SPECIAL THANKS: To Deiss for sending over a zester and a peeler! Were you just thinking that you would love to eat some fresh fall peaches? Maybe cook them up in a cobbler or a pie? Me TOO! That is exactly what I was thinking! Old Fashioned Peaches and Cream Pie is JUST what came …
Holiday Recipes
The cookbooks for the giveaway on this post are a gift from Kix Brooks but the cookbook review and the recipe are all mine. I have a Major MAJOR dilemma! There is something I REALLY want to do tonight when I get off work!!! However, I DO need to fix SOMETHING for the Mr and …
Sometimes you just have to give in to the urge. That’s what I’ve been doing with these S’mores Cookie Bars. We didn’t have a bonfire all summer – not a single one. No campfire while we were at the beach. Nothing. There were NO opportunities for S’mores in my life this summer. And now, sadly, …
Come on ya’ll! It’s Time to make WHOOPIE! (PUMPKIN SPICE WHOOPIE COOKIES, THAT IS!) ‘Cause, you know, pumpkin spice everything! These cookies are full of that pumpkin flavor WE love and are SO EASY to make you won’t even believe it.
I DID eat some diet food! While I was waiting for this Pepperoni Meatball Sub Casserole to bake! The diet food is called a salad and it goes perfectly with this Pepperoni Meatball Sub Casserole. The best news is that salads are easy to fix and this Pepperoni Meatball Sub Casserole is too making dinner …
I think there is a rule about how many pork roasts one can make in a single week. I have now broken that rule. I’m embarrassed to say, I still can’t get enough. The Sprakers might be eating Slow Cooked Crock Pot Cuban Sandwich again in the next few days, don’t tell the Sweet Hubby, …
“The fruits and veggies are to DIE for!”. That is my main observation of California – because – Wow, ya’ll, those are awesome fruits and veggies! You might have already have heard about the farm to table movement in Sacramento. It is a thing, for sure. However, there’s something that we do just as right …
Today’s post is sponsored by Uncommon Goods who generously gave me TWO SETS of salts to use as a giveaway for my wonderful readers plus a set to use for this post. The $50 gift certificate and the cookbook are compliments of Loaves and Dishes. This is probably one of the funnest giveaways I have …
This post was sponsored by Shady Brook Farms turkey brand as part of an In-Home Party Activation for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review. What could be more fun than grilling out in the beautiful springtime weather? Nothing! This week we had a little “close friends party” celebrating some happy life …
Sometimes you just want a little taste of home. Where is that exactly? For me, it is more of a time than a place. Home is back in the 1970’s where my days always ended having accomplished at least a few of the following: a scraped knee, a scraped elbow, a bicycle ride, the sweaty …
This is a sponsored post by Collective Bias for Smithfield Pork. I’m going to admit it, right here, right now. Lately, I’ve been TIRED! I have been working hard and not feeling like cooking dinner. Yet, when I roll in the door, I really would like to have something tasty for dinner! I have a feeling that …
My cup is always more than half full! Guess what happens when I am sick? I learn about all kinds of new TV programs that I might never have discovered! I think I told you one time before about how I had been binge watching Ramen Noodle cooking shows on Netflix (food GEEK!) and that …
Today, we, (meaning sweet hubby [Mr. Loaves and Dishes] and I ) are on day 8 of what we could lovingly call “a cold” but for these writing purposes, I’ll just call it “THE snotty coughing death”. And while I had some lovely recipes planned that included a new spaghetti dish as well as a …
I have actually dreamed about this Four Cheese Pasta Bake. Yeah, I know. That little statement probably gives you some insight into stuff you might not really want to know about me and my slightly junky and cookbook filled brain. Unless you have plopped yourself down in a comfy restaurant booth after a long …
I know. I know. This is a family site! What is an alcoholic beverage doing on a family site? Well, let me tell you, sometimes Mama needs a drink! Last Saturday night after the wedding festivities I was certainly ready for something! The whole gang met at Milners (I’ve told you about that lovely place …
If you follow me on Facebook, you will know that three weeks ago I sent out a message into the wide world that said, “I created a great new recipe tonight, but I can’t share it with you yet because we ate every bite before I could take pictures”. Well, HERE IT IS!! Later than …
This is a post sponsored by my friends at Ragu. You probably know this by now. I really don’t like to cook something more than a few times. I’ve told ya’ll repeatedly that we rarely eat the same thing more than twice in a year. That said, I do have some easy recipes that I …
I’ve got something unpopular to say. Here it is: It is kind of fun being popular! Don’t you think so? I’m not talking about “Homecoming Queen” popular – Lord knows, I’ve never experienced that kind of popularity. I’m talking about the kind of popular where people are glad to see you coming. For a long …
Will it stunt a child’s growth if they eat Easy Breakfast Casserole about once per week for dinner for their entire childhood? I can attest. No, they will grow up perfectly healthy. I have three living examples to prove it. Seriously – at least once per week – yeah, I’m not proud. “Her poor children, …
Who me? Don’t mind me. I’m just sitting over here munching on my Carolina Christmas Beans just like I’ve been doing for the past couple of days. I thought we might need an alternative to Green Bean Casserole – I mean, I LOVE Green Bean Casserole – but, I’m a little tired of it, aren’t …