I would like to talk to you about something near and dear to my heart. Cast Iron. I love my cast iron.It is an unspoken rule of the South that any woman who is about to be married should receive two very important pieces: a deviled egg plate and a cast iron skillet. I got both. Since I have been married I have added a couple pieces to my cast iron repertoire. Another skillet ...
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The Best Chocolate Chip Keto Brownies
I am trying for the second time in my life to get my butt back into ketosis. I fell off the wagon this past summer and now that school is back and harvest is over and life has returned to some kind of normal, I am doing my best to get back on my keto journey....and its hard. The hardest part is the sugar withdrawls in the beginning. Typically I am not a big sweets eater, ...
17 Apple Recipes to Celebrate Fall
It's apple season and there's no way to ring in the autumn season than with an arsenal of fresh and fun apple recipes. Here are 17 delicious apple recipes to try out this season. 1. Southern Fried Apple Hand Pies These Southern Fried Apple Hand Pies are easy to make using either homemade or store bought pie crust or biscuit dough and the perfect Southern treat! 2. ...
Old Fashioned Lemon Chess Pie Recipe
“Easy as pie” is something that gets tossed around a lot in conversation. It’s the idea that something is so simple that any average Joe could pull it off. “Pie” is apparently the epitome of something easy and I am here to defend that stance and demand that we all make more pie. Unlike cake, pie is usually a one bowl, one pan, one handed project, at least, after the crust is ...
Best Blueberry Peach Coffee Cake
I don’t know who in the line of history turned cake into a breakfast food, but I applaud them. With no mind for health or social standards, the woman (for it must have been a woman) who made cake for breakfast a thing and turned our childhood dream into reality should be considered a hero. By merely putting the word “coffee” in front of “cake” dessert was transformed into an ...
Sugar Free Meringues with Orange Mascarpone Cream
This post may contain affiliate links which means that I may make a very small amount of money should you purchase any linked product at no additional cost to you. So far on this keto diet I have dropped 12 pounds which for me is pretty amazing. I just don't lose weight easily. I think I could go on a 30 day fast, go back to eating, and then gain every ounce back by the end ...
Mini Strawberry Jam Cupcakes
The jig is up for me. It seems the teachers have put two and two together and are taking advantage of it. No longer do I get the easy job of providing plates or juice boxes for the holiday classroom parties, I am now slated for the task of providing the good stuff. Ok, maybe it’s not that bad, but if this past Christmas was any indication I am betting that I will be asked ...
Upside Down Pear Cake
I’ve been on a pear kick lately. This is a strange thing for me because, well, I don’t really like pears. I mean they are kind of like an apple but not an apple. They are juicier which is good, but they sometimes have a weird grainy texture that makes me cringe a little. I don’t mind cooked pears but this fat bottomed fruit is not the first thing I reach for in the produce ...
Easy Apple Galette
Simple and elegant, this Easy Apple Galette is as delicious as it is easy to put together. Serve it up with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of fresh whipped cream and enjoy the simple pleasures in life. For the past several weeks, I have found myself in the curious position of not being totally well. Not so unwell that I was bedridden, unable to work, ...
Pumpkin Spice Cookie Sandwiches
Pumpkin Spice Cookie Sandwiches are the best way to kick off the fall pumpkin eating season. These soft fragrant cookies are filled with a creamy pumpkin filling that will leave everyone licking their fingers. Let’s be honest, Halloween is a gateway holiday. It’s just a warm up for the really big and expensive holidays coming up later this year and the fact that ...
5 Minute Basil Peach FroYo
Quick and easy, this Basil Peach FroYo is a guiltless way to have your ice cream and eat it too! It takes nearly no time to whip together and is so healthy you could eat it for breakfast. The dog days of summer are here. All the heat and humidity that we Southerners love to hate has arrived. We walk around in as little clothing as we can without offending our grandmothers, we ...
Little Peach Picnic Cakes
Little Peach Picnic Cakes are the perfect eat with your fingers picnic dessert. Whip up a batch of these adorable desserts and take them with you on your next adventure! Cake is a dangerous thing to have in my house. Well, it’s dangerous for me anyway. The kids and the husband don’t seem to have a problem with it. Why so dangerous? Because I love cake. I will ...
10 Recipes for Fresh Strawberries!
Strawberries are the signal that Summer is nearly here. Sweet and juicy with a brilliant red color, strawberries are at their peak in May and June. My family has been celebrating the strawberry for as long as I can remember. Strawberries have woven their way into our mealtimes for generations. This springtime berry is much anticipated in and we use them as much as we can during ...
Strawberries with Cinnamon Cream
Strawberries with Cinnamon Cream is a simple and elegant fruit dessert for warm spring days. Sweet berries topped with the tangy cinnamon cream are a match made in heaven. And it only takes minutes to whip up! So...Mother's Day is this coming weekend. It won't be long until the aisles of every Hallmark store will be jam packed full of people agonizing over just the right ...
No Bake Buttermilk Strawberry Key Lime Pie
This No Bake Buttermilk Strawberry Key Lime Pie is an incredibly easy dessert to make. It is creamy and tangy with the perfect balance of sweet and tart and topped with fresh strawberries! Make this easy no bake pie for your next potluck pie or Easter dessert! Feel free to swap the berries out for whatever is in season. Of all the things in the world that I love to cook, ...