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Recipes and Cooking

Kickin’ Baked Rigatoni

February 1, 2012
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Pasta has always been one of my favorite comfort foods, and today I’m sharing a really great recipe with all of you that my family raved about. When the opportunity came along to try out a new recipe using PAM®, one of the staples in my kitchen for many years, I was eager to try [...]

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Apple-Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

January 5, 2012
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In the September Southern Living, on the cover in fact, is a beautiful apple cake with cream cheese inside.  It is delish!  My mom has made it a few times already this Fall and Winter and it’s definitely a keeper.  File it away in the recipes. It’s in the September issue of Southern Living and [...]

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Atlanta’s Mary Mac’s Tea Room

January 3, 2012
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With Christmas coming, I never had time to share my birthday outing and this place is worth sharing.   Callanwolde wasn’t the only stop we made that day. Dining out in Atlanta is a fun event and one of the spots that I have only been to a couple of times is Mary Mac’s Tea Room. [...]

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Chocolate Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark

December 31, 2011
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Sometimes I am just minding my own business, flitting through Twitter and I see a Tweet I have to check out.  That’s the case with this candy recipe treat I found last week and just HAD to make.  My Christmas was not going to be complete until I tried this yummy treat, so I got [...]

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Portobello Beef Stew with Cranberry Pilaf

December 27, 2011
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I’m back today, sharing the final recipe for the year with Knorr beef concentrate stock.  I found this recipe in one of my mom’s Taste of  Home magazine and it sounded so delicious and comforting for winter months.  I loved the sound of all the ingredients together. The older folks don’t always go for exotic [...]

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Eating Your Greens

December 26, 2011
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Happy day after Christmas!  I sure hope you all had a blessed day as much as we did.  Fun day of eating, hanging with family and counting our many blessings this time of year.  I shared some pics under Photos on my Facebook page if you want to see how we celebrated our morning with [...]

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Warm Crab Spinach and Parmesan Dip featuring Knorr Homestyle Stock

December 13, 2011
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With the Holiday season in full force, we are all enjoying Christmas parties with all the food and festivities that go with this time of year.  I just went to my sister’s Sunday morning class party on Sunday night and everyone brought appetizers.  So, I had the chance to try out a new dip recipe [...]

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Sweet Treats: Crockpot Chocolate Candy

December 6, 2011
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OK, girls! Get your pinning fingers ready for this one, if you are a Pinterest addict.  If you haven’t tried crockpot Chocolate Candy before, you are going to rock out on how easy and tasty it is.  This was a first for our family and my Aunt Mary brought it to our Thanksgiving spread.  You [...]

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Lemon Meringue Pie with Meyer Lemons

November 30, 2011
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It’s been quite some time since we had a lemon pie at our house, but my mom has a good recipe that she has been making for years.  Homemade lemon meringue pie.  Is there anything tastier?  I happen to love lemon anything.  In fact, growing up my sister and I used to cut up lemons, [...]

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Shrimp and Grits Dressing

November 22, 2011
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Last weekend, I shared my mom’s grits and tomato gravy and today I’m back with another recipe using that traditional staple in Southern homes, GRITS.  Yep, if you were raised in the South, most likely you grew up loving grits.  I totally love me some grits.  Nothing better than hot grits with a pat of [...]

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Grits and Tomato Gravy

November 19, 2011
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I will readily admit that we eat some strange things here in the South.  Today’s dish just might stump every single one of my Southern friends.  It’s different.  It’s tasty.  It’s probably not all that good for you, so proceed with caution if you are watching your cholesterol.  I might need to have a disclaimer [...]

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Southern Cornbread Chicken & Dressing

November 8, 2011
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One of my mother’s signature dishes that she is known for in our family and extended family and friends is her Southern cornbread dressing.  There’s nothing Stovetop stuffing about this one, no way!  Made from crumbled up cornbread, it’s a simple, yet deliciously satisfying side dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  We have it every single [...]

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Home-Cooked Lima Beans from Dried Beans

November 2, 2011
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A staple in our family, my mama has been cooking lima beans from dried beans for as long as I can remember.  If you’ve never had them like this, you’re in for a treat.  Now, I’ll admit that I haven’t always loved these beans.  When I was younger, lima beans and cornbread for dinner made [...]

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