Last year my guy spent Thanksgiving with my family. I was thrilled. Clearly, I thought the whole thing went perfectly. However, we failed to serve sweet potatoes (his favorite part of Thanksgiving), and then screwed up the gravy (which he likes to create a shallow pool the length of his entire dinner plate). At the […]
Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that make me the happiest. This simple macaroni salad is one of my Momma’s signature dishes. Whenever I make it, I think about her. It’s her go-to, family BBQ, summertime side dish and I love, love, love it. Over the years I’ve shared it with other loved ones, including one […]
If eternal happiness could be found in a skillet, it would most definitely taste like this. Stop everything and make this. I’m being serious. It’s mood altering, magical, life changing, drool on your keyboard, perfect. Seriously though, I’ve never done better, if I do say so myself. It’s the end of your new years diet, […]
A few weeks back my roomies and I hosted a house-warming BBQ. For this BBQ, I was determined to enjoy my company and not spend the entire event chained to the stove or oven, surrounded by a mountain of dishes, with 15 different kitchen timers and microwave buzzers going off at the same time. Somehow […]
You know those people that are incredibly smart, successful, beautiful, responsible, witty, great in the kitchen, and even better friends/sisters/wives, etc.? You hate them, right? Me too. My bestie is the exception to the rule: Amanda. She’s way too amazing, cool and loyal to hate, so I made her my best friend instead. I scored […]
In case you weren’t already aware- I LOVE corn and rosemary, so this side dish is pretty much perfection to me. It is also part 2 to my Sunday Chili post last week. Ideally, this deletctable side dish is served with chili or some other warm delicious treat. I made mine in an 8×8 dish, […]
