I’m honored to be a part of the 2014 Kraft Tastemaker Community, where I am teaming up with Kraft Foods to bring you family friendly recipes using common ingredients found in your pantry! This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to winner, Amy of Very Culinary who was chosen via Random.org. Thanks to all who entered!…
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Happy Accidents {Recipe: Jelly Glazed Baby Carrots}
A traditional cocktail meatball glaze is introduced to cooked baby carrots in this recipe for Grimmway Farms Jelly Glazed Baby Carrots! You all have tried those famous grape jelly and chili sauce glazed cocktail meatballs, right? They seem to be quite the popular appetizer, especially at parties this time of year. I honestly first couldn’t…
Keep it Simple Date Night
Thank you to Bumble Bee SuperFresh™ for sponsoring this article. Find the new Bumble Bee SuperFresh™ entrées in your area by visiting: http://bumblebeesuperfresh.com/buy” My husband and I both love to cook… and not to brag or anything, but we’re pretty good at it. In fact, it becomes a bit of a problem when we…
Marinated Grilled Mushrooms
I’m sharing a perfectly simple grilled side dish over on The Mushroom Channel blog today! Click HERE to get the recipe for Marinated Grilled Mushrooms — a must have side dish for the summer grilling season!
Recipe: Grilled Vegetable Medley with Blue Cheese Dressing
We were finally able to fire up the grill this weekend… and by we I mean my husband – I still have no idea how to use the thing. It doesn’t help that it is missing knobs and ghetto rigged to where only he knows how to turn it on. I’m not feeling bitter about…
Baked Homestyle Mac and Cheese Recipe
Comfort food in the form of this Baked Homestyle Mac and Cheese Recipe! Make up a batch today and feel comforted from the inside out! This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, Erin from Erin’s Food Files! I know when you think of summer, and the hot temps we’ve been having, the last…
Room to Breathe {Recipe: Red Beans and Rice}
You may have noticed I was a bit grumpy last week. I would share the reason why with you, but it is long and drawn out and involves a 5 year old screaming hysterically all the way to school and to her classroom about a water bottle. That’s how I started my birthday and it…
Worth the Wait {Recipe: Fried Okra}
It seems kind of odd to crave okra, doesn’t it? When I received the Deliciously Organic cookbook last year I tried recipe after recipe, truly enjoying each one. However, there was one recipe I kept wanting to try and that was Carrie’s Fried Okra. The problem was, apparently the window for fresh okra in Kansas…
Alexia Fry Challenge – Kickin’ Barbecue Style French Fries
For the past few weeks you’ve watched as I’ve sacrificed my hips to try out different fry recipes. This research was all part of the Alexia “Reinvent a Classic” Fry Challenge. After much thought, calories, and consideration, I finally settled on a fry / spice combination that totally fits where I’m from… the BBQ heartland,…
Mom’s Cooking {Recipe: Oven Baked Kale Chips}
My mom is an excellent cook but there were times in my life I would think that maybe she wasn’t so much. Like when she would make liver and onions. Or how about white sandwich bread with white hamburger gravy poured over it? I want to gag just thinking about it. We lived in a…
