Posted in bread, cheap meals, chicken, comfort, dressing, sides, turkey on Jan 2nd, 2015 No Comments »
My kids love Chicken Clagiving night. That’s what they named our version of not Thanksgiving – with Roasted Chicken, Gravy, Homemade Stuffing, and Mashed Potatoes. The key to stuffing (or croutons if you’re making those), is to have your bread thoroughly dried out. This is almost never a problem for me since I’m inclined to buy […]
Posted in chicken, citrus, dressing, salad, sides on Jan 31st, 2011 2 Comments »
This simple salad has been one of my favorites of the year. It requires you to step away from the pre-washed bagged lettuce, but I think Romaine hearts are one of the easiest lettuces to prepare. If you can chop and wash celery, romaine hearts work the exact same way. Adding sliced grilled chicken can […]
Posted in appetizers, dressing, events, food to share, frying, salad, sauce, seafood on Oct 20th, 2010 4 Comments »
I’ve made batches and batches of crab cakes in my life, yet somehow they’ve just never been quite perfect. I’ve tried recipes from Ina Garten and Paula Deen and numerous others as well as just winging it on my own. Somehow the perfect crab cake has eluded me until now. I started a post called […]
Posted in appetizers, cheese, dressing, food to share, herbs, Italian, sides on Apr 6th, 2010 4 Comments »
Spring is finally here. I swear if I see that groundhog, I’m going to wring his neck. Well not really, because I’m non-violent. But the extra six weeks of winter literally almost pushed me over the edge! These fresh caprese salad crostini are a perfect appetizer or make a great addition to a light and […]
Posted in dressing, food to share, salad, seafood on Jul 19th, 2009 1 Comment »
Possibly the best thing to ever come out of Alabama is West Indies Crab Salad, IMO. My godmother taught me to make this recipe years ago and I just absolutely love it. My little sister wasn’t born in Alabama, but my Godmother bribed my mother to have the christening take place in Alabama with promises […]
Posted in dressing, salad on Apr 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
My husband wanted chicken salad for dinner and I was all, umm okay, gross. I hate mayonnaise. And he was all, what? And I realized he meant a green salad with chicken on it, not that other stuff people serve on bread and call a sandwich. This is totally not a recipe, but I’ll just […]
