Moroccan Meatball Lettuce Wraps are an easy way to shake up your weeknight dinners. Meatballs are infused with smoky, fragrant spices and paired with refreshing tabbouleh in this take on Moroccan cuisine. I go through ethnic phases with my food cravings. Sometimes all I want is Southern-style food with it’s cheese and greens and bacon grease. Sometimes all I can think ...
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Extra Crispy Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
This Extra Crispy Pork Tenderloin Sandwich is what you want for your next meal. A thin pork tenderloin cutlet is breaded and pan-fried to perfection and topped with tangy dijonnaise and pickles. So so so good. This recipe makes the best pork tenderloin sandwich ever. A thin cut of pork tenderloin is fried to perfection to make an extra crispy sandwich that ...
Spring Parmesan Pasta
Spring Parmesan Pasta is a colorful and vibrant recipe that perfectly showcases the season's freshest veggies. Peas and Swiss chard are the heros of this version, but you could easily substitute the fresh veg coming out of your own garden. If you know me, then you know that I am not a religious person. It’s not a thing I wave around like a flag, but it’s not a big ...
Hot Dog Toppings 5 Ways
Turn up your next backyard cookout with these Hot Dog Toppings 5 Ways. Enjoy them individually, or combine these hot dog toppings in endlessly delicious variations. It only takes about an hour to make all 5 of these, and you can even prep these the day before if you like. Sure, the kids will only want ketchup on theirs, but the adults at the party will appreciate these hot dog ...
10 Recipes for Fresh Strawberries!
Strawberries are the signal that Summer is nearly here. Sweet and juicy with a brilliant red color, strawberries are at their peak in May and June. My family has been celebrating the strawberry for as long as I can remember. Strawberries have woven their way into our mealtimes for generations. This springtime berry is much anticipated in and we use them as much as we can during ...
Crock Pot Carnitas with Quick Pickled Veggies
Crock Pot Carnitas with Quick Pickled Veggies is an easy way to get a festive Mexican meal on the table! Slow cooked pork makes for amazing tacos and the quick pickled veggies and fresh pico de gallo brighten up the rich pork butt. Summer Fever is beginning to set in at our house. Plans have been made, summer camps paid for, new swimsuits have been ...
Grilled Maple Bacon Pork Tenderloin
Grilled and bacon wrapped, this Grilled Maple Bacon Pork Tenderloin looks as good as it tastes. The glaze is simple and comes together before your coals can get hot, and it also doubles as a sauce for the pork. The bacon weave is the icing on the cake here, completely over the top and unnecessary but for the sheer beauty of it all. This might be the prettiest thing to come off ...
Stuffed Godfather Meatloaf
Meatloaf stuffed with ham and cheese and topped with tomato sauce is perfectly easy to make for friends and family. The technique is simple, but the possibilities are endless. Dress it up with prosciutto or salami instead of ham. Try it with pepperoni and pizza sauce. Out of mozzarella? Try fontina instead. But whenever you make this Stuffed Godfather Meatloaf, do yourself a ...
Fried Tuna Patties with Yogurt Dill Sauce
Fried Tuna Patties with Yogurt Dill Sauce is one of those rare combinations of cheap, quick and delicious. We must have eaten tuna patties ( or "tuna croquettes" if you want to get real Southern) at least once a week growing up. Embrace the canned tuna and whip up this family favorite! I have a deep, abiding love for fried tuna patties. Isn't that weird? I just can't ...
Ricotta Parmesan Chicken over Spaghetti
Ricotta Parmesan Chicken over Spaghetti is a delicious and easy Italian inspired dish that your family will love! Serve over pasta or even zucchini noodles for a healthier version! Everyone needs a "go-to" dish. Something delicious and satisfying that takes less than 30 minutes to throw together. Ricotta Parmesan Chicken over Spaghetti is the answer in my book. ...
Traditional Holiday Glazed Maple & Brown Sugar Ham
Grandma's Traditional Holiday Glazed Maple & Brown Sugar Ham is a perfect centerpiece for your holiday table. This ham is easy to put together and only has 5 ingredients! When it comes to holidays, I'm a traditionalist. I will never have a hot pink tree. I will never leave Santa tofu bars and soy milk, and I will never serve fish for Christmas dinner.Yes, when it comes ...
Creamy Spring Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad
Creamy Spring Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad is a wonderfully refreshing springtime lunch or picnic dish. Make it up for your next potluck or whip up a batch to take to work this week! I, like many other people, love to garden. Vegetable garden more so than flower garden (although there are always flowers in my vegetable patch). There is something so satisfying about ...
Sheet Pan Paprika Chicken and Tomatoes
Sheet Pan Paprika Chicken is a quick to put together dinner. The chicken thighs are seasoned with smoky paprika and surrounded with fresh tomatoes and onions for a savory dinner you will love! There are hundreds, thousands probably, of different tools for our kitchens these days. There are a plethora of pots and pans, countertop appliances and new age gizmos designed ...
Spicy Shrimp and Avocado Salad
Spicy Shrimp and Avocado Salad is a light and refreshing lunch or light dinner. Sweet shrimp are sauteed in a spicy cilantro sauce and topped with fresh avocado, onions and tomatoes. In our sleepy, one horse town we have a lone Mexican restaurant called Mi Cocina. It is by far the most popular place to eat in town (because tacos, y'all). And even though we don't go out ...
Roasted Garlic Chicken and Broccoli Pasta
Roasted Garlic Chicken and Broccoli Pasta is a quick and easy family favorite a delicious weeknight dinner. Tender chicken and broccoli is mixed with corkscrew pasta in a cheesy sauce with Parmesan and roasted garlic to make a weeknight winner. When we moved in to our new house nearly 2 years ago, we knew we had found something special in the overgrown mini-farm that ...