I consider myself a good Southerner and I tend to stick to tradition as much as anyone when it comes to welcoming in a new year. I never hang up my new calendar for the new year until January 1st ( much to my daughter's chagrin) and I always eat my black eye peas on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. That's not to say that I get up and particularly look forward to eating a big ...
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A New Turn in the South – A Review
Besides just the fun of writing about whatever I want to write about, there are a few other perks to being a food blogger. No, I'm not talking about big advertising space checks, I don't know anything about those perks. I'm talking about the occasional opportunities that are delivered to my email from time to time asking me to review or promote an item. Sometimes I turn them ...
Green Tomato Salsa Verde
My tomato plants have been good to me this year. While everyone else in town has been complaining about a horrible year for tomatoes, my 3 tomato plants have kept me and my family knee deep in juicy ripe tomatoes all Summer. So, now here it is October and the first frost is expected to come tonight and that means the end of my hard working tomato plants. It took me two trips to ...
Cheesy Tomato Basil Souffle
Don't let this Cheesy Tomato Basil Souffle intimidate you! Souffles are easy! Showcase all of that summer produce in this creamy and decadent Cheesy Tomato Basil Souffle! Here it is, the end of July and I am happily swimming in fresh, ripe, homegrown tomatoes. It's an event I look forward to all year. It's hard to beat a just picked sweet tomato still warm from the sun and I ...
Country Garden Update and Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken Salad
So 3 weeks of rain was followed by 5 days of searing heat, then... more rain. All of this wishy washy weather has been reeking havoc upon our allergies but the garden doesn't seem to mind much. Especially the broccoli and lettuce. We have been eating off of those plants for the last week or so. Especially the lettuce. I have certainly been adding more fiber in my diet. The ...
Tuna Tuesday: Tuna Pesto Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes
It's Tuna Tuesday, where the star of the show is meat in a can! Routine has never really been my strong suit and if I'm honest, I haven't really needed one since the kids where babies. Since regular naptimes were phased out what seems like ages ago ( oh, naptimes! How I miss you!), our daily routine has always been more of a loose list of suggested activities written in pencil ...
Tuna Tuesday: Chicken Patty Fontina
Tuna Tuesday is back! Even though it's Wednesday and not Tuesday, but it is back! So, for those of you just joining us, Tuna Tuesday is the day to celebrate meat in a can. I am doing my best to turn the humble staple into a tasty meal. Feel free to add your recipe links in the comment thread below! I have a little confession. Chicken in a can is not my favorite. Since the ...
My thoughts on Food Magazines and Baked Chicken Fajitas
Baked Chicken Fajitas are suuuppper easy to whip together for a delicious weeknight meal. And its healthy too! I don't buy food magazines very often. Those things are so expensive. I have a hard time paying $10 for a monthly publication which is mostly ads and recipes I will never cook. I also have a hard time throwing them away. I mean I paid $10 for that thing! I am ...
Tuna Tuesday: Moving Day
Let me just tell you all that I am wicked awesome with a tape gun. I can tape up a box in a matter of seconds. I know how to pick the right size box for the stuff I am packing. I can optimize space in a cube of cardboard and I can successfully wrap fine china in a protective layer of bubble wrap while resisting the urge to pop the tiny pockets of air. In short people, I have ...
Tuna Panzanella Salad
If any of you follow me on Twitter, you already know what I have been up to for the last week. I have been knee deep in sick kids since last Monday. I won't elaborate too much ( although I could but this is a food blog and bodily functions are not the most appetizing conversations), but let's just say that I have run out of towels 3 times in the last week and it wasn't because ...
Stuffed Mini Meat Loaves
Here is another favorite from the Working Woman's Cookbook. I am seriously in love with this "vintage" book. I can't stop making recipes out of it! You know what else I love? Cheese. Anything with cheese is an automatic favorite of mine. Lucky for me, Cabot Cheese likes me enough to send me a few samples of their new snack cheese. I got some reduced fat cheddar and some ...
A Blast from the Past – Chili Beef Salads
I am a child of the 80's. When I say "child" I mean I was born in the 80's. You would not find me dancing to hair bands in my basement while combing my bangs into a perfect sphere that would reach the door a good 5 minutes before I did. Although I did have a perm ( briefly) and a t-shirt tie with stirrup pants and some Keds. Oh...and I loved "the Boss". Boorrrn in the ...
Pizza Pot Pie
I would just like to tell everyone that my Mom is awesome. Yep, she's pretty stinking cool. I bet I call her at least twice a day. I'm not sure what I would do without her. Besides her youngest child, she also loves care packages. Every now and then she will send me something in the mail. It's one of the few things I enjoy getting in the mailbox. Yesterday though, Mom ...
Italian Sausages – ‘Cause I like ’em!
Don't you just love sausages? I mean, when was the last time someone offered you a sausage and you said "no"? I can't think of any time. Ever. The problem with sausages, especially Italian sausages and even more especially, really good Italian sausages, is that they are not exactly budget friendly. They are not outrageous by any means, but I find it a little difficult to ...
Tomatoes stuffed with Tuna Curry Salad
It is crazy hot. It's so hot that the mere thought of going outside makes the sweat start to bead on my forehead. I can't tell you the last time I was cold. But one of the many characteristics of having children is that no matter what the weather, they must be entertained. The best place to entertain is outside. So, for the last couple of days we have been enjoying the ...