Featured Favorite

Dried Beans

Growing up, I ate a lot of corn bread and beans.  It became one of my favorite meals that my grandmothers on my mom’s side of the family made.  I just loved the taste of […]

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Main Course

Chili

I know there are as many recipes for chili as there are people who say they have the best secret recipe for it around. Now for some reason I like to dip peanut butter sandwiches […]

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Chicken

Spatchcocked Chicken

This is not a recipe.  It is a way to prepare a chicken for your favorite roasting recipes. Above is my beautifully spatchcocked chicken.  It is laying in my 18” cast iron skillet. Most people […]

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Back To School Dinners

Cheesy Crab Casserole

Now I didn’t get a whole lot of seafood growing up in Ohio.  Especially since dads side of the family was farmers, and moms were all from Kentucky or Tennessee. So when I moved to […]

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Cooking

Smashed Potato Soup

Adapted from American Heart Association Recipe. Ingredients 3-1/2 pounds yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes 1/2 cup  chopped red sweet pepper 1-1/2 teaspoons  roasted garlic 1/2 teaspoon  ground black pepper 4-1/2 cups  […]

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