Southern Baked Beans Recipe

As we’re about to step into all those fun cookouts, summer get togethers, and even family reunions, I thought I’d share this favorite recipe for Southern Baked Beans.     These Southern Baked Beans really go so perfectly with so many dishes I serve during this season – like grilled chicken, hamburgers, and everything in [...]

Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Now that the weather has teased us with bits of spring for a couple of weeks, I’ve loved being outside as much as possible. Whether I’m outside playing with Ranger and Miss Annabelle or checking in on things around the farm, it really is my favorite place to be. So, I was thrilled to death [...]

Gumbo Recipe

Gumbo. THIS gumbo. There are no two ways about it.  You need it in every way possible. I mentioned yesterday when I shared about making Blueberry Cobbler that my husband and I tried a few new recipes this past weekend. He was host for another Scout group at the hangar for a few activities and [...]

Blueberry Cobbler Recipe

Blueberry Cobbler. Doesn’t the name just make your mouth begin to water? It sure does mine.   This past weekend, my husband hosted another Scout group (not Little Buddy’s group) at the hangar for their rain gutter regatta and space derby. Since we weren’t in charge of the actual Scout group, we decided it would [...]

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms make such a perfect, warm weather meal. While they are perfect for a family meal, they are also excellent for entertaining.     I like to make these crab stuff mushrooms ahead of time and then bake them right before serving for dinner.

Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

Lemon Pound Cake was never my favorite growing up. There was just something about it that didn’t appeal to me.     But then, I reworked a favorite pound cake recipe of my family’s and now, I’m addicted to this Lemon Pound Cake. I mean addicted. The fresh burst of lemon flavor coupled with the [...]

Pico de Gallo Recipe

Pico de Gallo has to be one of the simplest recipes to make and adds so, so, so much flavor to any number of dishes as a topping or just right by itself on a chip!     I love that within just a few minutes I can have this Pico de Gallo whipped up [...]

Smoked Lobster Tails Recipe

I was craving this Smoked Lobster Tails recipe for a while and then low and behold if it didn’t blow me away even more than I remembered when I tasted it again the other day.     Seriously. If you enjoy lobster in any way, shape or form, then this smoked lobster tails recipe is [...]

Spring Fling Entertaining with Cracker Barrel®

As the weather warms up, we begin to invite more friends and family over for spontaneous afternoons to play and enjoy meals together. We seem to always gather around on our back porch, munching on appetizers while finishing up supper on the grill and watching the children run and play in the back yard. It [...]

Lemon Blueberry Cornbread Muffins

Just the name alone of these Lemon Blueberry Cornbread Muffins makes my mouth water. Mercy! In celebration of the National Cornbread Festival hosted by Lodge and Martha White, I just knew I had to share these babies with you. Speaking of which, if you are in the area of the National Cornbread Festival this weekend, [...]