Warm Barley Salad with Grilled Veggies is a hearty pantry clean out dish that is delicious for lunch or dinner side dish! These days we all seem to be digging a little deeper in our pantry and I am no exception. Long days at home and no good reason to leave have me going through all of those ingredients that I have bought in the past with good intentions, but never ...
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Sausage and White Bean Soup
Sausage and White Bean Soup is an easy dinner for cool nights! Packed with creamy white beans and hearty smoked sausage, this meal is sure to please just about everyone. When the weather turns chilly, nothing warms you up like a hearty bowl of soup. Sometimes though, soup can be an all day affair, but this Sausage and White Bean Soup is not only filling and ...
Fried Grit Cakes
Fried Grit Cakes are a delicious way to serve up cheesy grits and are delicious covered in marinara sauce and a little Parmesan cheese. Fried grit cakes are ubiquitous in the South. They are a natural progression of cheese grits for dinner to leftover cheese grits for dinner again. That's because whenever you make grits, two things are bound to happen; 1 - you will make way ...
Easy Rocky Road Candy
Easy Rocky Road Candy is a quick, fun gift from the kitchen that can be made in a flash! Perfect to make with your kids and as a gift for teachers and friends! I'm always astonished to find myself at the beginning of October thinking about the impending holiday season. It always sneaks up on me. You would think that after nearly 40 years on this Earth I wouldn't be ...
Grilled Veggie Sandwich
Impress your vegetarian and vegan friends with this healthy and filling grilled veggie sandwich! Grilled Veggie Sandwiches are something I never thought I would catch myself eating when I was younger. Of course, I also subsisted on fried chicken sandwiches and cheeseburgers, so...what did I know? These days, I actually crave veggies and I'm smart enough to understand ...
10 Make Ahead Sandwiches for Your Lunchbox
Here in the South we start back to school at the beginning of August. Why? I guess because its too dang hot to be outside, so you might as well send the kids on back to school. But, back to school means back to early mornings and packing lunches and not just for the kiddos but for the adults, too. When it comes to packing the adult (or very open-minded teen) lunch box, a ...
Keto Spinach Artichoke Chicken
Long before keto entered our life, we ate the ubiquitous boneless, skinless chicken breast a lot. Probably (if I'm honest) more than I ever wanted to. But being relatively cheap and quick to cook made a bigger difference many nights than whether or not it actually tasted delicious. Since discovering keto over a year ago, slathering a bland and boring chicken breast with ...
Keto Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Popsicles
This Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Popsicle is a deliciously sweet, keto twist on the classic ice cream flavor in popsicle form! This recipe from the new book, For the Love of Popsicles, will be one you are going to make all summer long! After swan diving off of the keto diet several months ago, I have been recently determined to claw my way back onto the bandwagon and get ...
Easy Macaroni Pasta Salad
Macaroni Salad is a classic summer side dish that is not only easy to make but its always a crowd pleaser. You just can't have a backyard barbecue or a pool party without it! Cold and creamy, tangy with a little bit of sweetness, and little bits of crunch from a few hidden veggies makes this macaroni salad perfect for just about any occasinon. How to Make Macaroni ...
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 ...
Bacon Spinach Quiche with Tomatoes
Bacon Spinach Quiche is a delicious all-purpose family meal great for breakfast, lunch or dinner! This post may contain affiliate links I think quiche may be the most underrated food ever. You can freeze it, make it ahead, serve it cold, serve it hot, serve it at room temperature. Quiche is great for breakfast, lunch or dinner and if you make little ones, they make ...
Easy Chicken Salad with Grapes
It seems like so long ago now, but once upon a time I did a lot of catering. Not big giant events, but a lot of luncheons and meetings. Which was perfect for a one-woman show. And if you are going to cater then you have to have a chicken salad recipe. It's pretty much obligatory. My chicken salad was simple to make but oh-so-delicious. First I would roast bone-in chicken ...
Keto Cherry Cheesecake Popsicles
There are few games filled with more pomp and circumstance than croquet (one being polo, which is really just croquet on a horse), and for the last couple of years our family has been honored to receive an invitation to one of our small town’s most anticipated events, The Chris and Betty Invitational Croquet tournament. A long-running fundraiser to help eradicate cancer and to ...
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 ...
Hot Wing Wontons
Hot Wing Wontons are a recipe I came up with years and years ago for an early blog giveaway type thing. The sponsor was a sauce and mustard company and it was my first big thing as a blogger. 10 years ago, this recipe was everywhere, but as things go, it has fallen by the wayside as newer posts and recipes have come through. So, I figured this was a great opportunity for a ...