One of the most overlooked best buys in the grocery store has to be turkey legs. Turkey legs are usually only seen on the dinner table connected to the rest of the bird during the holidays, but they are available year round in the meat department. They are usually very cheap and are a wonderful change from chicken or beef. Braised Herbed Turkey Legs in the Crock Pot makes your ...
Feta Tomato Pie
Feta tomato pie is more a bread pudding than pie. It that comes out saucy and savory and utterly refreshing on a hot summer day. Everyone grows tomatoes. Ok, maybe that’s a bit of a generalization, but if people grow anything in the summer, there is usually at least one tomato plant sitting somewhere in a 5-gallon bucket. It’s completely understandable. A summer-time tomato ...
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 ...
Easy DIY Foil Packet Salmon Dinner
Easy DIY Foil Packet Salmon Dinners are infinitely customizable and a delicious way to get the whole family involved with dinner. Pile in everyone's favorite veggies and top with a salmon fillet and a fresh compound butter and you've got a great dinner for the whole family. This would even be a great recipe for the#KidsMakeDinner Challenge! Every year we vacation at ...
Bacon Queso Stuffed Burgers
Bacon Queso Stuffed Burgers are a deliciously different variation on a the classic American burger. Fresh and creamy queso fresco and salty bacon are at the center of an all-beef patty that is just waiting to ooze at first bite. The all-American burger has really become part of the psyche of the country. Probably more American than apple pie and only slightly less ...
Cheddar Bacon Zucchini Fritters
Cheddar Bacon Zucchini Fritters are a simple way to use up the prolific garden veggie, zucchini. Savory and salty and the perfect side dish for a summer dinner or a perch for a fried egg. I may have gone a bit overboard in my zucchini planting this year. I must not have been thinking clearly when I planted 6 zucchini seeds in the ground a couple of months ago. It’s not ...
Join the #KidsMakeDinner Summer Challenge!
Do you want to raise self-sufficent, productive children? Do the kids need a little boost in self-confidence? Maybe you just want to teach them a new life skill and the importance of helping and pulling their own weight at home? Well, buckle up buttercup! Making dinner can help with all of those things! Put your kids in charge of one meal a week and marvel at the result. You'll ...
Moroccan Meatball Lettuce Wraps
Moroccan Meatball Lettuce Wraps are an easy way to shake up your weeknight dinners. Meatballs are infused with smoky, fragrant spices and paired with refreshing tabbouleh in this take on Moroccan cuisine. I go through ethnic phases with my food cravings. Sometimes all I want is Southern-style food with it’s cheese and greens and bacon grease. Sometimes all I can think ...
Extra Crispy Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
This Extra Crispy Pork Tenderloin Sandwich is what you want for your next meal. A thin pork tenderloin cutlet is breaded and pan-fried to perfection and topped with tangy dijonnaise and pickles. So so so good. This recipe makes the best pork tenderloin sandwich ever. A thin cut of pork tenderloin is fried to perfection to make an extra crispy sandwich that ...
Spring Parmesan Pasta
Spring Parmesan Pasta is a colorful and vibrant recipe that perfectly showcases the season's freshest veggies. Peas and Swiss chard are the heros of this version, but you could easily substitute the fresh veg coming out of your own garden. If you know me, then you know that I am not a religious person. It’s not a thing I wave around like a flag, but it’s not a big ...
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 ...
Ultimate Guide to Packing for the Vacation Kitchen
Cooking while on vacation can be tough to plan for. You never know quite what the rental kitchen is going to be equipped with and it can be difficult to figure out what things you should bring with you and what you should buy when you get there. Well, don't worry. We've got your Ultimate Guide to Packing for the Vacation Kitchen. This post contains affiliate links There are ...
Hot Dog Toppings 5 Ways
Turn up your next backyard cookout with these Hot Dog Toppings 5 Ways. Enjoy them individually, or combine these hot dog toppings in endlessly delicious variations. It only takes about an hour to make all 5 of these, and you can even prep these the day before if you like. Sure, the kids will only want ketchup on theirs, but the adults at the party will appreciate these hot dog ...
The Best Bloody Mary Mix
I love a good Bloody Mary. And don't get me wrong... there are plenty of good Bloody Mary mixes out there, but are they the best Bloody Mary mix for you? Some are spicy, some are citrusy. Some are pretty plain. And although you could doctor up a store bought Bloody Mary mix, why not just start from scratch and make your own version? Feel free to tweak this recipe to make your ...
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 ...