Cheesy Roasted Poblano Pepper Soup is easy to make and full of flavor. Chicken can be added to make it extra hearty, but it's perfection in a bowl as a vegetarian dish. Cheesy Roasted Poblano Pepper Soup stirs up in just minutes and is a meal in itself whether you add chicken or … [Read more...]
Catfish with Lemon Thyme Sauce
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Heartland Catfish. All opinions are 100% my own. Catfish with Lemon Thyme Sauce is an easy recipe that takes only minutes to make. The sauce is the perfect companion for the mild, sweet flavor of catfish. Catfish with Lemon … [Read more...]
Marinated and Grilled Pork Tenderloin
This will become your go-to recipe for marinating and grilling pork tenderloin. The marinade stirs up in minutes and infuses wonderful flavor to the pork tenderloin before it's grilled to perfection. Pork tenderloin is one of our favorite cuts of meat to cook on the grill. … [Read more...]
Lettuce Wraps with Grilled Chicken
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Blue Plate Mayonnaise. All opinions are 100% mine. Using mayonnaise as a base for the grilled chicken in these lettuce wraps keeps them moist, beautifully browned and full of flavor. When we were first asked to develop a … [Read more...]
The Spicy Southerner Sandwich with Fried Green Tomatoes, Spicy Pimento Cheese, and Bacon Bourbon Jam
The Spicy Southerner brings together our version of two Southern classics: Fried green tomatoes and pimento cheese. Setting the flavors over the top is our original bacon bourbon jam. You can taste the South in every bite! When I tell y'all I had dreams about this sandwich, … [Read more...]
Peach-Glazed Grilled Chicken Wings
These smoky, sticky grilled chicken wings have a little kick to go along with the taste of sweet Southern peaches. Let them sit in the sauce for a few hours to soak up those delicious flavors before you throw them on the grill. Summer is here! Well, technically it's … [Read more...]
Shrimp with Buttery Sofrito Sauce
Shrimp in a buttery sofrito sauce is simple to make. Served over a thick slice of toasted sourdough bread, you'll want extra bread to get every last drop of the mouthwatering sauce. This sofrito shrimp actually uses a few other ingredients and jarred sofrito sauce, making it … [Read more...]
Pecan Crusted Catfish
Pecan Crusted Catfish is one of the Southern recipes "reinvented" by Lara Lyn Carter in her cookbook, Skinny Southern. Did you read our review of Lara Lyn Carter's Skinny Southern? We promised to make one of her recipes and we're making good on that promise with Pecan Crusted … [Read more...]
Fiery Cajun Shrimp
The original Fiery Cajun Shrimp recipe gets an update, but it's still a tasty and beloved recipe. Fiery Cajun Shrimp has been a favorite of our family since the early 1990's when I cut the recipe out of a Southern Living magazine. No, it was not created by a celebrity chef … [Read more...]
Smoked Ham on Big Green Egg
Smoked Ham on the Big Green Egg produces a tender, smoky ham with a sweet glaze. Here you'll find complete instructions and a recipe for the flavorful glaze. This method is specifically for hams that are not spiral-sliced. These directions and glaze recipe are ideal for … [Read more...]
Sauce with Sundried Tomatoes and Olives
Sauce with Sundried Tomatoes and Olives is a fabulous blend of flavors, and it pairs beautifully with chicken or fish. Serve it over pasta for a vegetarian dish and, if you must, leave the olives out for those non olive lovers in your midst. We're just crazy about our sauces … [Read more...]
Easy Potato Soup Recipe
This easy baked potato soup comes together effortlessly using baked potatoes and is just the way you like it when garnished with all of your favorite toppings. I don't know what's happening with the weather where you live, but here we seem to have skipped right over fall and … [Read more...]
Savory Dutch Baby is Perfect for Brunch or Dinner
This Savory Dutch Baby Pancake has roasted tomatoes, pancetta and cheese. It's the perfect showstopping dish for breakfast, brunch or dinner. Savory Dutch Baby is made in an iron skillet and ours has plenty of herbs, tasty cheese and roasted tomatoes to make it a favorite at … [Read more...]
Make Ahead Recipes for Holiday Meals
Assembled here in one place is a collection of make ahead recipes for your holiday meals. You want to spend those special times with your loved ones, not locked away in the kitchen, and we're here to help you do just that. Make ahead recipes are absolute favorites around here. … [Read more...]
Turkey Breast Recipe for Slow Cooker
This Turkey Breast Recipe is made in your slow cooker, and it's the easiest way ever to end up with tender and flavorful turkey. Never fear! We have the turkey breast recipe that will turn out the most tender, mouthwatering turkey breast you've ever tasted, and it's practically … [Read more...]
Jambalaya Recipe and a New Orleans Food Tour
A New Orleans Food Tour in the French Quarter and the jambalaya recipe that we brought home from a beloved restaurant in the Big Easy If you get our weekly newsletters (you can sign up right here) you know that we recently journeyed to New Orleans for the International Food … [Read more...]
Grilled Pork Chops – Cajun Style
These grilled pork chops are brined before grilling, lightly seasoned with Creole spices, and then finished with a basting sauce featuring bourbon and brown sugar. The brine keeps them as tender as can be. Grilled Pork Chops can be one tough cookie - literally. … [Read more...]
Grilled Chuck Roast – Marinated and Smoky
Not your Mama's Pot Roast! This Grilled Chuck Roast has a flavor-filled marinade and is then grilled to smoky perfection. One reader's comment: "...this was so delicious... it turned out perfectly moist but with a nice sear." Beef chuck roast is a cut of meat that most … [Read more...]
Salad with Peaches, Blackberries & Basil Vinaigrette
Salad with peaches, blackberries and basil vinaigrette celebrates the fresh flavors of summer. Topped with chicken, shrimp, fish or steak it becomes a meal, but it's a light and bright side without the protein. The freshest of the fresh, this salad with peaches, blackberries and … [Read more...]
Fresh Corn with Shrimp, Feta and Peppers
Fresh Corn with Shrimp and Poblano Peppers is one dish with all the just-picked flavors of summer. You can leave the shrimp out for a perfectly delicious vegetarian version. Fresh Corn is one of the many reasons to love summer. Besides corn, this dish includes several other … [Read more...]
Fried Chicken – Southern Style
Fried Chicken made the way your grandma made it. It's lightly breaded and cooked in an iron skillet. Fried chicken made the old fashioned southern way is going to bring back memories for many of you. While there is nothing wrong with thickly battered, tremendously crispy … [Read more...]
