Featuring Southern Recipes and your Favorite Grandmothers' Recipes to the Dinner Table
So let me start by saying this is not an original recipe! I have always wanted to make authentic Spanish Paella but was hesitant because it seemed so labor intensive and honestly I was scared. But what I found was there is no reason to be scared! What I did find is […]
During the summer I tend to make an overabundance of fresh pesto. If you have ever grown basil, you know that in the right climate it can flourish and produce more leaves that you will ever need. My solution for that is to make fresh pesto and put it in […]
Pesto – So can I start by saying pesto is something that was not normally featured in traditional Southern recipes. Pesto is originally from Genoa, Italy. Pesto traces its name to the Italian word “pestare,” which means “to crush or pound.” For hundreds of years, pesto was made by pounding […]
So can I be honest? I do not like fresh tomatoes. I know that tomatoes are a fruit. And yes I am told that fresh tomatoes are the bomb. However, I still do not like them. Call me crazy but don’t we all have a little crazy in us??? Recently, […]
I had my children at a very young age (I had my daughter, Holly when I was 17 years old). At that time, my husband, Carl, was only making $5.00 an hour and I was a stay at home mom. Needless to say, funds were extremely tight. Even though we […]
If you have been to Christina Tosi’s Momofuku Milk Bar in New York City, then you know how dangerous these super sweet gooey cookies are! If you have never heard of Milk Bar’s famous cornflake chocolate chip marshmallow cookies, try this recipe and you will find out what the fuss […]
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