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Nashville

by paige on November 9, 2011 · 0 Comments · in restaurants

Hi all! Crazy around here… Sorry for the lack of posts. We are in the airport in Nashville headed home from a few days of food, music, and fun…. Our Friends Rebecca and Kim gave us great recommendations. Here are a few of our favs! First stop. Burger Up. Yum! I highly recommend this as [...]

Roasted Chicken

by paige on September 26, 2011 · 0 Comments · in Uncategorized

I love a simple supper.  Days are long sometimes at the office.  This is the PERFECT meal to prepare when you get home… so easy, so simplea and works with so many things… peas, green beans, a great salad, asparagus, brussel sprounts, etc. etc. etc. Here it is…. straight up and simple. Roasted Chicken 1 [...]

Fried Oysters

by paige on September 25, 2011 · 1 Comments · in Uncategorized

Remember the fried oyster post?  Well here are a few in process shots that I  found whil cleaning off my computer tonight.  Makes me realize that I need to make these again soon.  Dinner party anyone?  Definitely will be serving these soon! XO, Paige

Mexican night

by paige on September 13, 2011 · 0 Comments · in Uncategorized

Tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, limes, tortillas….sign me up!  We love to have Mexican night at our house. Last year we went to Austin on vacation to visit our friends Stuart and Tony.  We had a great time and had A LOT of great food.  One item stands out above all others from our trip.  It was [...]

Cilantro Turkey Burgers

by paige on September 12, 2011 · 0 Comments · in Uncategorized

Turkey Burgers.  Sometimes means ho hum.  Not this way!  You can add so many fun flavors to turkey burgers.  Turkey burgers are a week night staple at our house. Ingredients: 1-1.5 lbs of ground turkey 1 egg italian bread crumbs cilantro Step by Step process: In a bowl add the turkey, 3/4 cup of italian [...]

Cauliflower

by paige on September 11, 2011 · 0 Comments · in Uncategorized

Cauliflower is great so many ways, steamed, roasted, in a soup…. but today I am going to show you mashed cauliflower. Ingredients 1 head of cauliflower 1/2 stick of butter salt pepper Cut the cauliflower into large chunks.  Throw away the large center stem.  Place in pot of boiling water. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt [...]

My Grandmother’s Cornbread

by paige on August 30, 2011 · 2 Comments · in Uncategorized

I loved my grandmother.  She was a great southern cook.  My grandmother was a wife, mother, teacher and a farmer’s daughter.  This is her cornbread recipe.  Ask anyone that has had a piece of this cornbread and they will tell you that it is addictive.  One of my favorite things about it.  It is simple. [...]

Spaghetti with a twist

by paige on August 29, 2011 · 1 Comments · in Recipes, Uncategorized

Spaghetti was always a classic supper served at my house when I was growing up.  I still love it for our family dinners.  It is almost fall (I hope it comes soon) and it is a great, fast and easy dinner.  When I don’t have time to make a sauce from scratch (which is most [...]

Eggplant Blanco

by paige on August 28, 2011 · 0 Comments · in Recipes

This is an adaptation of a few recipes I found.  This is like a Bruschetta but using eggplant as the base.   I made this for a party that was featured in Birmingham Home and Garden.  Here is the feature including a photo of the appetizers served at the party.  Eggplant Blanco 2 White Eggplant, cut in [...]

Alabama White Barbecue Sauce

by paige on August 7, 2011 · 0 Comments · in Recipes

As a girl from Alabama this recipe is regional for the state. I grew up in south Alabama on vinegar based barbecue sauce… A traditional sauce using vinegar and tomato sauce. This sauce hails from north Alabama. From everything I have read it seems it was first made in Decatur, Alabama. I personally enjoy this [...]