Year: 2013

Fried Chicken with Honey and Tabasca Pepper Sauce

Fried Chicken with Honey and Tabasca Pepper Sauce

As I was eating some of the leftover chicken tenders the other night that I was just a wee bit sick of eating, I remembered this little trick. It’s no big deal, just an idea, but something you’ve got to try. Trust me!! The next time […]

Meals for Friends

Melissa and I have a friend who has just been diagnosed with cancer. We were talking about how we wished she lived in Atlanta so we could cook for her and her family. Of course, the conversation snowballed into, “Let’s do a post about what […]

Hard Boiled Eggs

Hard Boiled Eggs

How to make them perfect The first thing I would say about perfectly cooking hard boiled eggs is that you can’t make every egg perfect every time. I cook mine the same way every time and the results are probably 95% perfect. For example, the other day […]

Leftovers ? Make a simple meal with leftover turnip greens, pasta and sausage

Leftovers ? Make a simple meal with leftover turnip greens, pasta and sausage

The other day, I made enough collard greens and Andouille sausage to feed an army and was left with “leftovers”. A lot of leftovers. My husband was out of town, the kids weren’t going to eat them and I needed something different. So, a quick search […]

Peach Cream Pie

Peach Cream Pie

On a recent visit to North Carolina, my mom gave me a recipe for Peach Cream Pie she found in a magazine called Our State. The recipe was submitted by Sue Weddle and it sounded delicious so I thought I’d give it a try, especially […]

Easy Meals

School is back in for a lot of our kids. Translation: Time to balance work, carpools, household chores, homework help, and after school activities while still being able to put a healthy meal on  the table for the family several nights a week. Here are […]

Sauteed Collard Greens and Sausage

Sauteed Collard Greens and Sausage

Now that I realized you can sauté greens that typically I only braised before, I’m having fun experimenting with some different methods of cooking them. This recipe for sautéed collard greens and sausage is sassy and delicious. Even the folks who don’t like greens might […]