Scarborough Fair Dressing

Sage from my garden Dressing is something that defines a family. A simple comfort food made from leftover bread to stretch an expensive meal (typically using what type of bread you had available so in the south- cornbread, in the north- wheat bread.) You can almost...

A Sweet Pairing (Recipe & Giveaway!)

*Disclosure: I am required by the FTC to tell you that this post is sponsored by the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company  and Josh Cellars Wine for their #asweetpairing campaign.  Of course, I always keep a stash of Ghirardelli chocolate and my hubby is loving the...

On Warm Bellies on a Snow Day (Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe)

My kids are picky. I mean seriously picky. A lot has to do with sensory processing issues, and the rest from sheer stubbornness I think.   I really don't understand it at all because as a kid I lived to try new foods.  My brother and I would beg for octopus or...

On Generous Fun (or Holiday Gifts Kids Can Make!)

Disclosure: This is a post in a series of sponsored posts as a Brand Ambassador for the ARKANSAS BETTER BEGINNINGS program.  I believe in their mission and everything expressed will be my own honest opinion! #ARBB How many times have you heard "I'm bored!" during a...

On Panamanian Tamales

Check out my post on Arkansas Women Bloggers about Tamales!   I've done this recipe before on my cooking blog... but I tweaked it to include actual measurements! ¡Buen provecho!

On Oatmeal Cookies

The weather is beautiful here today  and it made me feel sunshiny and happy Like an Oatmeal Cookie.  So I made some!  Sunshine Oatmeal Cookies Preheat oven to 375.  Mix: 1/2 cup of salted butter (softened at room temperature) 1/4  cup of brown...

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Some Southern Comfort

Biscuits with Honey and Petit Jean Bacon It's been said that I can make a mean biscuit... Making biscuits is one of those things that isn't hard, but that people tend to overthink and overwork. Some secrets? REAL SALTED BUTTER CAST IRON SKILLET HOT OVEN *This recipe...

Pumpkin Muffins

For Halloween I wanted to try a pumpkin muffin. Now, muffins are something of a hit and miss at my house. None of the five of us like the same kind so usually the chickens end up with a few. Not with this recipe! Cinnamon-Sugar Pumpkin Muffins Easy pumpkin muffins...

On Sweetness

 Weekend Sweet Rolls for my Sweeties...   Tweaking recipes over the years this is what I now do: Sweet Cinnamon Rolls with Orange Vanilla Glaze 5 cups flour add 1/2 stick of butter (melted) and put in mixer with dough hook On stove warm 2 cups milk (You want it...

On 95 Cupcakes

This weekend we celebrated my grandpa's 95th birthday! My Popie is an amazing guy.  Smart, funny, and kind.   It was great to get some of the family together- we don't do it enough it seems.  We had a red, white, and blue themed BBQ lunch. ...

DNA cookies

My daughter wanted me to make cookies for her biology class party and this is what we came up with... DNA Cookies I used this same recipe for sugar cookies.  (I used unbleached cane sugar instead of white sugar in the cookies.)  I ended up making royal icing...

On sweet goodness

I made up a recipe for sweet rolls today because my impatient husband and son wanted sweet rolls "NOW!"  I didn't want to make the short cut recipe I usually do when we want sweet rolls quickly- so I improvised by using the ratios I use on my pizza crust. ...