A friend and I made an impromptu stop at an Asian market here in Little Rock yesterday. She was buying bok choy for a South Beach recipe she wanted to make that night. I got on my trusty phone and looked up recipes, found one, realized I had most everything, changed a few things things, [...]
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Crockpot White Chicken Chili
When you return from a week of being out of town, and have guests coming the next day for food, you are thankful for two things: 1. A husband who will make a midnight, brain-dead, grocery run. 2. A crockpot. My friend, Diana, posted this recipe on her blog, I made some tweaks to it [...]
Read the rest of this entry »2012 Arkansas Cornbread Festival
You know you are still in the South when on a Saturday in November you head out to a cornbread festival. It was my first outing in Little Rock. There was a diverse crowd there and almost as many ways people cook cornbread. Scattered on Main Street [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review: Everyday Italian (Giada)
I was given two of Giada’s cookbooks and am almost done reading both of them – and salivating at the contents. Here is one of them – the easier recipes of the two cookbooks. This would be a good cookbook for a beginner, with some of the recipes not really needing to be in there [...]
Read the rest of this entry »My Back in the Day Visit
For about two years now I’ve wanted to hop in a car, drive to Savannah, and sit down in a little bakery that boasts of great bread and antique cookery. Finally, I did it. And unfortunately it was one of the hottest days in Savannah and I was almost 8 months pregnant, but the food [...]
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Savannah is known for several things: shrimp, moss, SCAD, Lady & Sons, being one of my favorite towns in the US, Eden Village, and now…Back in the Day Bakery. This sweet Mom mailed me this cookbook – what a treasure! When I was recently in Savannah I wanted to stop by here, but as we [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Taste of Chipotle: Cilantro Rice
My husband is a fan of the cilantro rice at chipotle. So, instead of buying expensive burrito bowls all the time (though I did give him a gc at Christmas time which he has graciously shared with me and baby)…I thought I would work at perfecting my own cilantro rice, especially now that I have [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Brinner: Baked Country Omelet
Sausage, eggs, potatoes, cheese…need I say more? 1 box au gratin potato mix 1 lb sausage 1/2 onion, chopped 1/2 green pepper, chopped 1 small can sliced mushrooms, drained 3 cups HOT water 1/2 cup HOT water 6 egg 1/2 cup milk 1 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp garlic powder 3/4 cup grated sharp cheddar [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sloppy Joe Casserole
Comfort food, church cookbooks, and cheese. Any complaints? None here. This recipe isn’t quite where I want it yet, but it was yummy for dinner and I got no complaints from the husband. Sloppy Joe Casserole – feeds 6 8 ox whole wheat small shaped pasta (I used medium shells) 1 lb ground sirloin [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Strawberry Buttermilk Pancakes
The taste of summer – at breakfast! I went strawberry picking the other week, got about 6 lbs and was exhausted. That’s what being pregnant will do for you. Well, I had some left and they were just about to be gone (meaning, they were going bad) so I wanted to use them up. So, [...]
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