Year: 2013

Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping

Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping

What’s Thanksgiving without an amazing sweet potato casserole! I grew up with the marshmallow topping and love it, but what I love even more is this pecan topping. OMG! It is to die for! This dish could almost be dessert. My other favorite part of […]

An Impromptu Asian Noodle Stir Fry

An Impromptu Asian Noodle Stir Fry

Scrambling for a dinner idea that isn’t baked chicken, a vegetable and a starch? Try this for a last minute throw together, serve and enjoy it’s yummy deliciousness. Asian noodle stir fry is always a hit at my house, probably because I don’t think I’ve […]

Cranberry Sauce

Cranberry Sauce

When I was a kid, the only cranberry sauce I knew came out of a can in one big cylindrical lump. It was then, put on a plate and sliced. You could still see the ridges from the tin can!! Dear Lord, that just ain’t […]

Thanksgiving Week – Breakfast Dishes

Thanksgiving Week – Breakfast Dishes

When you are having guests stay in your house over the holidays, it can get kind of hectic and crazy in the mornings. In order to keep from losing your mind, it’s great to have some breakfast dishes that you can easily make and feed […]

Thanksgiving Starchy Sides

Thanksgiving is the only meal of the year where it is acceptable (and expected) to have multiple starchy sides. You can have your traditional mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, rice, and even bread. Of course, you can always step it up and make twice baked […]

Thanksgiving Desserts

Thanksgiving Desserts

Desserts are a key to Thanksgiving dinner. I am not a huge dessert person, but I can’t say that about everyone so I try to step it up around the holidays. I usually have people bring pies since I just don’t like making them, but we […]

Cornbread Stuffing

Cornbread Stuffing

I never liked stuffing growing up. I’m not sure why, I just didn’t. However, once my sister introduced me to cornbread stuffing, all of that changed. In my opinion, it really is the best. No, I don’t stuff the turkey with the stuffing. Why? I […]