I would like to talk to you about something near and dear to my heart. Cast Iron. I love my cast iron.It is an unspoken rule of the South that any woman who is about to be married should receive two very important pieces: a deviled egg plate and a cast iron skillet. I got both. Since I have been married I have added a couple pieces to my cast iron repertoire. Another skillet ...
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17 Apple Recipes to Celebrate Fall
It's apple season and there's no way to ring in the autumn season than with an arsenal of fresh and fun apple recipes. Here are 17 delicious apple recipes to try out this season. 1. Southern Fried Apple Hand Pies These Southern Fried Apple Hand Pies are easy to make using either homemade or store bought pie crust or biscuit dough and the perfect Southern treat! 2. ...
Sausage Cheddar Apple Breakfast Casserole
This breakfast casserole has everything you need all in one dish; toast, sausage, eggs and apples. It's a great weekend brunch dish and perfect for Christmas morning. Put together this casserole the day before and bake it the next morning for an even easier way to start your day. Do not come to my house and expect to be able to watch anything on TV. The seemingly simple ...
Easy Apple Galette
Simple and elegant, this Easy Apple Galette is as delicious as it is easy to put together. Serve it up with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of fresh whipped cream and enjoy the simple pleasures in life. For the past several weeks, I have found myself in the curious position of not being totally well. Not so unwell that I was bedridden, unable to work, ...
Apple Oatmeal Muffins
Apple Oatmeal Muffins are a cinch to whip together. One bowl and one muffin pan and you are on your way to a warm muffin for breakfast. So, here was the plan. The plan was for me to take my sweet baby girl to dance class and type out this blog post about Apple Oatmeal Muffins in peace out in the lobby of the building where the class is. Here I am. I have a comfortable ...
Phyllo Wrapped Pork with Apple-Thyme Chutney
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and right now we are up to our eyeballs in Valentine's cards for 14 preschoolers. We have been cutting, gluing, sticking stickers, and writing our names for a couple of days now. The end result is eventually going to be 24 handmade butterfly Valentine's. Aren't they cute?! (I found the print out for them here if you are interested ...
Handmade Southern Fried Peach Pies
So, there is a little piece of news I would like to share with all of you. It's big. It's life changing. No, I am NOT pregnant. We are moving. And I don't mean across town. We are moving back to Tennessee. Back to the country. Back to a town without a Kroger. Back to the land of free babysitting. We are pretty excited. This is going to be a whole new chapter for us. A ...
From the Depression to the Recession – Apple Oatmeal Bars
I have become quite fascinated recently with the Great Depression. More accurately, with the food of the Great Depression. It's amazing to me how a whole generation of women and men learned how to make everything last longer, go further, and feed everyone at the table. My great-grandmother lived during the depression. After my great-grandfather got laid off from a factory in ...
Apples
Fall is in full swing and apples are the quintessential autumn ingredient. On my weekly Kroger adventure I bought several pounds of apples for $1 a pound with visions of sweet, gooey, goodness running through my head. My two favorite uses for apples are Baked Apples and, of course, Apple Pie.Baked ApplesThe more tart the apple the better, but any apple will do, although I ...