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Recipes and Cooking

The Knorr 4 Prize Pack Giveaway!

September 6, 2011
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After my win in CA with the Knorr 4, I’m excited to be a part of this team of ladies who will be representing Knorr products.  The Knorr concentrated chicken stock was a perfect fit with my mom’s chicken and dumplings recipe and evidently the judges thought so too. Here are 7 out of the [...]

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Strawberry-Wine Sorbet

August 30, 2011
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Hi, girls (and guys, if you happen to be reading)! Take note of this one, this recipe will knock your socks off and make everyone think you slaved in the kitchen for hours coming up with this gourmet sorbet that is so tasty and delish! My friend, Tammy, invited me over for dinner one night [...]

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The Knorr 4 Cook-off at BlogHer 11!

August 10, 2011
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So, my weekend in San Diego was exciting to say the least! Meeting up with some blog friends, hanging out in a beautiful city like San Diego, and getting geared up for a cook-off.  What could be better than that? It truly was a very fun experience and one that I will not forget.  I’m [...]

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Canning Tomatoes

July 27, 2011
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My parents have canned tomatoes for so many years, yet I have never stopped long enough to see just how they do it, so this summer I finally did.  And you know what?  It’s not that hard at all.  If you have always thought canning tomatoes (or anything for that matter) is really hard, it’s [...]

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I’m Going to CA, Baby!

July 23, 2011
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Right now, I feel like that athlete who shouted after the Super Bowl win…..I’m going to Disney World. Only it’s not Disney World and It’s a Small World, but BlogHer 11 in San Diego and a great big blog world! I blogged this week about my mama’s homemade chicken and dumplings and now I get [...]

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Iris’s Homemade Southern Chicken & Dumplings

July 20, 2011
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My mama has been making homemade chicken and dumplings for as long as I can remember and I have LOVED them for as long as I can remember.  Talk about comfort food.  These are it! I have tried on several occasions to make her dumplings and did pretty well at them and now I’m going [...]

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Sunkist Valencia Orange Smoothie Recipe

July 9, 2011
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Today, I’ve got a yummy smoothie recipe that I’m sharing over here, so click over to see it all!

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Brunch in the Georgia Countryside

June 28, 2011
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We Southerners love a good brunch.   I suspect you Northerners do too, as well as all ya’ll in the Midwest. I have no idea. I just know that down South, we love us a good time with the girls and brunch is a big part of those celebrations, whether it be for weddings or most [...]

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Jeanne’s Cheese Ball

June 27, 2011
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This is a sponsored review from BlogHer and Kraft. Continuing on with the PHILADELPHIA cream cheese inspired recipes, my friend, Debbie, helped me with another one. This is her mom’s cheese ball recipe, which Debbie has been making for years. I bought the ingredients needed for this one and we gathered in Debbie’s beautiful blue [...]

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Jeanne’s Cream Cheese Danish

June 20, 2011
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This is a sponsored review from BlogHer and Kraft. I’m back with another fabulous recipe that I worked on with Debbie, her mom’s homemade danish. The crust is made with cream cheese (and butter) and boy are these tasty. They can be filled with most anything you want, such as prunes, cinnamon sugar, raspberry jam, [...]

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Zatarain’s Frozen Meals Freebie!

June 18, 2011
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{Giveaway is Closed} Happy Saturday, friends! If there’s anything that gets my attention, it’s free food. You’d think as much as I like to eat that I might weigh a lot more, but really I do love good food.  Most of the time, I prefer my food to be fresh ingredients, cooked at home with [...]

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Blueberry Cream Cheese Pie

June 13, 2011
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This is a sponsored review from BlogHer and Kraft. My mom has been making this dessert for our family for years and it is so refreshing and light for summer. Made with fresh blueberries that they grow up in NC at their mountain house, they always have a bountiful crop of sweet delicious blueberries and [...]

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Chicken Enchiladas with PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese

June 7, 2011
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This is a sponsored review from BlogHer and Kraft. Real Women of Philadelphia Mexican is a favorite at our house. My parents even like it, so my mom fixes a variation of enchiladas and burritos on many occasions. Cream cheese is also a favorite and it seems that some of our favorite dishes include PHILADELPHIA [...]

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