Pimento cheese spread is a Southern delicacy. The Master’s made it famous, and tea-sandwich-filled luncheons have kept it in style. Like any good Southern spread, it’s got mayo in it. Like any good Southerner, I have to say it is best made with Duke’s Mayo.…
This recipe for super carrot muffins comes with tips on cooking with toddlers because it was the first cooking experiment I did with BOTH my two year old and one year old actively “helping” me. Needless to say, there were many lessons learned the day…
Some recipes are tried and true wonders of good, home cooking. This creamy broccoli cheddar soup is one of those. See the iterations written in various handwriting in a well-worn cookbook? See the page splattered with who-knows-what (but probably delicious) things throughout the years? That’s…
When meal decisions are made within an hour of actual dinnertime for two (almost three!) hungry babies, the options are limited. Brinner is a go-to for us as it is high in protein and the kids will always enjoy it, plus we can throw it…
We love having easy breakfast options for mornings when we don’t have the energy or time to make a full, warm breakfast for the kids. I was originally looking for something über healthy, but then scratched that plan in lieu of something I thought they…
This lentil shepherd’s pie is a vegetarian take on an old classic. Shepherd’s pie is by no means a glamorous dish. It was never meant to be. It was a creation of the English state after the introduction of a cheap crop (potatoes). A way…
I found a Youtube video for enchiladas that looked super cheesy and had tons of sauce, AND it was vegetarian! Yes, I watched the entire video and wrote down the instructions. And….yes, I then proceeded to ignore half of those instructions because I didn’t buy…
I love this recipe for just about a billion reasons. Here are a few of those reasons: It uses three dishes, so clean up is simple. The salad comes together in under half an hour. And when I know I won’t have the strength to…
It was a cold and gloomy November Sunday. My daughter insisted on playing outside, so we lit a fire on the back porch and the smell made us hungry for any grilled fare. We had eaten a meager breakfast of cereal. Our stomachs were lacking…
As a vegetarian, I have no appetite for a food like chicken. However, I’m not crazy. I like food, and I enjoy the enticing smell of fried chicken. I get a little hungry when the Publix fried chicken commercial comes on [let’s be honest– it’s…