Recipes
Roasted Rice Stuffed Sugar Pumpkins {Riceland}
#sponsored Pumpkins. Are you over them yet? I have a confession about them. Each autumn I can't wait to decorate with them, both ceramic and real. I absolutely love my home during the fall season with its brilliant oranges, golds and red -- my...
3 Ways With Cranberries Sauce
I've been making this 3 Ways With Cranberries Sauce for years. The original recipe came from Bon Appetit, I believe but I'm not swearing to that y'all. There must be a gazillion variations on this idea bouncing around the internet...
Light and Creamy Pumpkin Pie
I have to confess. Until I made this Light and Creamy Pumpkin Pie, I mostly thought pumpkin pie was a vehicle for good, real whipped cream. My grandmothers made sweet potato pie more often than pumpkin and while many say you can't tell the...
Walnut Apple Cinnamon Bread
The commercial apple industry in Arkansas was booming in the earlier part of the twentieth century. Unfortunately, it declined significantly and is no longer considered a prominent agricultural industry. Fewer than 150 apple orchards remain...
Sausage and Pork Meatballs in Bolognese
i've shared with you before about my love affair with Amy Bradley-Hole's Tuscan Garlic Sauce and how it has changed my life. I mean Hubby thinks I created the best thing in the world even though I have told him repeatedly that Amy gets all of...
Cheese Board Basics for THV11
On this week's THV11 segment, Alyse and I discussed some pointers for staging a basic Cheese Board for your upcoming holiday gatherings. There is no definite way to create a cheese plate/tray/platter/board. It should reflect your...
How to Whip Cream without Making Butter {Kitchen Basics}
The first time I ever whipped cream on my own was an adventure in how to make butter. And it was good butter. Only that was not what I needed to top the double-ring anniversary cake I had spent the whole as in ENTIRE day making as a...
Kale Salad with Maple-Bacon Vinaigrette
Are you a fan of kale? I know it's the Cinderella of salad greens these days, ya' know coming late tot he party and all, but I've been a fan for a long time. This Kale Salad with Maple Vinaigrette is so simple, yet...