Saturday May 19th 2012

Weekly Rant

Saturday Morning Tradition

Y’all, I don’t know about you, but I have a Saturday tradition I look forward too.  It’s [Read More]

Farmers Market

I’m so excited that spring has finally began in Florida.  this is the time of year that my [Read More]

St. Paddies Day

Y’all it’s almost St. Patrick’s Day.   This year it lands on Saturday so I am sure [Read More]

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Strawberry Season

Well its that time again in Florida. The strawberries are ripe and its time to start using those beautiful berries at their prime. Luckily, I live in Tampa and we are only 20 minutes from the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City. Plant City is also the home to the sweetest strawberries in Florida, with strawberry fields as far as the eye can see.

SOUTHERN CAKES

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Casseroles

Spicy Chicken & Cheese Quiche

Up here in Richmond the old tradition of Sunday brunch is still very much alive. I decided a quiche would be nice for today but didn’t want to be too traditional so I decided to spice it up a bit with a little Latin flair.  (Derek) Ingredients: 1 cup Mexican [Read More]

Baked Goods

Easter Cross Buns

INGREDIENTS Sponge 1/2 cup milk 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast 1/2 cup all-purpose [Read More]

St. Paddies Green Velvet Whoopie Pies

Y’all are gonna love these little beauties.  Just in time for St. Paddies Day, [Read More]

White Chocolate Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce

Hey y’all.  I have never been big on bread pudding.  Not sure why, mainly [Read More]

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Drinks

Florida Strawberry Freeze

  Y’all, you know we have to have a drink to celebrate strawberry season here in Florida.  So I decided to come up with a sweet, tangy, strawberry freeze.  [Read More]

Main Course

Roasted Tomato Vodka Sauce

As y’all know, I love making dishes with as much fresh fruits and vegetables as I can.  I picked up some nice vine ripe tomatoes at the farmers market and decided they were perfect for a nice sauce.  So I also grabbed some of the beautiful green peppers close by and had my main ingredients.   [Read More]

Strawberry Chicken Salad

This has to be one of my favorite times of the year.  My favorite fruit is in season here in Florida.  I believe Plant City, Florida has got the sweetest most beautiful strawberries I have ever had.  This is great for me, because Plant City is only about a 20 minute drive from Tampa.  Of [Read More]

Sweet Pepper Pork Chops

Y’all, I love pork chops.  I guess growing up with a farm in the family, I kind of got used to real fresh meats.  I can still remember going out to Grandpa Norm and Grandma Jeans farm on weekends.  After dinner, grandma always gave me a big bowl of scraps and leftover that wouldn’t be [Read More]

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Roasted Tomato Vodka Sauce

Roasted Tomato Vodka Sauce

As y’all know, I love making dishes with as much fresh fruits and vegetables as I can.  I picked up some nice vine ripe tomatoes at the farmers market and decided they were perfect for a nice sauce.  So I also grabbed some of the beautiful green peppers close by and had my main ingredients.   [Read More]

Saturday Morning Tradition

Saturday Morning Tradition

Y’all, I don’t know about you, but I have a Saturday tradition I look forward too.  It’s the farmers market.  I literally look forward to getting up early, making my coffee in a to go cup and heading out to the farmers [Read More]

Fried Green Tomato Fritters

Fried Green Tomato Fritters

Last summer  I spent last week at my moms house helping her prepare for my nephews wedding.  One night, late after we finished working on flowers for the wedding, mom decided to make us a snack.  She pulled a bag of something from [Read More]

Strawberry Chicken Salad

Strawberry Chicken Salad

This has to be one of my favorite times of the year.  My favorite fruit is in season here in Florida.  I believe Plant City, Florida has got the sweetest most beautiful strawberries I have ever had.  This is great for me, because [Read More]