Cheesy hash brown casserole is an easy side dish to make for brunches and potluck dinners. It’s inexpensive to make, freezes well, and is always a crowd favorite. It’s almost Easter and I have been looking for an easy side dish to make for lunch. I decided to try this Cheesy Potato Casserole from Ore-Ida. It […]
55+ Grilling Recipes
There’s just something about grilling – and eating – outdoors. The food tastes better, doesn’t it? Whether you’re grilling for a quick weeknight dinner, a casual cookout for a crowd, or an elegant evening, we’ve got a recipe for you. We’ve collected more than 55 grilling recipes so you’re sure to find just the thing […]
Grilled Onions in Foil Packets
Grilled onions are so easy to make and go with any protein, but we especially love them with chicken! This grilled onion recipe brings out the sweet mild flavor of these onions and will remind you of french onion soup. I love cooking on the grill any time of year, but in the summer we […]
Slow Cooker Collard Greens
Collard greens are a southern staple and, if made right, are so flavorful. They are perfect served with turkey, ham or fried chicken. The best part is called pot liquor or in the south, it’s actually pronounced and spelled potlikker, I’ll explain more about that in a bit. First I want to show you how […]
Skillet Potato Cake Recipe
This post brought to you by Simply Potatoes. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m so in love with this recipe for skillet potato cake recipe. It’s cheesy and smooth and loaded with flavor. I could seriously forget the rest of the dinner and just dig a fork in my cast iron skillet and indulge. […]
Roasted Vegetables
Roasted Vegetables are one of my favorite side dishes in the fall and all the root veggies are perfect for this method of cooking. They are so easy to make and you can change them up for endless combinations. I always tend to be lazy about side dishes! I just grab salad becuase it’s easy […]
Zucchini Hushpuppies A Great Way to Hide Veggies
Zucchini Hushpuppies are the perfect excuse to use all the zucchini that is overrunning our garden this summer. These little balls of cornmeal and zucchini are so amazingly delicious. You can’t eat just one – I dare you! And why would you want to? It’s the best of both worlds – healthy vegetables and fried […]
Lemon Pepper Roasted Potatos
Thanks to Sunkist for sponsoring today’s post so I can share with you how we are using lemon as an alternative to salt. My husband has had high blood pressure for years. I am borderline so we need to minimize the salt in our diets. We have started flavoring with lemon instead of salt. Are […]
Garden-Fresh Tomato Basil Tart
This post brought to you by Gro-ables. All opinions are 100% mine. A few weeks ago I told you I was starting my herb garden using new Gro-ables seed pods from Miracle Grow. I’m so excited to share with you this garden-fresh tomato basil tart and show you the progress! Just keep in mind that plastic […]
Oven Baked Buffalo Blue Cheese French Fries
Our house loves anything with buffalo sauce. Wings, Slow cooker Buffalo Sandwiches, and now these buffalo blue cheese french fries. Recently we were home for 3 days during an ice storm, so I pulled out one of my favorite cooking gadgets. It is the Pampered Chef french fry cutter. It is so easy to cut fries with […]
Cranberry Sauce with Cinnamon, Orange, and Pecans
This cranberry sauce recipe infused with cinnamon and orange is the best cranberry sauce for your holiday table. It’s my Grandmothers recipe and a family favorite. It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Is it me, or does time seem to go by faster and faster each year? Are you ready for […]
Twice Baked Potato Casserole
I love twice baked potatoes and this casserole is to die for! It was easy to throw together and a yummy side dish for weeknight meals or holidays! My friend Angelle Gave me this potato casserole recipe and I made it with some grilled chicken using my tropical pork marinade which is great on chicken too! […]
Cole Slaw Recipe
This cole slaw recipe is one of my favorite recipes passed down by my mother. She makes it every holiday. My husband, who is a very picky eater when it comes to vegetables, loves it! I usually pair this with one of our favorite burgers or BBQ pulled pork. My mother shreds fresh cabbage and […]
Creamy Crockpot Mac and Cheese
Recently I came across a recipe from my friend Melissa from Serendipity and Spice, Ultimate Mac and Cheese . I was intrigued at the thought of being able to make crockpot mac and cheese! I love my favorite recipe for baked mac and cheese and decided to adjust it with some tips from her. I wanted to see just […]
Tomato Pie with a Potato Crust
I am a huge lover of making things easy when I have a ton going on. One of my most fave shortcuts is Simply Potatoes. I have used them in Breakfast Burritos and this amazing Grilled Blue Cheese Potato Salad. Spring is here, and I have been dying to have Paula Deen’s Tomato Pie, it is […]
Bacon and Onion Brussel Sprouts
I can’t believe it’s about to be Thanksgiving! Every year I like to throw in a new recipe. I decided to give this bacon and onion brussel sprouts recipe a dry run in case I wanted to change it a bit. Veggies are always a hard topic in our house I have a very picky […]
Spaghetti Salad
Recently we went to the birthday party for Matthew’s best friend Leslie. It was a Minnie Mouse Birthday Party and she is lucky enough to have some wonderful Aunts who decked out a family members pool for the event. These women thought of EVERYTHING. When we pulled up to the house Minnie was there to guide […]
Grilled Blue Cheese Potato Salad
Grilled Blue Cheese Potato salad is on of our favorite recipes in the spring and summer. We made this with Simply Potatoes. I LOVE Simply Potatoes because they save me a lot of time. This is a recipe the hubby and I adapted from Bobby Flay. This salad is the bomb as a side for any […]
Black Bean Avocado Salad
The weekend before the 4th of July, the in-laws had everyone over for burgers and hot dogs. Nana asked me to bring a salad, and I wanted something fresh and light. For some reason, I was having a huge craving for black beans, so I whipped up this black bean avocado salad, and it was […]
Baby Red Potato Salad
Hello Everyone, So beyond excited to be guest posting for Kelley while she’s taking a bit of a break! Ahhhhh, wouldn’t that be lov.er.ly! Here’s wishing Kelley a fab.u.lous break. I’m Cathy @ My 1929 Charmer We’ve been experiencing the the warm days of summer – even if summer isn’t officially here yet…. it will […]
Parmesan Oven Fries
I found this recipe on Pinterest and boy am I glad I did. I have made it every week since I found it but it is totally amazing! I have tried all kinds of oven fries and they usually are tasteless and floppy but here is the solution. They are from Playing with Sugar, she […]
Potatoes Au-gratin
Every Week on Pinterest, I pin on my board what I am cooking that week (or at least what I plan to cook that week) This week I had pinned Alton Browns Grilled Pork Roast. I love Alton, he is a fellow Georgian and lives in the the town I grew up in. Here is […]
Cucumber Salad
Spring is here and I love all the fresh veggies that start to be available. In the south, it starts to get really hot and I was in the mood for something light to eat. I dug through my fridge drawers and put together one of my favorite recipes, old fashioned cucumber salad. It is […]
