For the next 5 months – Okay, well really it’s this month and the next 4 – I’m going to be sharing one recipe per month featuring these rockstar, southern pantry staples. VELVEETA® and Ro*Tel® For this first family recipe, I was given the opportunity to try the Spicy Cheeseburger Pizza. I’ll be honest with…
A couple of weeks ago I shared my favorite Game Day Grilling Tips with y’all. That same day, Nathan and I hosted a Game Day Cookout for the UT vs OU game (let’s just not talk about the score — mmmmmkay!) There was a ton of food, friends, football, cheering, shouting, laughter and full tummies….
Individual Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Recipe These chicken pot pies were originally created and posted as a part of a sponsored back to school recipe creation program with HEB. This week’s secret ingredient – H-E-B frozen veggies I use frozen veggies for so many things: stir fry, pasta, casseroles etc… I decided that…
Each recipe must fit these requirements: 10 ingredients or less, can be made in under 45 minutes and feed a family of 4. This is all to help give y’all new ideas for great back to school dinners. By the end of this challenge, y’all will have 32 new recipes to choose from! Every day…
And so it begins That’s right, y’all. Today is the first recipe in the 4 week H-E-B & ConAgra recipe challenge. Every Monday for the next 4 weeks, I and 7 other bloggers, will be sharing recipes featuring a *secret* ingredient. Each recipe must fit these requirements: 10 ingredients or less, can be made in…
This started out as a post to share a chicken strips and dipping sauce recipe A recipe, that I’ve adapted from Southern Living and to introduce a fabulous giveaway and yet (as often happens) this went completely away from me. Am I the only one who starts out with one idea and ends up with…
See that scrumptious looking burger up there? I need to tell you a secret about it, it’s not a burger. It’s a Johnsonville Bratwurst Patty Seriously. Now, here’s where I tell y’all.. I’m that person at a bbq who has both a brat and a burger on her plate because I can’t ever decide which…
Easy Mexican Pasta Bake There’s something so comforting about a home cooked meal. This past week I made this pasta for friends of mine who just adopted the most beautiful little baby boy. Every new parent deserves the joy and luxury of having friends and family provide meals, while oohing and aahing over their new…
[donotprint]So, y’all know that I’m hosting a Grillin’ Beans BBQ at my house on Friday. I went to the store today and bought thick delicious juicy looking pork chops, drumsticks (for the kids) and Texas size chicken quarters to serve as the main dishes; I got corn on the cob to grill and turn into…
[donotprint] Thursday is Cinco De Mayo. That’s 5th of May for those of you who don’t know a lick of Spanish or Spanglish (as the case may be) Now for today’s history lesson: Cinco De Mayo is a holiday held on May 5 ththat commemorates the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the…
I love my crockpot. My childhood memories are filled with the scents of pot roasts and onions and crockpot cooking welcoming me home from school in the afternoon. Savory soft carrots and potatoes infused with the flavors of garlic and pepper and slow simmered in a true roast gravy with onions. {drool} As an adult,…
I simply can’t believe that I just typed that title. That means it’s April — would someone please tell me where February and March went! I’m thinking about buying a ham this week with the excuse that I want to play with and perfect a new marinade but, truthfully — it’s just that I love…