When my daughter had her second baby I looked for ways to help. Of course helping out with meals is one way to help out so they could have ready meals available to them that were already prepped to cook. Freezer meals are a great way to prepare in advance […]
When the weather turns colder, my comfort food radar kicks in and I am compelled to make all of the comfort foods! And you know what helps? A crock pot and an Instant Pot. Time saving! You can just throw something in a crockpot when you leave for work in […]
This recipe from SixSisters’sStuff is a great family recipe that saves some calories by baking instead of frying. Chicken. Bacon. Ranch. Can’t beat that combination.
A quick and easy weeknight dinner…just grab shrimp and in less than 30 minutes you will have dinner on the table.
Do you have an Instant Pot and are always on the look out for a new recipe? If you are like me you need a good step by step recipe (like telling me exactly which button to push when!) When you need something quick and easy, this recipe fits the […]
Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe
We traveled to New Orleans several summers ago. It was a bit of a side trip on a trip to Louisiana to pick up a duck boat. You can probably fill in the blanks on that one. In short, not the vacation I thought we were doing. But in an […]
I love soups. All kinds of soups and especially in the winter. This soup is so good and layers so many flavors. And it’s a little something different than our traditional chicken noodle. Ingredients: 3/4 cup uncooked wild rice blend1 cup chopped yellow onion (from about 1 small onion)1 cup […]
I love shrimp & grits. Now as a country girl growing up I never had shrimp and grits. I had grits…lots of them…but never with shrimp. My country raising just didn’t have such fancy things. There were grits. There was fried shrimp…but beyond that nope. I think the best shrimp […]
I think I am weird. I think I may have some stalker tendencies. Social media did it to me. At least that’s what I am blaming it on. There are “friends” I have “made” through social media that I love to hear from. I love to see their life unfolding. […]
Hey! Welcome to A Grateful Girl! This blog is is about celebrating the good things! Family+Faith+Entertaining+Food+Friends…you know..the good things in our lives! First of all, I love Jesus and I enjoy sharing posts of encouragement and gratitude that help us slow down and remember what is most important. I love my family…I'm married and have two beautiful daughters and two wonderful son-in-laws. And our two granddaughers three grandsons!! I'm a Lovie y'all and I am loving it. I hope you will join me here and that we can become friends while sharing new recipes, fun party ideas, DIYs and of course encouragement straight from God's word. You can follow along on Instagram at @a.grateful.girl and on FB at A Grateful Girl Blog.