It’s a foodie trend that may not last so we better go ahead and enjoy it while we can! 🙂 Avocado toast is on all the trendy restaurant menus and featured on our favorite food shows. You know me, I like avocado so…I’m getting in there and figuring this out […]
Easy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
It’s the New Year and so many of us are thinking “I gotta do betta” Lol! I have reached the point in my life where I don’t even set myself up for failure during the holidays. I mean…I’m going to eat that fudge and those mashed potatoes…and that pie. I […]
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 […]
Does everyone have a favorite go-to breakfast casserole? I do. And for whatever crazy reason I only make it on Christmas morning. (Kinda like I only roast a turkey on Thanksgiving Day). I have made our family breakfast casserole for YEARS. It’s probably the same one you make. You know […]
When you are looking for a great, easy, delicious appetizer recipe to take to a party look no further. This recipe will make you look like an amateur chef and it tastes good too! These little brie bites are super simple and look really pretty and fancy on a tray. […]
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 made this recipe today and just changed it a little…instead of egg bread I bought a loaf of french bread. I cut thick slices of the french bread, then cut a pocket into each slice to stuff the banana mixture into. It worked! A great weekend breakfast recipe! Enjoy! […]
This salad is from Chrissy Teigen’s cookbook “Cravings Hungry for More”. It is a great Fall salad and would be a really special addition to the Thanksgiving meal. It would also be a “special” salad for a dinner party with friends or a “friendsgiving”. It does take a little while […]
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.