Articles in Appetizers
Egg Salad
One of my most favorite things about all those leftover hard boiled Easter eggs is the egg salad that comes afterward! Feel free to experiment with the ingredients to suit your tastes.
Ingredients
6 hard boiled eggs
1 …
Pizza Pull-Apart Bread
Y’all check out this is a fun and easy twist on traditional pizza – think pizza monkey bread. The best part is you can customize it with your favorite pizza toppings! It’s a great snack, …
Potato Wedges
Potatoes are a staple at our house. They’re cheap and easy to get on the table. (I guess the Irish did know something we didn’t.) But, if you’re like us at our house you get …
Deviled Ham
Whew! We made it through the birthday party! It was great! I’ve got another post coming up today with the some of the details, so y’all stay tuned on that. I’ve got a quick little …
Pimento Cheese
When I think about sandwiches and the South, I automatically think about pimento cheese. This iconic Southern menu item is great slathered between two pieces of soft white bread, piled onto a stalk of celery, …
Boo Fries and a Great Big THANK YOU!
I’ve got a special little dish to share with y’all today. It’s not really a recipe, per se. It’s something that I grew up eating, thinking that we were the only people alive who ate …
Easy Fried Green Tomatoes
A few months back, I got criticized for using the word “y’all”. And I’d like to thank all of you out there who jumped to my defense, but I’m okay with criticism. Perhaps I do …
Ranch Chicken Cheeseball
Nearly a week ago, the South was hit with one of the most disastrous tornadoes in our nation’s history. And though the attention of the national media is now tuned into the death of Osama …
Pecan Chicken Salad
Whew! What a week! I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited to see a Friday than I am today. This “wife-is-sick-so-hubby-has-to-do-everything” stuff is for the birds! God Bless Her and everything she does! Seriously! …
Guacamole and Happy National Chip and Dip Day!
Happy National Chip and Dip Day! One of my all-time favorite chip and dip combos is tortilla chips and guacamole. But for some reason, folks seem to be miffed by avocados and guacamole. There’s no …
French Onion Dip and Vertigo – No, not the movie.
Y’all, my sweet, precious wife has vertigo. Has had it since Saturday and she’s about to go out of her mind. This isn’t her first stint with the “spins”. She had it back in 2009, …
Sausage Balls
Some of my most favorite recipes are simple ones. I like things that are clean and uncomplicated. One of my most favorite things is hot cake right out of the oven, without frosting or anything. …
Cheeseball Goblin
Here’s a fun little recipe that can easily be made into something ghoulish for your Halloween gathering. Using the standard Ranch Chicken Cheese Ball recipe, we just added some plastic eyes, some fresh chives for …
Marinated Vegetables and a Baby Shower
Our “Little” family is about to get a bit bigger with the birth of my step-brother’s first son in late November. That’ll give my parents 5 grandchildren to buy for this Christmas (oh, I hate …
Fried Dill Pickles
Ingredients
1 pint sliced dill pickles, undrained
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, plus 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons ground red pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon …
