Before you say it, yes...brownies were dessert of the month in April...just a few short weeks ago. But Caramel Cashew Brownies and these Mocha Brownies are different. Very, very different. I know. I know. This is really an indication that I have a brownie problem. Please. Send help. Brownies anonymous, anyone?! So I served these to a group of ladies last week...and … [Read more...]
Sharon’s Southern Beans, Potatoes and Cornbread
This is Grandpa's special supper. He is from Alabama and taught me how to make this quick and easy meal. Nana and Grandpa live with us and this is our favorite food to eat together with all the children. Southern Beans, Potatoes and Cornbread Yield - 8 servings Preparation Time - 15 minutes Cooking Time - 25 minutes Ingredients 2 cups plain yellow cornmeal ($ … [Read more...]
How to Cut Fresh Herbs
Learn How to Cut Fresh Herbs from your Garden this Summer with this Quick and Easy Kitchen Hack! It's fresh herbs season. Oh, how I love fresh herbs season. The house smells fragrant when they are cooking. The kitchen smells fragrant when they are being chopped. And your hands smell fragrant from picking them. Ahhh.... Scroll down to the end for some of my … [Read more...]
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade with Raspberry Ice Cubes
Need something cool and refreshing to sip on this weekend?! This fresh squeezed lemonade with raspberry ice cubes is just for you then. I have been drinking glass after glass...and this is a great way to use up those cheap raspberries we've been seeing! Lemon and raspberry flavors are much like peanut butter and jelly. Mint and chocolate. Vanilla and … [Read more...]
Radish and Cucumber Bites
I think it's become my duty to help you all see that radishes are for more than just salads and salad mixes. Up until last summer I too had only had radishes on or mixed into salad. I had never really noticed them, but I'm so glad that I've discovered that there is much more to radishes than just salads. Last year for Grow. Eat. $ave., I made a braised chicken with spring … [Read more...]
What to Make When – Whole Chicken
It's time for another version of "what to make when." This week...it's whole chickens. Now the thought of buying a whole chicken might sound a little daunting, let me help show you that there's nothing to be daunted about! ;) Buying a whole chicken is certainly the cheapest option for chicken. The easiest and most practical thing to do with a whole chicken is to drop it … [Read more...]
Berry Quinoa Parfait
Boy did summer come ablazin' in this year. It rained, and rained, and rained. Then boom...it was hot. Stifling hot. It's on these stifling hot days that I have no intention of turning on the oven...or letting something cook for an hour on the stove top. It's on these stifling hot days that I'm really not all the hungry. I just need something cool and light for … [Read more...]
Grilled “Greens” Pizza
I was out to dinner with some girlfriends the other night, as one of my dearest friends is headed to California now. :( We were chatting at dinner and Jackie casually mentioned that she had way too many greens in her "happy box" and I casually mentioned that I would gladly take them off her hands. She said I was welcome to them. I was half way serious. But she was … [Read more...]
Bread Machine Cheesy Herb Bread
Fifteen years ago when I bought my bread machine all I knew how to do with it was a buy a boxed mix, dump it in and press start. The problem with that is that prepared mixes are pretty expensive and they're just not that easy to find anymore. These days we use it for all sorts of things like making pizza dough and cinnamon rolls, and for experimenting with different varieties … [Read more...]
How to Keep an Avocado from Browning – Kitchen Tip
Avocados. I love them. A lot. And by alot, I mean they could be my favorite food. I often only use half of an avocado for my salad...or for the kids. But I don't want the other half to brown, while I wait to use the rest up the next day. 3 Tips to Keep Avocados from Browning 1. Run them under cold, cold water (or plunge them into an ice … [Read more...]