Category Archives: Recipes
How to cook fresh green beans
My absolute favorite thing about summer is fresh produce. I grew up with a huge garden and if there was one thing my parents knew how to grow it was green beans. In fact, my brother “Bud” and I started … Continue reading
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Tagged country ham, fresh green beans, green beans, how to, recipe, Southern cooking, southern style
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RECIPE: Louisiana Yam Casserole
Growing up Cajun, yams (also known as sweet potatoes) made regular appearances on our dinner table. As a small child, I wasn’t sure how I felt about something called a potato that was the color of a carrot and tasted … Continue reading
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Tagged Cajun, Christmas, holiday recipes, Recipes, Southern cooking, Southern recipes, sweet potato casserole, sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving, yam casserole, yams
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RECIPE: The Farm Wife’s Spinach and Artichoke Dip
I have small obsession with combining recipes. I firmly believe that combining the best tasting or easiest aspects of a recipe will create an even better dish in the end. Normally, this drives my husband crazy because I’ll pick and … Continue reading
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Tagged appetizers, easy recipes, Recipes, spinach and artichoke dip, spinach dip, tailgate, Thanksgiving
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RECIPE: Celebrate National Ice Cream Month with Homemade Ice Cream Cake
As a newlywed, I spend way too much time reading cook books and scouring the internet for recipes. Generally, I’m looking for entrees that my Kentucky bar-b-queing husband and my Cajun spice loving self will both enjoy. Last week, however, … Continue reading
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RECIPE: Red, White and Blue Layered Cupcakes
My sister-in-law, Audrey, is a bad influence on me. She shows up at my house armed with an overabundance of enthusiasm and dessert recipes. Recipes that generally involve cupcakes. Audrey loves cupcakes. Actually, a more appropriate way to put it … Continue reading
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Tagged cupcakes, Fourth of July, Independence Day, layered cupcakes, patriotic cupcakes, red white and blue
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RECIPE: Hunk of Meat Monday: 15 Minute Philly Cheese Steak
Let me start this post with a disclaimer: I’ve never had a “real” Philly Cheese Steak. Those of you who have might not find this recipe very authentic but it only takes 15 minutes and that’s the kind of thing … Continue reading
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RECIPE: Hunk of Meat Monday: Homemade Stuffed Crust Pizza
As a newlywed, I’m finding myself trying to find recipes that are easy and affordable. Add in the fact that Aaron and I are recent college graduates who haven’t let go of our college eating habits and you’ve got quite … Continue reading
RECIPE: Warm up with my Cheesy-Broccoli-Beef-Potato Chowder
Aaron spent the entire weekend deer hunting. The poor boy woke up long before the sun and sat in his tree stand through cold, windy, rainy weather but didn’t see a single buck he could get a shot on. To … Continue reading
RECIPE: Nothing Says Summer like Strawberry Jam
One of my favorite things about coming home for the summer is fresh produce. There’s nothing that compares to the taste of a vine ripened, fresh picked strawberry! In my house, the first few weeks of summer are full of … Continue reading
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