Crock Pot Baked Potatoes may arguably be my greatest “discovery” of 2013 and it came from my friend, RaShell, who blogs over at Team Southerland. It gave me one of those, “Why didn’t I think of that?” moments. It’s so simple, yet it never occurred to me, and I use the crock pot for everything…
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Continue ReadingHappy New Year! Can I still say that on January 6? It’s the beginning of a new year and along with that comes New Year’s Resolutions. What is the number one thing people “resolve” to do every new year? Lose weight or eat more healthy. It’s a natural response to all the wonderful “holiday” eating…
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Continue ReadingSweet Potatoes…A Real Southern “Delicacy” Having lived in three different regions of the country, it’s very evident that food is regional. In Pennsylvania my favorite regional food was Philly Cheese Steaks, now in Texas probably Chips and Salsa, but nothing says “Southern Food” like sweet potatoes. Other regions eat them too, but in the…
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Continue ReadingToday, I am honored to be guest posting for Mary Leigh over at Thrift for Today. She is doing a series on Christmas Crafts, Treats and Traditions. This Easy Ambrosia is a family favorite Treat and Tradition for the holiday season. I hope you’ll click over to Thrift for Today and check it out.…
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Continue ReadingGrowing up we didn’t eat a lot of “international” type foods. We did frequent the local Mexican restaurant, but it was a real treat if we went to have Chinese food. I always enjoyed the egg rolls, but since this was before the days of “fast food” Chinese, I didn’t get them very often.…