If you’re looking for something simple to share or give as a gift for the holidays, you’ve come to the right place. Simple doesn’t have to mean less and in …
Chocolate Pan Cake ~ Sprouted Wheat Flour
I have a confession to make…my husband is known to troll the clearance baking rack at our local discount store. He has a serious sugar addiction and I have been …
Sweet Potato Pie with Marshmallow Fluff
Happy New Year! I wish everyone a sweet 2017 and in that spirit I’m posting my Sweet Potato Pie recipe. If you make it, share it and eat it you …
Gluten Free Italian Wedding Cookies
I tested a gluten free version of my family’s recipe for Italian Wedding Cookies, see that post here: My Family’s Italian Wedding Cookies and they got my gluten free daughter’s …
‘Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas!
This was supposed to be a blog post with beautiful pictures of hand dipped and decorated Opera Cream candy to take to my parent’s house for Christmas Eve. Then El …
My Family’s Italian Wedding Cookies
These cookies were on every family wedding table and every family Christmas table when I was growing up. In my family, they are Italian Wedding Cookies. Each cookie I consumed ~ and …
Sugar Cookie Cutouts
This recipe has been a standard in my family since it came out in the Bon Appetit December 2002 issue. We adapted it a little bit and it is my son’s …
Light Sugar Syrup Recipe
I decided this recipe needed it’s own post. I had posted it previously in Homemade Marshmallow Fluff, but as I’m preparing for Christmas baking, I’m remembering how much I used it …
Nature’s Wallflower
Humble Camellia, nature’s wallflower; waits patiently while the garden readies it’s slumber. She wears her glossy green coat year round, puts on her lipstick, and smiles through the winter.
Homemade Marshmallow Fluff
Make this recipe and you’ll never by store bought marshmallow creme again! I like to use vanilla paste to flavor this because I love the vanilla flecks visible in the …
Quick Corn off the Cobb
This recipe goes back to my “full-time working Mom” days. All Moms work full-time but I mean the days when I worked away from home and was always looking for …
Duxelles
Pronunciation: Duk-sell A fancy but easy French saute or paste traditionally made from any variety or combination of mushrooms, shallots, cream and/or wine. Named for the employer of 17th century …
Easy As…Strawberry Pie!
Strawberries from Florida are finally in the grocery stores here and I am in Heaven! First strawberries are a distraction from cold temperatures and a reminder that spring is on …
Bock Beer Grits & Chicken Skillet
I love this meal for a cold winter’s night. How can you beat chicken cooked in a skillet? This combination of chicken, grits, mushrooms and beer will warm tummies and …
Anatomy of a Cake Pop
When one of my daughters requested cake pops instead of cake for a party recently, I panicked. I’m almost ashamed to say I had never made them before. Frankly, I …
Drying Cowhorn Peppers
So you planted cowhorns this year and now have a plethora of peppers! You’ve used them fresh in salsa and sauces, stuffed and baked them, pickled them and still have …
Eggland’s Best America’s Best Recipe Contest ~ Hummingbird Streusel Coffee Cake
Eggland’s Best has just opened voting for the Southeast Regional Semi-Finalist recipes, and I am honored to have had my recipe for Hummingbird Streusel Coffee Cake chosen to represent Georgia! …
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Carolina Wren In Song
I’ve kept my camera out in the kitchen for a couple of months now, hoping to catch the birds. This little Carolina Wren provided a fleeting moment before he flew …
Farmer Pancakes ~ Easiest Pancakes Ever!
My son and I have been reading the book “Farmer Boy” by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The book is based on her husband, Almonzo’s life growing up on his family farm …
Avocado Sourdough Biscuits
Avocado Biscuits ~ A Heart Healthy Alternative! Today I’m resurrecting an old post~Avocado Biscuits, that I had removed so I could fiddle with the recipe and see if I could …
Grind your own Oat Flour
I love oat flour as a tasty, nutritious, fiberful addition to baking. Lately, I have had great difficulty in finding it at my local grocery stores. The only stores that …
Making Homemade Granola
There are so many good brands of packaged granola on the market these days, it’s a no-brainer just to buy it instead of making it from scratch. However, if you …
U-biscuit-ous ~ Biscuit Basics
Biscuits are everywhere these days. It doesn’t surprise me as a biscuit lover. What’s not to like? Lightly browned and crunchy on the outside, warm and dreamy on the inside. …
Oh My ~ Sugar Pie! Sugar Pie Pumpkins
“Sugar pie, honey bunch…you know I love you!” I think the song is definitely fitting here. Even the name of the group who made it famous, The Temptations is fitting …
Applesauce Graham Cake From Scratch
Looking for an easy, hearty, dessert to warm up these cool fall days? Try this applesauce graham snack cake, with or without the accoutrements! Make your own from scratch applesauce …
Skillet Garlic Cauliflower ~ Simple Sides
I know…cauliflower recipes are everywhere these days. And…it is not a vegetable that really has much flavor. But…this recipe is too quick, easy and flavorful to pass up! First…buy fresh …
September Sun Peach Sauce
While pumpkin and apple season is gearing up, peaches aren’t completely done yet! I picked up some September Sun peaches from the farmer’s market a couple of weeks ago and …
Last Tomatoes of Summer Pico de Gallo
Happy September! It was 61 degrees here this morning. Our first morning reminder from Mother Nature that summer is ending. Every where I turn there are signs of the changing …
Eclipse Cookies
I think you’ll know what inspired these cookies. While we weren’t in the path of Totality here, it was an awesome phenomenon to watch and I wanted an edible way …
Gluten Free Sandwich Rolls ~ Recipe Redo
I’ve baked my recipe for Gluten Free Quick Rolls many times for my daughter and she loves them for dinner rolls and small sandwiches or sliders. We were looking for …
Yellow Tomato Curd ~ Eggless
Don’t you just love when you goof and stumble upon something good? My Golden Cherry tomato plants have been fruiting prolifically and I can’t eat the tomatoes fast enough. I …
Leftover Remoulade = Remoulade Pimento Cheese
What do you do with leftover Homemade Remoulade? Well, it’s basically spiced mayonnaise. Sooooo…what better mayonnaise is there to make pimento cheese with? Pimento cheese is the peanut butter of …
Quick Berry Cobbler for a Crowd
Need a quick and easy dessert to feed a crowd? This mixed berry cobbler will do the job and give you plenty leftover for sweet second helpings! Need it gluten …
Homemade Remoulade
One of my daughters loves remoulade so much, she asked for a batch of homemade remoulade for her birthday last week! We’ll eat it on just about anything, but her …
First Magnolia Blossom
via Daily Prompt: Blossom Magnolia Grandiflora ~ Worth the wait
Vidalia Onion Summer Salad ~ Sumac Substitution
Early summer always includes a visit to the library to sign my son up for summer reading. He comes home with an armful of I Spy books, while my haul …
First Canna of the Summer
Commonly called Canna Lily, it is actually the only genus in the family Cannaceae ~ not in the Lily family. Traditionally used as an agricultural product in some parts of …
