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      • Recipe :: Easy Crab Puffs
    • Soups
      • 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

Slice of Tomato Pie
Cooking, Sides, Things I Love Posted onAugust 21, 2021August 21, 2021

Recipe :: Tomato Pie

If you find yourself with a few extra summer tomatoes, tomato pie is an easy and delicious side that is as good (if not better) warmed up.

EveryPlate Spice Blends and Recipe Binder
Cooking, Miscellaneous Posted onJanuary 22, 2021January 18, 2021

Back to the kitchen in quarantine

I love to cook, I just don’t love to plan. One of the changes that the COVID life has given us is more time at […] Read More

Recipe for Shrimp Corn Chowder
Cooking, Things I Love Posted onJanuary 19, 2021January 20, 2021

Recipe :: Delicious and Creamy Shrimp Corn Chowder

Nothing says winter like a delicious bowl of chowder. It is hearty and warm and just what you need when going outside requires too many […] Read More

Recipe for the best guacamole
Cooking Posted onSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 2020

Recipe :: Guacamole

When I have to pick a favorite food, it is always avocado. And an avocado has no higher calling than good guacamole. Here’s my favorite […] Read More

Forx cheese
Cooking, Out and About, Things I Love Posted onAugust 25, 2018August 25, 2018

Field Trip :: Forx Farm Artesian Cheese Creamery

Last weekend while my husband and I were away celebrating our wedding anniversary, we stumbled upon a wonderful gem – Forx Farm. We were attracted […] Read More

lemon sugar cookies
Cooking, Things I Love Posted onJune 2, 2018June 17, 2019

Recipe :: Lemon Sugar Cookies

I can pretty accurately track a five star rating scale for recipes I try based on my husband’s response: 1 star = “I’m OK if […] Read More

Cooking, Things I Love Posted onApril 16, 2018July 6, 2018

Recipe :: Trifle in a Glass

It feels like cheating to call this a recipe, so perhaps consider it a gentle reminder: the same recipe you make in a large trifle […] Read More

Carrot Cake
Cooking Posted onFebruary 26, 2018February 17, 2019

Recipe :: Carrot Cake

Southern Living calls this the best carrot cake of all time, and I can’t disagree. I made this carrot cake recipe a long time ago, […] Read More

Cooking Posted onJuly 13, 2016July 24, 2018

Recipe :: Thai Quinoa Salad

This Thai Quinoa Salad could be the most delicious recipe I’ve found on Pinterest to date. The original recipe – provided by Crazy Vegan Kitchen […] Read More

Cooking Posted onDecember 27, 2015July 24, 2018

Recipe :: Beef Tenderloin

Many years ago, beef tenderloin became the entree of choice for my family’s Christmas dinner celebration. For the most part, we’ve used a recipe given […] Read More

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by Kerry Patterson

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