Archive for November, 2010

Cheesy Ham & Corn Chowder

Cheesy Ham & Co...

Cheesy Ham & Corn Chowder My husband works for a not-for-profit organization,Outreach International, that relies on volunteer help to put together their mailings. Just prior to Thanksgiving is when they have their biggest project so they always provide lunch for the volunteers....
Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup!

Thanksgiving Recipe ...

Fire Pot Fall Tablescape I thought it’d be fun to do a bit of a recipe roundup for Thanksgiving and I wanted to share my fall tablescape as well! It is one of those ceramic firepots that burns a gel-type clean fuel so it can be burned indoors or out. I loved the colors of this...
Creamy Cauliflower with Cheese & Dill

Creamy Cauliflower w...

Mashed Cauliflower with Cheese & Dill This is a great Thanksgiving side dish for all you vegetable lovers out there! I think that regular old steamed vegetables are boring. If I’m going to eat the 5 servings of vegetables that are recommended each day then I need a few...
Chicken with Kalamata Olives

Chicken with Kalamat...

Chicken with Kalamata Olives We eat a lot of chicken in our house but, frankly, I run low on inspiration sometimes. I want something easy but really flavorful. So I was trolling the internet in search of a recipe that would fit the bill. I found one that inspired me at Kalyn’s...
Apple Streusel Bundt Cake

Apple Streusel Bundt...

Apple Streusel Bundt Cake I still had some apples I needed to use up from our apple picking adventure with our three grandsons, so I volunteered to bring an apple dessert to our monthly Dining for Women meeting. I couldn’t find a recipe that I liked online. My biggest problem...
Roasted Pepper Cheese Spread

Roasted Pepper Chees...

Roasted Pepper Cheese Spread This spread is a variation on traditional pimento cheese spread and reminds me of my childhood. My dad grew up in Tennessee and loved pimento cheese so we had it quite often growing up. He was also a man who liked to snack . . . we always had a snack before...