My guilty pleasure is Asian cuisine. More specifically, Chinese takeout. Back when we lived in Atlanta, I kept the local Chinese restaurant very busy, especially after the twins were born. I ordered so often that the delivery guy began to comment on how big the kids were getting and would notice when I didn't call in an order for a while. They even recognized my voice when I ...
Dinner
Southwest Stuffed Peppers and A Return to Normal
Super delicious Southwest Stuffed Peppers recipe. Easy homemade stuffed bell peppers with ground turkey, cheese and a Southwest twist. Healthy southwest stuffed peppers with rice to please any crowd. These stuffed peppers are great for dinner, lunch or appetizers for parties. Simple recipe for spicy Southwest stuffed peppers. If you are looking for an ...
Spicy Southwest Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing
Spicy Southwest Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing is a quick and easy dinner salad to whip up from the contents of your kitchen.Make it a healthy lunch or dinner! Happy New Year!! 2013 has arrived despite all of the Mayan prophecies and many people are making all of the usual promises to themselves. I don't know why we feel compelled to make all of these changes on the ...
Supper on a Loaf
This dish is always a crowd-pleaser. Make up a double batch, wrap in plastic wrap and store in a ziploc bag for your next busy day! I think this was about the third recipe I ever put up on this blog, and at that point I lived in a poorly lit house with two year old twins and a pretty healthy dose of near-insanity. Although things have changed a lot in the last 4 years there ...
Herb Buttered Turkey
This traditional style turkey is exactly what you want on your holiday table. It's got a nice crispy skin, a wonderfully fruity aroma and nice juicy meat. Serve it up with some homemade cornbread dressing and maybe some decadent crab mac-n-cheese. Happy eating y'all! The funniest thing happened the day before Thanksgiving 6 years ago. There I was, big as a barn, pulling a ...
Pork and White Bean Chili
Pork and White Bean Chili is a healthy, budget friendly and really delicious way to feed your family a nutritious meal. Start with a bag of dried beans and make yourself a dinner you can be proud of! I feel like there is a huge disconnect between man and the food that they put in their mouths. The general population that surrounds me only thinks of food as a means to an ...
Salmon & Potato Chowder
Is it crazy to be wishing for a really cold winter? I feel like we got so jipped on last year's unseasonably warm weather and this year I am craving cold followed by snow and joined by heaping bowls of soup. The last few mornings I have secretly enjoyed the sting of cold on my un-socked feet as I roll out of bed every morning. My morning cup of Joe ( or Johann - I love ...
Old Fashioned Pot Roast
Old Fashioned Pot Roast takes a little while to make, but the flavor and the tenderness of the beef and vegetables make it all worth the effort. It seems like folks these days are so interested in quick and easy that they forget how delicious slow and steady can be. Don't get me wrong. Quick and easy plays a significant roll in my nightly dinner line up. We often have ...
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Parmesan Sage Croutons
Kick off soup season with this creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Parmesan Sage Croutons. It's perfect for chilly Autumn days. Don't skip the croutons! They give this soup a little extra body and a hit of salty savoriness. It seems that Fall is the only season to arrive on time this year. It's cooler ( finally!!) and kinda rainy and the leaves are just starting to ...
Blue Cheese Stuffed Burgers with Red Onion Marmalade
Memorial Day weekend for many is the rope drop for Summer. I don't even have to look at the calendar to know when Memorial day weekend is, I can tell it's close by the throngs of cars parked on the side of the road by the creek just above me. Come Memorial Day, screams of terror followed by a loud splash fill my yard as teenager after teenager jump off J.H. Barber bridge. And ...
Tex Mex Tortilla Salad
It seems I have gone AWOL from this poor little blog lately. These things happen. For the last month, we have been hopping from one activity to another. Dance and T-Ball on Monday, Taekwondo on Tuesday and Thursday, T-Ball again on Friday. Of course there is also work at the winery, writing for the newspaper, and lets not forget laundry. The never ending laundry. The garden is ...
Saucy Mama’s Low Cal Sausage Skillet
If you need a dinner idea that is low calorie but incredibly tasty and filling, you are going to love this Saucy Mama Sausage skillet recipe. It is made with turkey smoked sausage for a filling dinner that is easy to make and clean up, and really hits the spot after a busy day. The sauce really makes this dish in my opinion, but if you have been reading here for a while, ...
Pizza Pasta and the Incredible Shrinking Woman
Happy New Year! I'm only about 2 weeks late on that one. I hope 2012 has gotten off to as good a start for you as it has for me. For the first time...ever I think...I have stuck to my resolutions so far. The most exciting part? I've lost 5 pounds. WooHoo! Five down, 25 to go. I've been putting a lot of focus on not eating like a pig and not drinking like a fish, both of which ...
The Difference a Year can Bring
Here we are at the end of another year and I have been thinking over the last few days about how far we have come since this time last year. 2011 started with some really tough decisions for us. We made one huge leap of faith at the beginning of the year when we decided to cut our losses and move back to Tennessee. It wasn't a decision we took lightly, but one that we felt like ...
Red Wine and Garlic Braised Beef Shanks
Red Wine and Garlic Braised Beef Shanks are a rich, heavenly slow-cooked dinner with lots of meaty flavor. It's like pot roast on steroids. Make this for your next Sunday supper or fancy sit down dinner. You are sure to be thanked. There are some meals that are so unbelievable that you can do nothing but moan through every bite. The kind of meal where the sheer joy of putting ...