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Isn’t this a beautiful appetizer? My friends and neighbors, Jillian and Thad brought it over not too long ago for us to snack on while we finished grilling dinner…and it was F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S! Jillian gladly let me snap a quick picture and jot down the recipe. This marinated cheese appetizer is easy to put together and [...]
Southerners put their heart and soul into their cooking, and take great pride in bringing a smile to a loved one’s face when they bite into one of their delicious creations. And no dinner is quite complete without something sweet! So, when I was recently contacted by the publishers of Southern Living Classic Southern Desserts [...]
This recipe for pound cake is one of the best I’ve ever had and hails from Huntsville, Texas where a great friend and cook shared it with me. Mrs. Lanier heard that my husband loves pound cake and while we were visiting one evening, she wielded her recipe box out touting that she had received [...]
OK. Now you’ve made the Grilled Steak Gyros, Hummus, and Tzatziki Sauce and you might have leftovers, so why not throw together Greek Tostados? That’s what I did for this recipe and it was a huge hit with our family! Print Greek Tostados Ingredients8 whole pita breads 1 cup hummus 1 pound chopped steak, grilled [...]
Hummus seems to be all the rage today, especially as a low fat healthy alternative to dip. You can use it with fresh veggies, as a sandwich spread, or to dip with fresh pita bread (my favorite!). Hummus can be bought at most supermarkets, but it’s super easy to make at home with just a [...]
OK. Now you’ve made the Grilled Steak Gyros, Hummus, and Tzatziki Sauce and you might have leftovers, so why not throw together Greek Tostados? That’s what I did for this recipe and it was a huge hit with our family! Print Greek Tostados Ingredients8 whole pita breads 1 cup hummus 1 pound chopped steak, grilled [...]
My daughter, Lexie, has an obsession with the Greek culture. Most of it stems from learning Greek mythology in school and reading the popular Perseus Jackson book series. So, whenever she has the option, she likes to try Greek foods. I don’t have much experience cooking Greek recipes, so I’m trying different ones. Gyros are [...]
This taco salad is one of my favorites from my childhood. I remember my mom making it fairly often, especially for pot luck luncheons at our church. I love the tangy flavors of the Catalina dressing combined with the salty, crunchy corn chips. My mom didn’t always add the meat and we liked it just [...]
This may not look like a pretty picture-worthy dish, but I promise that it’s a good one! Sometimes classic comfort foods just hit the spot. This is another version of Shepherds Pie, similar to the one I posted here, but with a few ingredient changes. I usually make shepherds pie to use up leftover ingredients, [...]
This recipe is a twist on my favorite fresh bruschetta recipe. I was visiting my sister in Colorado over the Christmas holidays and we visited a local cheese importer and picked up a variety of delicious cheeses that included some fresh mozzarella and fresh sun dried tomatoes. With a family to feed, we decided to [...]
Bun Thit Nuong is a traditional Southern Vietnamese street food that has become one of my top craves! I swear, I could eat it everyday! Bun Thit Nuong is kind of like a noodle salad and is the perfect combination of warm and cold, and sweet and sour; something I love about Asian foods. This [...]
Our family loves Friday nights, where we make our own pizzas and play games or watch movies. The kids ask about it all the time, trying to make sure nothing in our schedule gets in the way (sometimes it does). For these special pizza nights, I usually buy pre-made individual size pizza crusts and set [...]
Cobb Salad is one of my very favorites. It’s chocked full of great ingredients like, fresh salad greens, tomato, crisp bacon, diced ham, roasted chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, chives, cheddar cheese, and blue cheese…pretty much the kitchen sink! There are some conflicting stories of how the salad originated, but the most popular one that [...]
This is a very simple recipe I threw together one night recently. I pulled out some ingredients from the fridge and put together this light and easy weeknight meal. Tilapia is a popular and inexpensive fish and is mild in flavor, so it’s important that you choose flavors that you like and that you want [...]
Portobella mushrooms are great…well…if you’re a mushroom lover like me. These monstrosities have such a dense meaty texture that they can pose for a burger like my Portobello Burgers with Pesto Mayo. They’re terrific grilled, sauteed and stuffed too! I saw a pin on my favorite place, Pinterest, for Portobello Pizzas and decided to give [...]
During the holidays my sister, mom, and I visited this awesome cheese shop, Cheese Importers, in Longmont, Colorado. It was crazy cool, with a huge refrigerated room that featured cheeses (and samples) from around the world…I can’t wait to go again! I bought a variety of imported cheeses, including a delicious blue cheese, Fourme D’Ambert, [...]
I am so, so excited! We are scheduled to close on our new house this Friday, December 9th…and I can’t wait! We’ve been in our RV for almost 3 months and it’s taken a toll on my cooking flexibility. I can’t wait to get in my new kitchen and get busy doing what I love [...]
We were visiting my sister-in-law and her family a couple of weeks ago and I decided to give this soup a try. I have read about it all over the Internet so I thought it must be worth a shot. It was a huge hit and is going on my menu planning list to make [...]
One of my favorite things about living in Houston is the close proximity to fresh Gulf seafood. I LOVE seafood…especially shrimp. Recently, Q and I took the kids down to Kemah, a nearby fishing town where you can buy fresh seafood at many markets right off of the nearby Kemah Boardwalk. Kemah is a very [...]
Well, it’s time again for SRC reveal and this month I was assigned Jeanette’s Healthy Living. It a wonderful website full of healthful and delicious recipes. Her photography is drool-worthy and the images just jump right out at you. She has a focus on cooking for individuals with cancer, food allergies and other illnesses that [...]
Something about this time of year brings out full-bodied meals. A lot of braising, stewing, and soup-making are usually in the works for the fall/winter months. I guess it’s partly because of the cooling weather that progresses into bone-chilling cold that makes us want to get in the kitchen and cook up some soul soothing [...]
See…I told y’all I’d be cooking in my crockpot more during this move! Our closing date is inching closer and we are scheduled to close on the sale of our house this Wednesday afternoon. We’ve moved everything we own into storage and have moved into our RV and are ready to head to Houston late [...]
I don’t know about you, but I love P.F. Chang’s! They have such a wide variety of things to order, including their famous Lettuce Wraps, which I also love. But one thing I order just about every time I go there is the Orange Peel Chicken. It’s a lightly battered chicken tossed in a tangy, [...]
Chicken and Dumplings are one of those comfort foods that I look forward to making, especially in the fall and winter months. This recipe is very easy and takes a couple of short cuts from its original by using frozen biscuits, instead of making the dough from scratch. I think it’s just as good and [...]
This week has been completely crazy. For those of you that have moved from one city to another, you know how it is to pack up your whole life and haul it to the next town and unload it at the next house. Well, we have a contract on our house and it’s scheduled to [...]
