We’ve been eating this easy to prepare, delicious salad on repeat the past month! There’s not a recipe, just throw in whatever you have that’s fresh and needs eating…. basically everything but the kitchen sink. :-) My favorite ingredients are: Black eyed peas Fresh corn cucumber grape tomato red onion red, yellow and/or green peppers… Read More
I’ve been a fan of Skinnytaste for a long, long time. I love Gina’s recipes because they are fairly easy, are packed with flavor, and are skinny while still being tasty. Skinnytaste Chicken Enchiladas Her “BEST Chicken Enchiladas Recipe” is one I’ve made many times and that my family loves. The chipotle chilis in adobe… Read More
I couldn’t stay away from the Empress for too long. :-) This Blue Moon cocktail was intriguing to me as I had never heard of or tasted Creme de Violette. It’s not as sweet as I had imagined, but it does have a lovely floral taste. I can’t wait to try a few more Creme… Read More
It’s going to be scorching here in Georgia this week, but up until now we’ve enjoyed the most enjoyable spring weather I can remember! We have supper on the porch nearly every night and I’ve loved having Honey home to cook things I never did (primarily seafood, which I love to eat and hate to… Read More
For those of you that don’t drink gin, I expect you’ll be excited that I took a brief break from the Empress. :-) This week’s cocktail is the French Martini. It’s light and lovely! I’m not a regular martini drinker and don’t even really like a cosmo, but when I saw this recipe and had… Read More
Today we are sending our heartfelt thanks to all of the men and women that have served our great country. We are the land of the free because of the brave. I remain grateful that we had the opportunity to visit Arlington and bear witness to just some of the countless countrymen that have given… Read More
Each year on the last day of school after our Walk of Fame we have a “special snack”. I usually theme it to something related to kicking off summer, based on a cartoon, food item or brand the boys are in to that year. I was feeling wholly uninspired for this year until I walked… Read More