
I like bean soup. Here is my personal recipe. Begin post now… ~giggles~ Just kidding. Y’all know I can’t bring you a recipe without talking your ear off first! Senate Bean soup is a big old tradition in D.C. that has been served in the Senate restaurant every day. By the way, where IS the [...]
Jan 28 2010 | Posted in
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My Grandaddy loved stews and soups. He had a special bowl that he liked to eat stew out of and Grandmama always served him in that bowl. I do much the same thing with my coffee, even though I know it may seem a bit silly. One of my favorite things to do is get [...]

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It seems like whenever I make spaghetti, I always end up with a cup or two of sauce left. Seeing as how spaghetti is one of my favorite meals, its only fitting that leftover spaghetti sauce be recycled into another one of my favorite meals. This dish is quick and easy to throw together, hearty, [...]

This recipe is one my mother and I have used for over twenty years, and we still love it. Many diets have “free” vegetables, which are basically vegetables that are allowed without restriction. What this soup does is combine those vegetables in with a richly flavored broth and serves them up as the perfect anytime [...]

This post is for my reader, Joe, who really needs to see a tree today . I’ve been in such a soup and stew mood lately and its all due to our recent delivery of cold weather. You see, it just now got a little bit cold in the south. Now I say a little [...]

Today we have a wonderful guest blogger, Mama Belle! Mama Belle has the most delightful blog called Bayou Belles And Their Beau, and I find myself sneaking over there quite often to peep into her life. I love her writing style and her humor – so y’all know I had to try her food! She [...]

We love our grits. Creamy, hot, soothing, and delcious with cheese, bacon, or a simple stirring in of butter and sugar, Grits have been and continue to be the south’s ultimate comfort food. Apparently many Southerners also see it as a dish which can actuallly bring out world peace! The Post and Courier, the oldest [...]

Originally written and published October 22, 2008 Two days ago, I received a call that one of my Auntlings had requested my chicken soup. This particular one, my nephew Austin, joins in with all the others in being devotees to this particular chicken noodle soup. Honestly, I didn’t think it was that special when I [...]

Christy’s Chili 2 lbs ground beef 29 oz can kidney beans (with liquid) 29 oz can pinto beans (with liquid) 29 oz can tomato sauce 1 cup diced onion 1/2 C diced green chilies 3 medium tomatoes or one large can of diced 1 1/2 tsp black pepper 2 C water 2 tsp salt 3 [...]

I am going to start this post off by asking a favor of you all. Please make this chicken stew. Its that good. Its so good that it actually bothers me to think that some of you might only look at the photos, read the tutorial, and never make it. Its so good that if [...]

Taco Soup 1 lb ground beef 1 Lg chopped onion, cooked with beef 2 cans kidney beans 1 can corn 1- 15oz can Ro-Tel 1- 15 oz can Tomato Sauce 1 packet taco seasoning mix 1 packet ranch dressing mix 1 1/2 cups water Combine all ingredients, bring to a boil and then simmer for [...]