Save the Stems! Southern Collard Greens

Save the Stems! Southern Collard Greens

If you’ve read my bio you know that I learned to cook from two of the best — my grandmothers. These ladies were known throughout our home county as two of the best cooks to be founds. Mamaw cooked for a family of 9; Nonnie cooked for a family of 6....
Cherry Salsa

Cherry Salsa

February is National Cherry Month, but I’m not sure the gurus who assign those titles got this one right.  And being that I want to make every cherry recipe I see in magazines or on the abyss that is Pinterest, it seems that fresh cherry season has been...
Kitchen Basics: Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Kitchen Basics: Roasted Brussels Sprouts

If the only way you’ve ever had brussels sprouts was when they were boiled to death, then you haven’t really had brussels sprouts. No wonder you didn’t like them. Give me the chance to convert you into a brussels sprouts lover. There are innumerable...
Cauliflower Rice Pilaf

Cauliflower Rice Pilaf

I’ve been an ardent reader of Eating Well since it was first published. The January/February 2017 issue contained several recipes I earmarked to try, the first being this amazing Cauliflower Rice Pilaf. Hubby and I are making a conscious effort to decrease...
Cheesy Frosted Cauliflower {Low Carb}

Cheesy Frosted Cauliflower {Low Carb}

This is one of the earliest “fancy” dishes I first tried out on Hubby shortly after we married. Needless to say, he was skeptical–perhaps extremely so. Cauliflower to a meat and potatoes man? But it worked. He liked it! I’ve made it countless...