Yesterday was a special day for me. It was my birthday, which meant that my house got cleaned by my kids (woo hoo!) I got taken out to lunch by my husband, AND had dinner with a good friend. And, most importantly, I came face-to-face with the fact that in three years I’ll be fifty…
Grilled Pineapple Salsa
The sky is growing dark and there is thunder in the distance as I write this post. There are some sounds that will always warm my heart, like my children laughing or singing and my husband saying “I love you” or, similar, “Let’s go out to eat.” And a gentle thunder. Especially at the end…
Spinach-Stuffed Grilled Tomatoes
Just when I thought I knew my own food likes and dislikes, along comes this recipe for spinach-stuffed grilled tomatoes. On a normal day, you would never catch me saying “Hmmmm, I’d really like to sink my teeth into a nice, juicy tomato, stuffed with fresh, green spinach. Ooh, a grilled tomato sounds good. If…
Apple-Cranberry Coleslaw
Sometimes an ordinary meal just needs a simple side dish to make it a meal to remember. Enter: Apple-Cranberry coleslaw. Crunchy Creamy Sweet Tart Healthy (???) Cheap Bee-you-ti-ful! Did I mention it’s easy to make? You can even make it early in the morning, while you still have some energy. (When I say early…
Simple Cornbread Dressing
This is a picture of a personal triumph. I finally made cornbread dressing! I mean I finally made cornbread dressing that didn’t go in the trash can. For years I hopelessly tried to make a dressing that is at least “close enough” to my mother-in-law’s cornbread dressing. She grew up in Alabama, where they make…
Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping
Thanksgiving is this week, and our table would never be complete without Sweet Potato Casserole! (And at the risk of being called a food snob, there will be no marshmallows on my sweet potato casserole.) This Pecan Crumble Topping makes the whole dish kind of confusing though. I’m never quite sure if I’m eating…
Slow Cooker (no peel) Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes. One of America’s favorite comfort foods. The problem is, if you’re in the mood for comfort food, you’re probably not in the mood to peel a bunch of potatoes and do all that other tedious stuff it takes to make an amazing batch of mashed potatoes. This could really be a problem….
Always-Requested Potato Salad
The title is no exaggeration. Any time my family and I are going to a gathering like a family picnic or a church life group meeting, I never have to wonder what food I’ll bring to share. The group always says “And you’ll bring your potato salad, right Beth?” Of course I can’t resist…
Homemade Refried Beans
Cheap. Healthy. Easy. Yummy. I don’t know about you, but any food that fits all four of those categories is a winner for me! Thankfully, there are several foods that qualify. The closer you stay to “real food” the more choices you’ll find that are all of the above. One of my favorites is refried…
