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This is a Thanksgiving staple in our home, but we also have it for Easter with ham every year. It's simple enough, one of the few recipes I got straight from my grandmother. Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! Southern Sweet Potato Casserole 3 c sweet potatoes, cooked, mashed 1 c sugar... Continue Reading →
We have 35 people coming over for dinner tonight, so I needed a good, solid lunch today! We had some leftover roasted vegetables and also some orzo in the fridge, so I combined the two and added some cooked farro, chopped pecans and feta and poured a little roasted garlic dressing over the top. The only thing... Continue Reading →
Oh wow. I tried this side dish out on my small group last weekend, told them I was skeptical, I warned them but they ate it anyway! And they loved it. The flavor that is in this dish is something you don't get out of broccoli; adding the peanuts and rice vinegar make it something... Continue Reading →
I'm serving pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans and coleslaw tonight for our small group. This is my favorite way to make coleslaw, to me its actually easier than traditional because I tend to have these ingredients on hand. Bacon Blue Cheese Coleslaw 8 bacon slices, cooked and chopped 3/4 c mayo 2 T red wine... Continue Reading →
Five years ago I attended a cooking class with a friend and this dish was on the menu. Since then it has become a family favorite because of it's deep flavor and ease in preparing. The trickiest part is finding Asian chili paste, I ordered it from Amazon when my local store stopped carrying it.... Continue Reading →
I found this recipe in my latest Bon Appetit magazine, looked through the ingredients and determined I only needed to purchase eggplants and went for it! Unfortunately, I didn't read the recipe closely and the whole thing took close to three hours to get to the table. Halfway through the job, I decided it wasn't worth... Continue Reading →
I work from home, so lunch is usually for one and needs to be quick. Margarita pizza is my favorite kind, so I fix one of these pretty often for myself. Sometimes we'll have it for dinner if no one is terribly hungry, or we'll use this as a flatbread with pasta. Mini Margarita Flatbread... Continue Reading →
I needed to bake a cake for a house full of people and had a taste for lemons, so I put this together and it worked well! I buy jarred lemon curd (Dickinson's) but you can make it yourself. This cake is good the first day, but even better when the lemon curd has had... Continue Reading →
Georgia peaches are my favorite and they are in season right this minute, so I had to try this recipe from Pioneer Woman. I made the salsa and waited a full 24 hours before serving it with grilled salmon and kale-quinoa salad and it was delicious! Peach Salsa 5 ripe peaches, peeled and chopped 1... Continue Reading →
Found this recipe at my grocery store and it works! Grilled the vegetables alongside some steak and put it together quickly. We decided the leftover should be served as a panzanella - add a handful of spinach and some chunks of grilled bread. Delicious! Grilled Sweet Potato and Corn Salad 1 medium sweet potato, peeled... Continue Reading →
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