Who doesn’t like pizza? Who doesn’t like Chicken Alfredo? Why not combine the two into a fun, yummy dish that will add a little excitement to your menu? I made this a month or so ago in a mad dash to beat the power going out during the midst of a mega storm that passed through town. Honestly, I made … Read More
Homemade Pretzel Bites
One of our favorite snacks when we are at Target, the fair, the mall, or walking around a big city is Hot Pretzels. My mother-in-law actually kept them on hand for a good chunk of my Husband’s life because he enjoyed them for a midnight snack. Well, frozen pretzels are pretty good, but there’s just nothing like one fresh out … Read More
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
My senior year of college, I was an R.A. in apartment style dorms. From time to time we would cook meals and share them as a hall. One of the best cooks was a girl named Chelsea. I still remember her awesome chicken enchiladas. But my favorite thing she ever made was her Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. Oh my … Read More
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
I’ve told you before how much I love barbecue. Growing up in North Carolina, barbecue was always serious business. And as I’ve told you before…the Western Carolina style kills the Eastern Carolina style of barbecue. Seriously. It does. You know I also love to simplify things. Smoking meat takes a lot of time and effort. It’s certainly worth it. But … Read More
Fried Green Tomatoes
Growing up in the South, you would’ve thought I would’ve been eating Fried Green Tomatoes from the time I started eating solids. But, for a large part of my life, I boycotted them along with any tomatoes other than those found in recipes for Spaghetti, Lasagna, Chili, Salsa, and Ketchup. I still do not enjoy just plain tomatoes. But when … Read More
Hello Dolly Bars
I’ve mentioned to you before how much I love butterscotch. Well, the only thing better than butterscotch, is butterscotch mixed with chocolate. Oh, and coconut. Oh, and sweetened condensed milk. Oh, and graham cracker crumbs. Yep. Nothing better ;). It wasn’t until recently that I became friends with coconut. Not just any coconut, though. Toasted coconut. I still can’t do … Read More
Hershey Bar Pie
Who was the cook in your home growing up? For me, it was my mom. My dad was hardly a cook. There were 3 things he knew how to make, though: eggs, steak, and Hershey Bar Pie. Growing up, I remember that we used to have men’s dessert contests at our church. My dad was the Pastor, so he was … Read More
Magnolia’s Israeli Cous Cous
We have a little restaurant down the street from us called Magnolias. It is one of our favorite local spots. When we moved to Nashville, it was one of the places we missed the most even as we were surrounded by some of the best food in the country. The dish that I missed the very most was their cous … Read More
Lemon Parmesan Broccoli
I joined Weight Watchers again last week. If I had just stayed on in it in the first place and kept up the healthy lifestyle adjustments, I would have been fine. But, life got in the way. I think the biggest thing was that we moved last year. Getting a whole household packed up in a week, then taking weeks … Read More
Baked Smashed Potatoes
We Irish have a thing for potatoes, young Lass! I love them in so many forms. Baked, mashed, creamy, au gratin, hash browns, tator tots, french fries, potato soup, ahhhhh…I love potatoes. Potatoes love me too. They love me so much that they stick around on my hips and other shapely places. So when I eat them, I make sure that … Read More