Southern Cooking

Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler, A Love Story

May 17, 2013

Some foods are just meant for each other: Peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, peas and carrots… chicken and waffles. And the famous springtime couple: strawberry and rhubarb. The pairing of strawberry and rhubarb is one for the storybooks. Each is great on its own, in strawberry pies and rhubarb crisps. Even when rhubarb [...]

Banana Bread with Spiced Glaze

February 5, 2013

One of my favorite things to have for breakfast is oatmeal in the mornings with my rice milk, cinnamon and bananas. But, not when the bananas start looking like this: I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty picky about my bananas. I like them with a slight bit of green left at the top [...]

An Upside Down Cake and My Upside Down World

January 29, 2013

It appears as though the impossible has happened: I have become a SAHM (Stay At Home Mom), sort of. And I am okay with that, sort of. I was always one to put career first, with no children as far as the eye could see. Even though it was in my “life plan” to have [...]

Slow Cooker Grits Bar

January 22, 2013

Back in the blogging saddle! Someone should have really warned me about how tough and time consuming it would be when becoming a mom. In between taking care of an infant and work, I’m constantly scrambling to find some “me time.” We finally got around to having a little get together for our friends to [...]

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread | Football Fridays

October 12, 2012

Fall is my most favorite season of the year. I love just about everything that come with this season: the chill in the air, sweaters and jackets getting pulled out of the closet, college football and leaves changing color. The only thing that could possibly make it better would be if summer fruits were still [...]

5 Ingredient Italian Pasta Salad | Football Fridays

October 5, 2012

We’re nearing the due date for Little C and a combination of exhaustion and mommy brain has the best of me. Things are ready for the baby’s arrival, the nursery is organized, the car seat is installed and the hospital bags are packed. So, I’m spending the majority of my days taking advantage of the [...]

Low Country Boil and a Le Creuset Giveaway {closed}

August 10, 2012

The low country boil remains one of my most favorite summertime dinner party and cookout dishes. It’s simple, it’s quick and it brings people together. I mean, you’re all eating from the same goodness piled up on newspapers in the middle of the table. I was introduced to the low country boil in Auburn, Alabama. [...]

Sweet Cornbread Blackberry Shortcake

August 1, 2012

Lately, the TV show that we’ve been a tad obsessed with in this household has been MasterChef. I’m usually not a fan of cooking competition shows, but this one has my attention. I think it’s mostly because the contestants are all “home cooks” – so just like me. But, the skill level of some of [...]

Stone Fruit Half-Moon Pies and Pandas

June 22, 2012

I’m a kid at heart, always have been. Most of my favorite moves are of the Pixar variety, and if it wasn’t for all the walking, I could probably visit Disney World every other month. I can also be found browsing through toy stores, just for the fun of it. Plush toys have a way [...]

Blackberries and the Olympics

June 15, 2012

Our recent trip to the Pacific Northwest was marvelous. I feel like a broken record saying this over and over again, but the experience really was that remarkable. After traveling, eating and gathering inspiration – attending & speaking at BlogHer Food to cap off our vacation helped me tie all of my disconnected thoughts together. [...]