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Happy Saturday friends! Are you having a beautiful autumn where you live? Our temperatures dropped into the 70’s during the day for about a week and a half lulling me into the I love fall mode. Then WHACK this week Indian Summer returned with gusto bringing with it temperatures in the 80’s and HUMIDITY! What … Read more

Weekend RoundUP September 1, 2012

End of the week, beginning of the month! Happy September! Got apples? I’ve got gallons and gallons. A few apple recipes will be coming your way!! You can PRINT the recipe for Autumn’s Caramel Apple Crisp from my Tasty Kitchen Recipe Box. Yum! I had such a good laugh this week that I just have … Read more

Southern-Style Fried Green Tomatoes

It’s August. I live in the South. We eat tomatoes. Green. Fried. Dipped. I only fix these for us when we can get the green ones right out of our garden. They are loaded with flavor — just not ripe yet. Perfectly poised to be dipped and dredged, floured and fried. This perfect season for … Read more

Weekend RoundUP with Squash Relish

Last spring my neighbor Gaye was telling me about a squash relish that she makes and serves with pinto beans and cornbread. Growing up in Nebraska my mom would make white navy beans and ham with cornbread, but it wasn’t until I married my Southern-born husband that I actually cooked pinto beans. I was a … Read more

Yummy Vidalia Onion and Parmesan Tart

HAPPY MONDAY! Last summer I shared the recipe for this onion tart for the first time. Since then I have made it several times, tweaking the ingredients a bit here and there. The recipe originally came from my friend Cheryl in Nebraska. I am so thankful she loves to makes pies — of all kinds … Read more

Green Bean Buddies

Today is the day the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it!
What is it about green beans and bacon? My first memories of mom cooking green beans is with bacon sprinkled around the top and simmering right along with the pot of beans. Yum! A few weeks back I was visiting Deep South Dish, one of my favorite blog websites. Mary was blogging about Green Bean Bundles, a recipe given to her by a Facebook friend. The idea of crispy bacon wrapped around a fresh-out-of-the-garden french green bean left me scrambling to the kitchen. My Chief Gardener had just brought in a mess of green beans, I had bacon in the frig and I was set to go!
The recipe starts out by mixing up a vinaigrette marinade. While I have seen many versions of this recipe across the internet, Mary’s recipe called for some Cajun seasoning.