favorite use so far is to make this Spicy Butternut Squash […]
Easy Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Fall is here, Ya’ll! I know I’m not the only one who loves this time of year. Leaves are subtly beginning to pick up their autumn tones. The angle of the sun adds a brilliance to crisp, blue Fall skies. But most importantly pumpkins are everywhere! It is a great time of year to enjoy […]
Delicious Korean BBQ Chicken Thighs Recipe
I love grilling and I definitely love BBQ. I’m trying to use my grill to the fullest in these last few weeks of summer. Being from the South, I’m familiar with many tangy, spicy, and zesty BBQ sauces. This summer, I came up with a Korean BBQ sauce which adds a delicious twist to southern-style […]