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Kale Date & Almond Salad

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 […]

Releasing Control

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self discipline. 2 Timothy1:7 NIV I have a control problem. My guess is that anyone that knows me would agree. Although for years I thought my “strong trait” was a strength. I could […]

Gumbo

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 […]

The Gifts of Christmas: Forgiveness & Reunion

Christmas 2019 is now in the past and we are 1 day away from a new decade. Gosh, a new decade. Can you remember when you were in high school and even trying to imagine living in the 2000s was hard? I do! We imagined ourselves SO OLD when we […]

Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup

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 […]

Everything Bagel Breakfast Bake

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 […]

Cranberry Brie Bites

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. […]

Shrimp and grits

Shrimp & Grits

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 […]