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Homemade Breakfast Tarts

I’m sharing a delicious breakfast tart that I make and my family devours. It’s a really simple recipe that you can make-ahead to have on hand for those rushed mornings. Just pull a few out of the freezer and pop them in the oven for about 15 minutes and your family will think you are [...]

Perfect Pizza Dough

The basic, perfect pizza dough is no longer an elusive mystery. And I have another secret to share with you, it can be ready in minutes rather than the hours many recipes take. And that’s a good thing when we decide late in the day we want to enjoy a few movies on the porch. [...]

Pasta Carbonara

Pasta Carbonara is a delicious, quick-fix meal that I gravitate toward on busy nights. When we’re rushing in at 8 o’clock after two and a half hours at the football fields, I have little time to prepare a time consuming meal. Pasta carbonara is the perfect solution. Simple, easy and comforting. There are only a [...]

Southern Tea Cakes

As a little girl, about the age of four or five, I would sometimes stay with a lady we lovingly called Aunt Myrl. She was of no blood relation, but she cared for me and a few other children as if we were her own. She had never married and had no children of her [...]

Southern Chicken and Dumplings

Growing up, whenever Grandmother Verdie said she was making Chicken and Dumplings, we begged to be able to eat dinner with her that night. Thick and creamy, full of moist, tender chicken, and dumplings that were light as a feather. Her recipe is a prize. No fiddling necessary with this recipe. As I made her [...]

Sweet Potato Casserole with Sweet Pecan Topping

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Sweet Potato Casserole graces my family table every fall. With it’s rich, buttery taste and crunchy, sweet pecan topping makes for a perfect side dish, but is sweet enough to serve as a dessert.

Southern Vegetable Soup Recipe

Homemade vegetable soup is simple and easy to make. On busy days, I can put a pot of this soup on and know that my family will have a delicious, nutritious meal without a lot of fuss on my part.

Pumpkin Spiced Pancakes Recipe

I took my favorite pancake recipe and made it ready for fall and pumpkin season this past weekend. It made my house smell divine and my mouth was watering something fierce while I was getting it ready to put on the griddle. The addition of cinnamon and pumpkin to these pancakes was perfect.   I [...]

Chunky Tomato Basil Soup Recipe

Tomato soup is well-known as a comfort food. It’s rich creaminess just soothes me from the minute I take a bite. My mother and I visited a restaurant in Atlanta one day for lunch and enjoyed their delicious tomato basil soup. It was pureed to perfection. I recreated their soup at home over and over [...]

Pumpkin Creme Brulee Recipe

Creme brulee is my favorite dessert. Snapping through that crunchy, sugar crust to get into the cool, creamy richness of the custard makes me happy. Pumpkin creme brulee brings fall to your table. It is a delicious and impressive part of your Halloween and Thanksgiving entertaining menu, sure to get rave reviews from everyone. This [...]