For blueberry cobbler use the same cobbler recipe as the peach posted previously but use 2 cups of blueberries instead of peaches. How easy is that! Two recipes in one!!! Over the 4th of July last weekend I made a blueberry cobbler to accompany the homemade vanilla icecream a friend made…. It was really yuummmmy…. [...]

There is nothing better during summer than a great cobbler. My grandmother, Myrtle Lee Pierce, was a wonderful southern cook. She always called a cobbler a “Lazy Man’s Pie”… It may be simple but it is really good. A cobbler can be made with so many different fruits. Today I used peaches. Peach Cobbler 6 [...]

Hi all! My sister, Maggie just called for this recipe so I thought I would share it with you all. This is a family favorite that we enjoyed growing up at my granparent’s home and at our own home. It is simple, easy and quick and… oh so yummy! I like to serve it with [...]

Hi all! Dinner tonight was a simple yet great Wednesday night meal. Pork Tenderloin, sauteed yellow squash, and cabbage. The pork tenderloin is baked at 350 degrees for 25 minutes a pound. Marinate the tenderloin in the following: Spicy brown mustard, salt, pepper, honey, and worcestershire. I like to marinate the pork before work in [...]

I loved the book… and the movie…but I love them most of all when I eat them surrounded by family and friends.  When green tomatoes are in season I love to pick up a few at our local farmers market…. and if I am lucky my dad brings some tomatoes from a farmer or a [...]

This soup is a family favorite!  I hope you enjoy this soup as much as we do! Chicken Cilantro Soup 4 bone in chicken breast 2 32oz boxes of chicken broth 1 cup of uncooked ricce 1 bunch of cilantro 1 white onion green tabasco salt 2 avocados Monterey Jack Cheese (grated) In a large [...]

None of us want to end up like A Christmas Story and have the neighbors dogs eat the Turkey and your entire family end up at the a Chinese Restaurant on Christmas Day(unless of course you plan to end up at the Chinese Restaurant!).  Over the past few years I have asked every good cook [...]

I have to start this post with an explanation…. I am southern, my husband is midwestern.  Mark grew up in Minnesota and his parents are originally from North Dakota.  There are some differences and some similarities in the recipes and food traditions of our childhoods.  But one thing that is different is “hot dish”.  When [...]

I love to bake around the holidays… a gift of food to friends and family or a little something to add to a holiday party.  There is always someplace to go and take a little holiday joy. Sausage balls are a family favorite in my family.  My dad remembers his mom making them every Christmas [...]