For today’s installment of the Best of the Blog, I am sharing my top five recipes! Mason Jar BBQ Sundae This is one of my favorite party foods of all time and is everything Southern in a jar. I’ve included my favorite crock pot BBQ recipe and everything else you need to pull this off.… Read More
We haven’t been in a place where I could put together a fantastically funny April Fools celebration for the kids for the last few years and I hate that! Our spring break is usually this very week and, once again, we will be on the road. Regardless, some of our favorite family dinners have revolved… Read More
As promised, I am finally back with our favorite Ina Garten inspired Jambalaya recipe and how I adapted it for the pressure cooker. This made a recipe that usually requires a lot of tending perfect on a busy weeknight! Instant Pot Jambalaya Source: Ina Garten-ish; I have altered her recipe below. Serves 6-8 1 tablespoon… Read More
I originally made Shepherd’s Pie for John’s class a couple of years ago when I did a presentation on Ireland. Well, much to my surprise and delight, not only did my own two kids LOVE it, but the entire class did. I originally shared this recipe back then, but I thought it was worth an… Read More
For one of my wedding showers back in 2002, bestie C’s sweet mother gave me what is still, to this day, one of my most prized, well loved and dog-eared cookbooks – Cherokee Entertains. She sweetly inscribed the front cover and thoughtfully listed her own favorite recipes. Over the last nine years, I’ve made all… Read More
I have loved following Edie over at Life in Grace for as long as I have followed blogs. She has such a huge heart, an eye for decorating and is awesome in the kitchen. Three things I love <3 I have been making her Cheeseburger Soup for winter dinners ever since she first shared it… Read More
Y’all are going to think I’ve been living under a rock but I’ve never made – or eaten – spaghetti carbonara! True story… Sister was telling me about this “bacon pasta” that our mutual friend made for her kids and how much they loved it. I was intrigued and looked it up only to find… Read More