Cheese, my soul mate. I’ve actually NEVER met a piece of cheese I didn’t like. No wait, there is one-cottage cheese. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure it is delicious once I could ever get past the texture factor. But
Leftover Cheese Dressing
Southern Comfort Bowl
I was recently invited to participate in Barilla Pasta and Chef’s Roll “Bayou to the Bay” contest. An honor extended to a few selected chefs. The mission: To create a Southern inspired dish using one of four given pasta varieties.
Leftover Enchilada Soup
We are fortunate to have a cabin high in the mountains of North Carolina. It is always a welcome time to relax and unwind with nature. Due to schedules, most of our time at the cabin is in short visits,
Leftover Vegetables Pasta Primavera
Today is National Noodle Day according to my favorite foodie holiday source, National Day Calendar. For my pasta loving self, it could be National Noodle Day every day. My first celebratory thoughts went to my Fried Spaghetti Carbonara Balls or some rich creamy
Leftover Peas Please
When I was typing the title to this post, all I could think about was, “Give peas a chance”. A great slogan I saw on a t-shirt at the Asheville VegFest this year. I think peas deserve a chance, especially
Old-Fashioned Beer, Jalapeno or Pickle Juice Cheese Crock
Lately, the papers have been filled with Father’s Day advertisements. There’s always at least one worth a good chuckle, like the ad showing a dad dressed up in a tie standing over a hot grill. One year I saw an
Creamy Crab Mashed Potatoes Au Gratin
Mashed potatoes are definitely on my comfort food list. I would say it’s a close second behind mac & cheese. When I’m wanting one and can’t get it, the other one is an acceptable substitute. Lucky for me, hubby is
Buffalo Chicken Chip and Dip Super Bowl Bites
Don’t you just love Super Bowl snacking? I love the excuse to indulge in chips and dip. It’s like a free splurge day. A celebration day of a month of new year’s resolution of healthy eating and gym workouts. A
Creamy Cranberry and Brie Cheese Sauce Stuffed Chicken
It’s that time of year again. The time when everybody in my family brings a can of cranberry sauce to my house…just in case. I guess you can say we are a cranberry sauce loving family, the canned kind. I’ve
Hearty Southwest Egg and Leftover Rice Breakfast Tostada
I’m back from the trip of a lifetime. National parks to small towns to big plates of food! I guess you can say I ate my way across four states…and it shows. The back to the gym routine next