Blackberry Tartlets Recipe {a shower for baby pea}

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  Maria and Josh of Two Peas and Their Pod are having a baby boy in the next few weeks! So a group of their friends put together a surprise virtual baby shower to help them celebrate the upcoming arrival of the newest pea to their pod. Maria and Josh are both as sweet as Read More

Simple Caprese Salad Skewers

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I simple can not believe that I’m starting to pull together my menu and recipes for Labor Day weekend – the unofficial end of summer. Where in the world did the time go? It feels like just yesterday I was listing all of the fun things I wanted to do over the summer. While many Read More

Simple Skillet Pork Chop Recipe

Skillet pork chops recipe - ready in less than 30 minutes. Makes a perfect busy weeknight meal.

Pork has to be one of my family’s favorite meats to eat. I think any night that I make a great pork recipe, my family gobbles it up. And, if I can make it in a hurry, like this quick skillet pork chop recipe, then all the better! Let me tell you how this really Read More

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Hamburger Steak with Mushroom and Onion Gravy

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Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night craving something so bad that you could just taste it? Normally if that happens to me, it’s over something like banana pudding or chocolate sheet cake or something sweet, but the other night it was for Hamburger Steak with Mushroom and Onion Gravy. Not Read More

Southern Fried Corn

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  Okay y’all, I’m about to share with you a recipe that with one single bite elicits immediate groans and mmm’s from those who taste it. There really are no two ways about it, Southern Fried Corn is beyond delicious. Growing up, I remember my Uncle James would have field after field of corn growing Read More

Onion Rings Recipe

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Thank you all so much for your patience over the last few days as Add a Pinch has been having some technical issues. We’re all back to normal and I’ve got so many great recipes to share with you! While I was wringing my hands hoping everything would be fixed any minute, I also spent Read More

Mama’s Coca-Cola BBQ Sauce

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When my husband and I first married I decided I was going to make a big pot of beef stew for our supper one night. I looked in my recipe book that my Mama gave me as a wedding present and then called my Mama to make sure I knew exactly how she prepared hers. Read More

Slow Cooker Beef Ziti Recipe

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Y’all know how much I love suppers that I can get on the table in a hurry during the week and my recipe for Slow Cooker Beef Ziti absolutely delivers! It only takes a few minutes to prepare the ingredients, pop them into your slow cooker and then let your slow cooker do all the Read More

Slow Cooker BBQ Pork Chops

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Okay y’all, I have the easiest recipe to share with you for BBQ Pork Chops. This is one of those recipes in my arsenal of secret weapons against the busiest of weeknights when I know I need to have a trick or two up my sleeve about supper time. I really hate to even call Read More

Slow Cooker Grits Recipe

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I’m not sure how old I was when I first tasted grits, most likely my Mother or Grandmother started me eating them as one of my first foods when I was a toddler. They both always made the best grits – creamy, buttery, and cooked to perfection. I remember spending the night with Grandmother and Read More

Southern Fudge Pie

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My mother-in-law, whom we all call Granna, makes a traditional Southern Fudge Pie that my son has now declared as his favorite pie ever. It’s not hard to see why he made such a declaration with it’s rich, creamy chocolate center and crisp top. It’s a chocoholics dream pie by any way, shape or form Read More

Applewiches Recipe

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  Applewiches make one of the simplest and quickest recipes for afternoon snacks for children. What am I saying, I still love an applewich made with a tart Granny Smith apple, real cheddar cheese and peanut butter. There’s just nothing like it. Growing up, my Daddy would bring home a hoop of cheddar cheese for Read More

Southern Pepper Sauce Recipe

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Good ole Southern Pepper Sauce is a favorite condiment to serve with any number of dishes in the south – from black eyed peas to pinto beans, collard or turnip greens and some even like a little bit of it with their BBQ. A jar of this spicy sauce could just about always be found Read More

Simple Chicken Nacho Salad Recipe

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Since we’ve been talking about simple recipes using my slow cooker chicken method, I just knew I had to share one of the quickest lunch or supper recipes that we just love – Simple Chicken Nacho Salad Now, I’m going to go ahead and tell you, this is such a quick and easy recipe and Read More

Simple Chicken Salad with Apples and Dried Cranberries

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Another quick, easy, super simple recipe that my family just loves is Chicken Salad with Apples and Dried Cranberries. It’s the perfect blend of a delicious chicken salad with a little bit of tart from the Granny Smith apples, sweet from the dried cranberries, and pure deliciousness from the tender bites of chicken. A simple Read More

5 Simple Recipes Using Slow Cooker Chicken

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When school starts back each year, it seems like everything else in the world starts back at the same time – regardless if it is school related or not. The long, lazy days of summer screech to a halt regardless of how much I protest that I’m not ready for them to end. My family Read More

Overnight Oatmeal Recipe

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    Steel cut oats make the most delicious oatmeal in my opinion. Hearty, full of fiber, and they stick to your ribs all morning. But on hectic mornings when we’re rushing about trying to get ready for school, work, and a busy day ahead, standing over the stove to make steel cut oatmeal just Read More

Simple Herbed Skillet Potatoes

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We’ve spent most of the past week in Idaho with my husband on a business trip and I just have to say I rather embarrassed myself immediately upon arrival. You see, I was chit chatting with another couple at the table beside us and the first thing I said was, “Oh my gosh, Idaho is Read More

Simple Fruit Cobbler

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I’m excited to share this almost too easy to believe Simple Fruit Cobbler recipe as part of my simple, easy recipes series. Y’all know how much I love my Grandmother’s cobbler recipes for peach, blackberry, and even her chocolate, but sometimes I need a simple dessert recipe that I can let the oven do all Read More

Waffle Recipe :: Buttermilk Waffle Recipe

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It’s hard to beat a warm, buttermilk waffle with a dollop of butter and a drizzle of maple syrup in the mornings. Light, fluffy and one of my son’s favorite breakfasts. But I have to be honest, I don’t have time every morning to get up and mix up waffle batter and make a stack Read More