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      • Recipe :: Beef, Mushroom and Barley Soup
      • Recipe :: Delicious and Creamy Shrimp Corn Chowder
      • Recipe :: Hearty Vegetable Soup
      • Recipe :: Thai Butternut Squash Soup
    • Sides
      • Recipe :: Cheesy Apples
      • Recipe :: Chopped Brussels Sprouts
      • Recipe :: Kale and Brussel Sprout Salad
      • Recipe :: Tabouli
      • Recipe :: Tomato Pie
    • Mains
      • Recipe :: Beef Tenderloin
      • Recipe :: Roasted Turkey and Brine
      • Recipe :: Shrimp & Grits
      • Recipe :: Thai Quinoa Salad
    • Sweet Stuff
      • Recipe :: Cranberry Orange Cake
      • Recipe :: Boiled Custard
      • Recipe :: Caramel Apple Cake
      • Recipe :: Carrot Cake
      • Recipe :: Christmas (Swedish) Tea Rings
      • Recipe :: Cinnamon Rolls
      • Recipe :: Lemon Sugar Cookies
      • Recipe :: Trifle in a Glass

Category: Cooking

Cooking Posted onDecember 12, 2011January 9, 2012

Recipe :: Easy Crab Puffs

I know it has been forever since I’ve posted, but I couldn’t resist jumping on here & sharing a quick recipe. These are super easy, […] Read More

Cooking, Featured, Manners Monday Posted onOctober 10, 2011October 17, 2011

Manners Monday :: Wait for Your Host

Today is part two of October’s series on Manners Monday :: Table Manners. (Last week we Set the Table.) When having dinner around a table, […] Read More

Cooking, Manners Monday Posted onOctober 3, 2011July 6, 2018

Manners Monday :: Setting the Table

Welcome to the October series of Manners Monday where we’ll hone our table manners in preparation for hosting and being hosted at numerous holiday gatherings […] Read More

Cooking, Featured, Out and About Posted onSeptember 2, 2011September 16, 2011

Road Trip :: Charleston, Part II – Food

So my sweetie and I celebrated our fourth anniversary mid-August in Charleston. Which means, amazing food. While I was trying to “not plan” as much […] Read More

Cooking, Things I Love Posted onAugust 11, 2011August 31, 2011

Love :: Cupcake Red Velvet Wine

Since I posted last week about a recent wine tasting with my girlfriends, today’s “Things I love Thursday” is about my new favorite summer wine. You […] Read More

Cooking, Out and About Posted onAugust 1, 2011July 6, 2018

GNO :: Wine Tasting

One of the recent gatherings of the SOC Sistas Book Club was recrafted as a wine tasting.  I know what you’re thinking, “Isn’t every book […] Read More

Cooking, Things I Love Posted onJuly 14, 2011August 5, 2011

Love :: Containers for Pantry Staples

This is a second post about something I love. I’m considering a reoccurring “Things I Love Thursdays;” what do you think? It won’t be every […] Read More

Cooking, Featured, Sides Posted onApril 10, 2011October 15, 2023

Recipe :: Roasted Butternut Squash

This past week I had to confess to my husband: I’m having a love affair…with butternut squash. I fell in love with the slightly sweet […] Read More

Cooking Posted onFebruary 11, 2011February 12, 2011

Recipe :: Pimento Cheese

Pimento cheese is a quintessential Southern recipe. Serve it with Wheat Thins, corn chips or raw veggies like celery and carrots, and it makes a […] Read More

Cooking Posted onJuly 5, 2010February 1, 2011

In which I become one of THOSE doggie parents

I’ve been considering this for several years now… basically since the Iams scare five or so years ago. But today I actually did it. I […] Read More

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