I am all about easy dinner because, let's face it, the hours of 4 to 6 p.m. are usually the hardest of the day. Truly, if I haven't planned ahead, my husband usually comes in to find me with a blank face, frozen as solid by panic as the meat I just pulled out of the deep freeze. Meanwhile, my children run around howling very much like the Lost Boys prancing around the fire in Peter Pan. It's ...
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Tuesday’s Tip: Beat the Heat (A Review)
It's getting hot out there, y'all! The humidity is up, and so is the temperature. My family is beating the heat with an above-ground pool from Backyard Ocean, and we are loving it! Last spring, after years of debating and several mind-numbing, ear-splitting and head-aching days of having huge machines breaking up an enormous (more than 50,000 gallons) concrete pool in our backyard, my husband ...
The SlimDown South Cookbook from Southern Living
In honor of today's weather, I thought I'd let my blog posts act like the weather. One day it's 60 degrees and sunny; the next, we're playing in snow. One day, I share a recipe for Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies; the next, I review a cookbook about healthy Southern cooking. Mississippi - we're just full of surprises. I received a review copy of Southern Living's new cookbook, Southern ...
Spread the Bacon Love….Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Do you know anyone who doesn't love bacon? I mean, really. Vegetarians, maybe? But, as I was looking for a bacon-inspired recipe to try I came across a recipe for some sort of vegan bacon-flavored something or other...so I rest my case. Everyone loves bacon. Right now, Winn Dixie is having a special event to spread the bacon love, and I'm thrilled to participate! First, because it gave me ...