This southern girl transplanted to California still loves her from scratch biscuits!
Warm, buttery, biscuits fresh from the oven.
This southern girl transplanted to California still loves her from scratch biscuits!
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Every once in a while I get a serious craving for shrimp scampi but like to keep our meals as healthy as possible, so this time when the craving hit I was prepared. Instead of grabbing the pasta, I reached for a healthier alternative- spaghetti squash.
Jodye and I have an aunt who was lovingly called "Aunt Boo" growing up. I think it the nickname got started when Jodye (the oldest grandchild on that side) couldn't pronounce her true name so "Boo" was born. She sounds like an Aunt who loves Halloween, huh?
(And if you think that's a unique name, we've got a couple other non-traditional names, like GG, which is a story for another time.) This is her classic celebratory dessert and I looked forward to it every birthday that was thrown at her house! It's easy (kid-friendly!) and delicious, the only catch is that you need the have time to let it freeze. My current youngest's 1st birthday was a few weeks back. She loves to make a mess in real dirt and seems to find it tasty as well. So playing off that important activity of hers, I opted to make muddy dirt pudding. Popping a silk flower into $1 tin pots from Target, we prettified it.
Ever come across great strawberries and want to preserve them?
We freeze some for smoothies and I also have made strawberry jam. And who wants to put the fuss into a water bath when you know you've got room in your freezer? Summer is wrapping up, and the crates of peaches are disappearing off the shelves, even in Georgia. My MIL and I took a trip out to a local peach orchard to grab two last crates before autumn officially snuffs out this glorious summer fruit. Imagine slowly cooked decadent broth, colorful vegetables, meat that falls apart in your mouth
and a simple recipe. Introducing the Real Beef Stew! I'm going to be honest. The most exciting part of going to the gym is the chance to watch Food Network :-D It may seem counter-productive but we don't get the channel at home and it keeps me running longer, so no judgement! The last time I was there, I saw a segment by Melissa d'Arabian and got inspired to go home and make a salty snack for my honey! The original recipe is here, although when I made it I was going off of memory so my proportions weren't exact. Melissa made a great recommendation to use plain, cheap olives since there are so many flavors involved, there is no need to use a fancy variety (this time, I used some Greek olives in addition to regular black because I ran out of the latter...the first time I made it I used all black olives and thought it turned out better).
Aly and I grew up eating our mom's very colorful beet and potato Latvian salad! It was a favorite of one of my childhood friends who recently came for a short visit, so I decided it was time to make a batch. I chose regular beets and red skinned potatoes, although any variety of white potatoes would work just as well.
Fresh okra, garlic, onions, celery, corn, chicken, pork, sausage, tomatoes....
And use up random little bits of vegetables from your fridge! I love a filling, tasty, clean-out-kitchen meal! Bring on the Jambalaya! (And let me just tell you, I didn't realize I was spelling Jambalaya wrong...I thought it was jumbalaya. I actually pronounce it that way....) |