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Egg Salad

April 10, 2012 – 11:35 am | 7 Comments |
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 …

Sweet and Salty Heath Bar Cookies

February 21, 2012 – 11:50 am | 10 Comments |
Sweet and Salty Heath Bar Cookies

So the other day, I was munching on one of my favorite candy bars – a Heath Bar – when I thought, “Hey, this would be great in a cookie!!”  Unfortunately, Google showed me I …

Smores Snack Mix

December 13, 2011 – 10:11 am | 2 Comments |
Smores Snack Mix

There’s no denying that one of my favorite things is to be in the kitchen with my little boy.  He’s finally at the point where he can be a helper in the kitchen and actually …

Loaded Bacon Popcorn

September 29, 2011 – 10:16 am | 15 Comments |
Loaded Bacon Popcorn

Grab the blood pressure pills and call the cardiologist, have I’ve got an awesome recipe for y’all today!  Fresh popcorn popped in bacon fat then drizzled with butter and sprinkled with bacon pieces and parmesan …

Deviled Ham

September 20, 2011 – 9:47 am | 24 Comments |
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 …

Shortcut Buttercream Icing and the Tale of Two Cakes

August 5, 2011 – 11:17 am | 28 Comments |
Shortcut Buttercream Icing and the Tale of Two Cakes

Growing up there weren’t a whole lot of kids in my neighborhood and as an only child it was sometimes difficult to find playmates.  But I did find one rather unlikely friend way down at …

Ranch Chicken Cheeseball

May 3, 2011 – 9:58 am | 4 Comments |
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 …

Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

April 26, 2011 – 3:02 pm | 9 Comments |
Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

As a parent, one of the worst things to deal with is a sick child.  Especially when they’re young and can’t really tell you what’s going on.  Our little guy has been under the weather and …

Guacamole and Happy National Chip and Dip Day!

March 23, 2011 – 11:03 am | One Comment |
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.

March 22, 2011 – 10:47 am | 11 Comments |
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, …

Cheeseball Goblin

October 29, 2010 – 10:29 am | 4 Comments |
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

October 26, 2010 – 10:00 am | One Comment |
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 …