
Pin it I had a wonderful time at Great Day Houston a few weeks back when I went to film a segment on Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas for Southern Living. Below is the segment if you’d like to see it. After that, be sure and scroll down for easy and inexpensive ideas for some [...]

This just makes your stomach feel good when you eat it.

A great collection of soups and stews recipes!

An old favorite that is simple to make and fully of flavor!

Leftover ham will once again shine in any of these dishes!
Apr 25 2011 | Posted in
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A quick and easy family favorite!

Growing up, we lived just a few streets over from the Lincoln Park projects in Huntsville, Alabama…

There is a restaurant in Disney World located in the Grand Floridian Resort whose specialty is Strawberry Soup. This is the stuff of legends and the legend is so big that it has reached all the way to North Alabama
Jan 19 2011 | Posted in
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Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Tomato-less Rustic Beef Stew Ingredients1 cup flour 1/2 cup Dales (or my recipe, plus salt to taste if you use mine) 1 tablespoon thyme (can use Italian seasoning instead) 1 teaspoon black pepper 32 ounces beef broth 1-2 pounds stew meat 5-6 medium potatoes, unpeeled and chopped 4 large [...]

Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Chicken Tortilla Soup Ingredients2 cups water 14 ounce can chicken broth (or 1 1/2 c water and two bouillon cubes) 29 ounce can crushed tomatoes 11 ounce can enchilada sauce 4 ounce can chopped green chilies 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon dried cilantro 1 heaping [...]

Pin it 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 [...]
Jan 28 2010 | Posted in
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Pin itSewanee, Tennessee is one of the most beautiful places in the South. Although I’ve only left the South twice in my life, were I better traveled I’m sure I’d say it was one of the most beautiful places in the entire world as well. Every time Mama and I drive through this town or [...]

Pin it 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 [...]

Pin it 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 [...]

Pin it Today I’m bringing you another kid friendly recipe sure to please! I don’t know any child who doesn’t love hot chocolate, but very few who have gotten to make their own hot chocolate mix. This is a recipe from my first grade teacher, Mrs. Menotti. We made it as a class when I [...]

Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Chicken Noodle Soup IngredientsWhole fryer 5-6 carrots with tops 5-6 stalks celery 1 onion 1 bag small pasta shapes 2 Tablespoons poultry seasoning salt and pepper to taste (I use about two tsp salt, no pepper)InstructionsCut tops and ends off of carrots, toss in stock pot. Coarsely cut up [...]

Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Taco Soup Ingredients1 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 waterInstructionsCombine all ingredients, bring to a [...]