Thanksgiving Turkey Roulade is an impressive alternative to the giant Thanksgiving bird. Sweet and savory filling surrounded by juicy turkey is a wonderful centerpiece for a more intimate holiday meal. The holiday season is upon us once again. It's the time of year that we begin to contemplate just what will be gracing the table and no dish is as important as the ...
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Italian Baked Chicken with White Beans and Tomatoes
Italian Baked Chicken with White Beans and Tomatoes is one of those dishes that surprises you with just how good it is. It's comfort food that seriously fulfills it's duty as a blanket of warmth and savoriness for your belly. Chicken quarters and humble white beans are a match made in heaven. So, I originally posted this recipe in 2008. It was probably the third or fourth ...
Bratwurst and Potato Soup
Easy to make and delicious to eat, this Bratwurst and Potato Soup is the perfect stick-to-your-ribs fall or winter meal. What to do with bratwurst besides stick it in a bun and top it with peppers and onions, is a question that I have thought to myself on more than one occasion. I love using bratwurst as a delicious change of pace from Italian sausage. We love our ...
Cheddar Cheese Grits with Italian Sausage
Cheddar Cheese grits with Italian sausage is a stick-to-your-ribs meal that's not only delicious but quick and budget friendly as well. I see a lot of tourists at my day job. Many of them making their very first trip to the South. They ask me where to find all of the typical southern foods while they are in Nashville. Foods like the best BBQ (Peg Leg Porker), the best ...
Traditional Southern Easter Dinner
When it comes to Easter in the South, we southerners like to pull out all of the stops. Just as big and carb-loaded as Christmas or Thanksgiving, but with a more of a nod to the Spring season, a Southern Easter dinner is something to look forward to. Here's a list of what you can find on our Easter table pretty much every year. What are your favorite Easter dishes? Easter ...
Easy Asian Tuna Patties
This week is turning out to be one of those weeks when I am very thankful for the deep pantry shelves and my supply of budget meal makers. We are no strangers to lean weeks in this house, but I am happy to report that these shoestring weeks are because we are making the last payments on our credit card debt this month! I will eat canned tuna for that anytime. SO these Asian ...
Keto Cheesy Bacon Chicken Breasts
Super easy and extra delicious, this Keto Cheesy Bacon Chicken will be your new go-to weeknight dinner! There are a lot of struggles to overcome in a Keto diet, but making a keto friendly chicken dinner is not one of them. Any kind of protein on a low carb or keto diet fits in pretty easily and also happens to often be very kid-friendly. For example, this cheesy bacon ...
Classic Shrimp Cocktail with Keto Cocktail Sauce
This article contains affiliate links, which should you purchase through that link we would receive a small compensation at no cost to you. As always, we do not recommend anything on this site that we do not already use and love. I have lived in a land-locked state for all of my life, therefore, any kind of fresh seafood is a rare treat. I can vividly recall a trip to the ...
Old Fashioned Beef Stew with Red Wine
As the deepest darkest days of winter settle in around us, I cannot help but crave stick-to-your-ribs comfort food. There is nothing quite like a hearty stew or braised dish that warms your frozen fingers and toes and fortifies you for a few more weeks of frigid temperatures. A good, old fashioned beef stew is the epitome of winter comfort food and I'm about to show you how to ...
Roasted Buttermilk Chicken
A simple roast chicken may be the pinnacle of simple, elegant comfort food. There's something about a whole bird presented at a table that just exudes familiarity. The really beautiful think about a whole chicken perched in the middle of a table is that you can surround it with practically anything and it will compliment the tender, juicy meat of the bird. There are ...
Asian Braised Country Style Ribs
These Braised Country Style Ribs have an Asian flare with orange juice and soy sauce that pairs perfectly with this low and slow pork dish. Crock Pot friendly too! I'm going to let you in on some cold, hard, facts - the holidays are expensive. I don't care how you slice it, the last two months of the year are so terribly expensive that we have to save up during the other 10 ...
Low Carb Spinach Feta Greek Pie
Being low-carb while the rest of your family isn't can be...trying. It takes some fortitude to resist the pretty much constant temptation to eat all of the carby things. It also takes planning. As with any "diet", failing to plan = setting yourself up for failure. That's why I try my best to keep easy to eat things stocked in my fridge. Things like this Low Carb Spinach and ...
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. ...
Deep Dish Chicken Bacon Quiche
In the land of make ahead dinners and leftover recreations, the humble quiche reigns supreme. Egg and pie crust can be filled with all manner of ingredients and are especially well suited to bits and bobs of dinners past that may be hanging out in your fridge. This super easy Deep Dish Chicken Bacon Quiche can be altered to fit whatever you have lying around needing to be ...
Ginger Peach Barbecued Chicken Legs
A classic chicken leg is the perfect food for summer grilling. Coat your next legs in delicious ginger-peach glaze and rock your next grill-out! There are few dishes as well suited to the sport of “grilling” than a barbecued chicken leg. This affordable and abundant cut of poultry is loved by children and adults alike, with it’s built in handle for easy ...