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I’m very capable of making authentic Spanish Rice but don’t always have the time.  Thanks to Kate’s awesome Home Helper Newsletter, I made a very tasty Spanish Rice in under 20 minutes.  In fact, I’ll be making more of her super easy recipes in the near future!  If you’re not subscribed, you should be.  Lots [...]

Pound cake is great, but pound cake with a fruity topping is even greater!  With this recipe, I decided to use Strawberries, Blueberries, and Bananas.  With so much going on on the fruit side, I needed a balance to which I chose simple but tasty pound cake.  This is a super easy recipe to make [...]

Got company coming over unexpectedly?  No problemo people!  I got you covered with this super fast easy to make Mex-Tex Dip.  In fact, if you’ve got 5 minutes and 3 ingredients, you’re good to go!
There are several variations of this and my sister-in-law, Bell, was the one that introduced this one to me.  It’s extremely [...]

Oh, hey. I’m Corrin. You weren’t expecting me, were you? This is my first guest post ever, and I’m super excited because I get to post on a blog that I’m a huge fan of on a topic that I can’t get enough of. Food!
I work in food marketing communications, which means that my clients [...]

This republished easy to make recipe came from Lisa over at Lisa Cooking.  She says it’s one of her many recipes that is very popular and I assume it’s ease of preparation has something to do with it.  Thanks Lisa for submitting it!
INGREDIENTS:

1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup diced pepperoni
5 Tbs of diced onions
1 jar chunky [...]

This delicious recipe was submitted by Jessica! Thanks so much for sharing. You guys be sure to go and visit her now, ya hear!
Ingredients:

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup melted butter
1/3 cup sugar
3 8 oz. pkg cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:
Combine [...]

If you ain’t grillin’, you ain’t feelin’…………the yummy in your tummy!  With the electric bills sky high and of course Summer still here, we try to cook as much as possible outside and shrimp is no exception.  What I love about skewers, is that you can put anything you want on them and it always [...]

I couldn’t find my mamaw’s recipe but I think this one comes pretty dang close!  I hope you enjoy because I just learned that my kids LOVED it so it is an official family favorite.  These Thursday recipes are inspired by the “recipe roundup” over at Dinner Tonight from the Martha Stewart website!
INGREDIENTS:

2 pounds bacon, [...]

This recipe was submitted by Chef Jake of emealsforyou.com.  Thanks!
INGREDIENTS:

2 Tb oil, olive
0.5 cup soy sauce
2 Tb Worcestershire sauce
2 medium scallions, sliced
5 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tsp thyme
1 medium lemon, juice of
1 tsp pepper, fresh cracked
8 medium chicken thighs, boneless

PREPARATION:
Place all ingredients in a large plastic bag. Squeeze the lemon juice into the bag then put the whole lemon in as well. Seal bag and place in refrigerator for at least 1 hour, turning [...]

Because BEEF, it’s what’s for dinner!  We’re all about beef around here folks so get ready for some delicious flat iron steaks.  Yes, there’s some corn on the cob too but I’m all about the meat!  This has a few pictures so let us get to it already:)
INGREDIENTS:

2 beef flat iron steaks (about 8 oz)  [...]