Recipes
Gifts From the Kitchen: Pasta Fagioli Soup Mix
I put this Pasta Fagioli Soup Mix together for a THV11 segment on Gifts From the Kitchen, and it has become a huge hit. The full-blown recipe for the soup was one of my slow-cooker posts for Taste Arkansas. I just adapted the soup mix for that,...
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...
Thanksgiving: It’s All About the Sides, Y’all
Now don't get me wrong. I mean I do love the tradtion of the Thanksgiving turkey, but what I really look forward to are the sides. Even more than the desserts, for me it's all about the sides. Can I get an Amen to that? There are always those...
Petit Jean Meats Favorites for THV11
This week's THV11 This Morning segment focuses on one of my favorite Arkansas producers, Petit Jean Meats. In business since 1922, this family-owned business, produces the finest traditional Arkansas flavor in its ham, bacon, sausage and many...
Kids in the Kitchen: Halloween Treats
I love, love "playing" with kids the kitchen, especially Perfect Boy and Perfect Girl, of course. I just don't get to do it often enough now that their social schedules are what they are. Like my sweet PG told me recently, "I'm just a...
Easy Homemade Ravioli and Tortellini for National Pasta Month
You know in our never ending quest to celebrate all things food, we set aside days, weeks and even months to showcase everything from aardvark (I serious hope not!) to zucchini. October brings us National Pasta Month. I suppose it gets to have...
Delightful Crab-Rice Cakes
When I was working on the revision of Riceland's Crab-Rice Delight a while back, I made a few changes to the original recipe which I think improved upon an already delicious dish. For instance, the original recipe called for canned cream of...
Celebrating National Rice Month on THV11
I love Arkansas and I love promoting and supporting our Arkansas farmers and producers. Many of you already know that I am a Brand Ambassador for Riceland Foods and while I receive compensation for the work I do for them, I really enjoy doing...