Hey Amy!

Are you ready for your guests this gorgeous Memorial Day weekend?  Or are you the guest?  If it’s a covered dish BBQ (where everyone brings a dish to share), this is the recipe for you.  It’s simple.  It’s flavorful.  It’s easy to transport.  It’s gorgeous.  Have I sold you on it yet? Ingredients: 1 red [...]

My big appearance on the Martha Stewart Show is just days away!  As we count down the days, I am sharing my favorite Martha recipes.  Today’s dish is a great quick side dish for any meal.  I use it at supper and at cookouts.  When I have leftovers, I hoard them for the next day’s [...]

I recently found a church cookbook at a yard sale while I was vacationing and couldn’t wait to get home to try many of the recipes I found therein.  My favorite thus far is the recipe I am sharing today.  Mrs. Flannery submitted it and let me tell you, she knows how to create!  I [...]

It’s Saturday and many of you will have date night tonight.  Some will choose the traditional date of dinner out with a movie and perhaps stop by for a nightcap on your way home (BTW, nightcaps can be cocktails, coffee or in our case, sometimes they are milkshakes from a great diner!).  I love the [...]

I always thought turnips were going to taste horrible.  I refused to try them.  And parsnips sounded like parsley and parsley is nothing I want to eat in droves so I never tried them either.  Shame.  On.  Me.  One day I saw mashed parsnips on a menu and thought “Hmmm.  With enough butter, even parsnips [...]

I never loved asparagus until I had it in a Chinese dish as an adult.  I wish I had given it a shot earlier in my life because once I discovered it, I loved it.  It’s a great addition to just about any soup, casserole or slow cooker recipe.  This recipe is hearty thanks to [...]

Winter is almost over and I haven’t had a week dedicated to soups and stews!  Shame on me.  I hope to make up for it this week with recipes like the one below.  I love this delicious bean soup because it is served with a salsa cream which makes this a great alternative to traditional comfort [...]