All Recipes
Slow Cooker Apple Butter
How often do you use apple butter? Yeah, I didn't used to use it that much. Maybe I would buy some at a country store up in the mountains, but it was not a staple in my kitchen. And then I found this great recipe for bran muffins--moist and sweet and healthy and...
Our Traditional Thanksgiving Menu
Hi everyone! I am sitting here at my desk organizing my Holiday Planner. Every year I tell myself I will be ready earlier than the previous year, and this year is no exception. We are actually going to be at my youngest daughter's home for Thanksgiving this year,...
Aubrey’s Beef Tips
As you already know, we first began blogging with several more contributors. We like to highlight recipes from the past that received a lot of views. Our sweet Aubrey shared this Beef Tips recipe. We sure miss her, as she lost her long battle with...
Herbed Greek Chicken Salad
Another venture into Mediterranean recipes brought me this delicious, yet simple, salad with chicken. I didn't realize how much I loved the subtle tastes of these foods until I took my first bite of salad. My eyes closed and all I could say was "Mmmm...this is...
November Favorite Things
The Beach I can't get there fast enough and get my toes in the sand! Growing up, our family summer vacation was going to the beach every summer for a week. Our parents would save all year to rent an old, ocean-front cottage and the week was filled with Dad...
Nacho Mama’s Taco Salad Nachos
Taco Salad has been a mainstay in my family of origin for as long as I can remember (nachos ain't too shabby either!). It also became a fixture at family beach house get-togethers. And I love it. But leftovers don't keep well. Like, at....
Pumpkin Bread Trifle
Pumpkin Season is here! I am not usually one to make too much of that but I am really feeling it this time around. I pulled this recipe from my November 2018 Better Homes & Gardens magazine--mostly because I have a trifle dish and wanted to make...
Homemade Butterfingers
Homemade Butterfingers used to just be a fun experiment with candy corn, but ever since Ferrero Rocher bought out Nestle I have been craving them! Yes, supposedly the company is up-ing the quality of their ingredients but #sorrynotsorry, I like my old...
Sausage Okra Gumbo
This gumbo is a much-requested family dish and our friends ask for the recipe whenever we serve it up. Kelsey Teague, a former Maven--who is also my daughter--shared the recipe on our original blog and then we re-posted it here. I hope you will like this dish as...