Feeding a family on a budget is not always an easy thing to do. I’m always watching for sales and looking for recipes that taste great but are still budget friendly. We eat a lot of chicken, it’s economical and versatile but our family loves a good old fashion pot roast with potatoes and carrots!…
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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 ReadingPecan Pie – A Southern Thanksgiving Tradition Pecan Pie brings back wonderful memories for me. The most wonderful being memories of my grandmother. She was a wonderful woman who had much influence in my life, including passing along to me her love of cooking. I spent much of my childhood in her kitchen.. That’s…
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Continue ReadingI’d like to introduce you to my new favorite soup! It’s finally gotten cold here and when it gets cold I love to make soup. This tortellini soup is new to our family. It was served to us by our friends at our Wednesday night “nutrition video dinner”. Let me just tell you…it…
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Continue ReadingAs I mentioned a couple of posts ago, we had quite an exciting weekend. And around here, exciting things require FOOD…and plenty of it. Saturday started off with our daughter’s black belt test. These tests are several hours long and require a good, hearty breakfast. With this in mind, she chose Baked Oatmeal. We…