Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Bacon. That one word will bring either ire or indulgence to most people. I have often said were it not for bacon, I could easily be a vegetarian. Really. Add bacon to most anything and you have something that most […]
Tag: Appetizers
Game Food… Yes! Sports…. Not So Much…..
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Originally Published in the Greenwood Daily Journal Saturday January 28, 2012 I know I have mentioned this before but I am really not a sports fan. I try to hang when I am a part of a conversation that veers […]
Dried Plums…Not Just for Your Granny Anymore….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I got you hooked with that title, didn’t I? You’re just dying to know what I mean! Well, let me tell you. Last week I made something so good (I mean, really) that my husband and sons literally fought over […]
Sunday at Scotty….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Originally Published in the Greenwood Daily Journal Saturday January 21, 2012 A few weeks ago, one of my coworkers was discussing their recent bad experience at a local big box chain restaurant. From the service to the food selection they […]
Spicy Cheddar Cheese Sausage Balls
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! This sausage balls recipe is perfect for brunch, game day snacks, or party appetizers. For years I have been in a real rut. A sausage balls rut that is. I make them every Christmas morning, but seldom through the rest of […]
Little Memories….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Originally published in the Greenwood Daily Journal Saturday December 10, 2011 My mother always told me to write important things down or I would forget it later. This may be how and why I am quite a list maker. Furthermore, […]
Soups On….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Originally Published in the Greenwood Daily Journal Saturday September 24, 2011 The winds, they are a changing. Gone are the sweltering hot days at the pool, mosquito spray, sunscreen and flip flops. Bring on the warm cider, pumpkin patches and […]
Is it a Pie…Is it a Soup…?
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I mentioned last week that I had received, out of the blue, an advance copy of a cookbook titled 50 Simple Soups for the Slow Cooker by Lynn Alley. I was a little surprised until I saw the note inside […]
Dip In…
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Nothing makes me more nervous then when someone asks me to bring something to a pitch-in. Well, that may seem dramatic to you but ever since I started writing for our local paper in February there is an allusion that […]
It in the Air..FALL!
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I woke up on Sunday with a real hankering for a pumpkin doughnut. Not just any doughnut but the ones that I can get at this little shop just south of Indianapolis. The problem was, besides the doughnut craving, is […]
Stuffed….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! If I had known that making stuffed peppers would have illicited such a response from my 8 year old I may have thought twice about making them on a busy night last week. I had peppers form the market that […]
Hold the Meat, Please….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! On Monday I wanted to have a nice, sit down dinner. I know it may sound crazy to do this on the day I go back to work but there is just something to be said about gathering at the […]