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I am sure y’all had your favorite chocolate cookie that your mom or grandma made growing up. Well this was my favorite fudgy cookie that my mom made. It was usually a Christmas treat, but she made so many that by the time Christmas was over, we were tired of them again till the next [...]
I love pork. Any kind of pork. In fact if you put bacon in something, I am going to eat it no questions asked. One of my favorites is my moms fried pork chops. She used to make these along with fried potatoes and a big helping of pinto beans and corn bread. Wow, my [...]
If y’all like roasted potatoes, your going to love them when you toss them in the Fiesta Ranch dressing mix first. You know the one. Hidden Valley Ranch’s mix. I have tried them with the regular ranch mix, but I love the bit of spice the Fiesta Ranch mix brings. Ingredients 1 lb. red [...]
This is the basic Italian Biscotti. They are made most often with olive oil. Butter can be used to make them more sinfully indulgent, but this time I used a wonderfully fruity balsamic vinegar I found at a local merchant. I was a bit concerned in replacing the fat with a vinegar. What would [...]
Just like Friday night football, sweet tea and fried green tomatoes, pork is it’s own religion in the south…and with good reason. Pork was always a cheaper cut of meat that most families could afford. In a southern kitchen, you will find it in each meal during the day. It can be the ham on [...]
Turning to something a bit lighter, I picked up some beautiful Salmon tonight. There is nothing better than a fresh piece of salmon glazed with balsamic vinegar, well maybe bourbon and molasses, but tonight it was a nice balsamic glaze. This is one of my favorite meals. The flakiness of the salmon combined with the [...]
I love a great pasta dish, who doesn’t? But when I add a few secret ingredients to my Ragout like cinnamon and a beautiful “dark chocolate olive oil” I can’t believe how over the top this pasta dish can become. Somehow the chocolate and the tomatoes come together to make a richness that your [...]
Ingredients Cake: 1 butter cake mix 1 egg 8 tablespoons butter, melted Filling: 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 6 tablespoons butter, melted 1 16-ounce box powdered sugar Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat [...]
I stopped by my favorite new store Joe & Sons Olive Oils today. I was looking for a great olive oil to use to make a spicy roasted chicken. I found just what I was looking for. A Chipotle infused Olive Oil. I think I must have sampled it at least 5 times with the [...]
Ingredients: 2 pounds Baby Red Potatoes 1 Tablespoon Salt 1/2 cup Butter 2 tablespoons bacon fat 1/3 cup water ? cups Chopped Parsley Scrub potatoes clean under running water. Leave the skins on and peel a strip of skin off all the way around the potato. Melt the butter and bacon fat in small [...]
I am such a fan of fresh vegetables. I can totally walk into my garden and pick green beans, peas and tomatoes and eat them fresh off the plants. There is absolutely no way you can get the same taste from your vegetables when you get them at a grocery store. These peas were so [...]
This was one of the meals my mom and grandma Jean would make that was in no way fancy, but it was always such a comfort meal. Piled on top of mashed potatoes so the gravy streamed down into them as well. I have days when I just crave this comfort food from my childhood. [...]
This is a very tasty baked chicken with just a bit of a spiciness. Of course you can eliminate the red pepper flakes and cayenne pepper if you wish and it would be just as good. I love how the mustard and molasses play off the flavor of the Bourbon. I think you will too. [...]
I have to admit, I am a meat and potato type person. Of course I have to have some sort of veggie on the side too, but I can go the meat and potatoes alone at times. Now this is one of the tastiest, yet easy potato dishes you’ll ever make. Plus you can season [...]
My very dear friend Jeannette suggested that I check out an “Olive Oil” store that is not far from my home. I am not sure why I hadn’t been there before, but today I discovered the bounty of wonderful olive oils and balsamic vinegars that Joe and Sons Olive Oils has to offer. I spent [...]
For those of you who think that all tomato sauces for pasta are the same are living under a rock. There is a big difference between a sauce that meat that’s been simply added, and sauce that is patiently prepared by building layers of flavors that include celery, carrots, garlic and meat, and simmered for [...]
I have been being asked at work for weeks for my home made biscotti. I finally broke down this week and started asking everyone what flavor they wanted. A predominate leaning of the vote was towards chocolate. Now I have absolutely no problem with making chocolate biscotti. The problem I have is sharing it. Fortunately [...]
Y’all, this is one of my favorite throw together cakes. Of course it is from the wonderfully talented Paula Deen. There are just some recipes that you don’t have to do anything too to make better. So today I decided to summon up my inner Paula and make her Toffee Gooey Butter Cake. I know [...]
I remember so many Sunday dinners at my grandmother’s house and just knowing that we were eating at my her house was the highlight of my week. Actually, I had two grandmother’s houses that I got to go to when I was growing up. My Grandma Cordie who is my maternal grandmother, and my Grandma [...]
This is such an easy dish to put together for dinner. I think y’all are going to love the complexity of the taste between the salty parmesan crusted chicken and the tangy, sweet and spicy salsa. it is definitely going to be in my normal rotation of meals. Ingredients: 2 large skinless boneless chicken breasts [...]
This such a great salsa for over chicken and fish. The sweet and spicy taste is great against a spicy meat. Let me know what y’all think. Ingredients: 2 peaches, fresh 1 mango 1 bell pepper, red, medium 2 tablespoons cilantro, fresh 1 medium shallot (diced) onion is ok 2 slices jalapenos, sliced (remove seeds [...]
I seem to be in bacon theme to my dinner today. First I made "Bacon Deviled Potatoes" and now I finished the entrée by making “Parmesan Bacon Chicken”. I love the combination of the saltiness from the bacon along with the parmesan cheese. The parmesan cheese thickened up the sauce so well that clung to [...]
Looking for a new side dish? Something special for you Holiday meal? Well y’all ought to try out these tasty little “Bacon Deviled Potatoes”. They are awesome little bite sized finger food. Who doesn’t like to eat with their fingers? Ingredients: 6-10 small red potatoes 2 hard boiled eggs (chopped) 1 small shallot (diced) 4 [...]
I saw some beautiful salmon and shrimp at the market today and decided I had to do something with them for dinner. I have been on a spicy kick lately and decided to do spicy sauce to put over the pan seared salmon. OMG, it turned out so much better than I anticipated. The shrimp [...]
I have been seeing these in others peoples food blogs a lot this past year. So I decided its time to try them myself. They are quite easy to do, and your friends and family are going to love them. First, put your eggs in cold water, place on the stove and bring to a [...]
I made the quickest and one of the tastiest chicken dishes tonight. I had some chicken thighs that I needed to use, so I sautéed them, added a home made sauce and WOW. I kind of impressed myself with this one. I honestly can say it took less than 30 minutes to get it on [...]
I love cooking with my granddaughters, and the holidays are the perfect excuse to do just that. Even if it is only for St. Patrick’s Day. Any excuse to share with them and make memories is good enough for me. I hope y’all like these St. Patrick Day Crinkle Cookies. Ingredients 1 French vanilla cake [...]
Y’all, this is the most moist bread I have made in some time. I was trying to utilize the many quarts of applesauce I have in my pantry, and fix the chocolate craving I was having for 2 days. So I decided to make an apple sauce bread laden with chocolate chips. OMG, it is [...]
I was going through my pantry this morning and realized I have quite a few quarts of applesauce that mom and I put up this past year. So I pulled out a couple quarts to use today. First I made some applesauce snicker doodles. They were so moist and with just a hint of apple. [...]
One of my favorite meals mom made when I was growing up was Swiss Steak. I just thought the rich sweet tomato taste of the sauce, along with all the onions was the best. She cooked it all day long in the crock pot or in the oven. The meat just fell apart. So after [...]
I have never been that big a fan of raisins. I always steered away from those little boxes of shriveled up grapes that mom would put in my school lunch bag. Then there was the other thing mom put them in. Her chewy oatmeal raisin cookies. Now I admit that my favorite cookie growing [...]
There’s no secret that I am addicted to so many of Mario Batali’s recipes. I love that he also likes to add a lot of spice to his dishes. And the simplicity of his pasta dishes is amazing when you taste how delicious they come out. I was crushed when I went to one of [...]
If you all like cobblers, you’re going to love my moms blueberry cobbler recipe. It is so simple and yet so complex in flavors. Don’t forget to plop a big dollop of ice cream on top while it is still fresh from the oven. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 2/3 cup flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking [...]
Ingredients: 2 thick cut pork chops 1 large apple, diced small 1 cup cornbread, crumbled 1/2 cup wild rice, cooked 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 2 cups white wine salt and pepper to taste In large bowl combine the diced apple, cornbread and cooked wild rice. Slice large pocket into each pork chop and season [...]
I decided I needed to come up with a recipe utilizing my Candied Bacon. Since I love chocolate, I chose to make a fudge candy with the bacon and pecans. I think I hit this one out of the park. Tell me what y’all think. Ingredients: 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 [...]
Now this is not your ordinary bacon to accompany your eggs and toast. Then again, I can’t see why it couldn’t. This candied bacon is an amazing substitute for regularly fried bacon on a BLT or cheeseburger. But that is not why I made this batch of candied bacon. Today I am using it in [...]
Y’all, in the south the pecan pie rules. Especially if your from Georgia. I grew up eating my moms pecan pies only on holidays. For some reason this is the only time of year she would make them. Now the only thing better than a pecan pie is Southern Gooey Pecan Pie Bars. These are [...]
Looking for a wonderful chocolaty sweet Valentines treat? Well these Red Velvet Whoopi Pies will fill that need. I have a feeling your valentine will be very happy to receive a box of these along with that chocolate. Please note that I said “along with”, don’t forget the chocolates. You will never hear the end [...]
Ingredients 10 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temp.) 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup smooth natural peanut butter, room temperature 1 1/2 cups dry roasted peanuts 1 1/2 cups chopped white [...]
With Valentines Day just around the corner, I decided to come up with something a bit special for y’all to make for your Valentines this year. I didn’t want anything too heavy but I wanted something with some zing. So I settled on madeleine’s with a bit of a twist. I found some cinnamon flavoring [...]
Ok y’all. Since the Super Bowl is being played tonight in New Orleans and it is only a short time till Mardi Gras, I decide to make a dinner tonight to honor both. So I headed for my bayou recipes that mostly come from my dear friend Trina Bearden and her family. This one is [...]
1 lb. lean ground beef 1/2 pound of Italian sausage 1/4 pound of Andouille sausage, chopped 1 large yellow onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 3 cloves of garlic, minced 3 cups water 1 can (29 oz.) tomato sauce 1 can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained 1 tsp. oregano 1 tsp. basil 1/2 tsp. [...]
So I decided this week that “Mable” (my sourdough starter) needed to come out and play. So I brought her our of the refrigerator on Wednesday and started double feeding her to make sure she was all energized up and ready to lend her wonderful sour tangy taste to something fresh. This week I decided [...]
1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate coarsely chopped (or chips) 1 stick unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking [...]
Well tonight I decided to try something different. I like to stop at the supermarket each night to see what I can find freshest to make for dinner. Well the butcher was putting out some fresh chicken breasts into the display case when I was walking by. They looked really fresh and I decided they [...]
Any true southern kitchen has to have at least 3 cake recipes that are traditionally southern. One is the Red Velvet Cake, another is a Coconut Cake, and last but not least is a Hummingbird Cake. Of course my recipes are not complete without my great aunt Dories and Mamaw Potters Apple Stack Cake recipe. [...]
Y’all this is the easiest country white bread to make and your family will love it so much more than that store bought white bread that is packed with preservatives. On that note, remember, there are no preservatives so this bread will only last a few days on the counter wrapped air tight. Problem in [...]
I decided today to come up with a new bread pudding recipe. I do believe I have a winner. Served hot with or without Ice Cream, you are going to love this one. Let me know what y’all think. Ingredients 3 cups milk, divided 5 eggs 1/3 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon [...]
Ingredients 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoon butter 1 garlic clove minced 8 tablespoons honey 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 6 tablespoons finely chopped pecans Directions Flatten chicken to 1/2-in. thickness. Season with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, sauté chicken for 3-4 minutes on both [...]
I’d like to wish y’all a Happy 2013. I am so blessed to have all of you who follow my blog and facebook page. I was amazed in November to have over 1.1 million hits here on my blog, but now I see in December I had over 2 million. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, [...]
