It’s Labor Day weekend and I’m sure the plans we all have this year are looking quite different from past celebrations. Every Labor Day, we attend a big potluck picnic at an apple orchard. It’s always a much anticipated day
BBQ Leftovers
Leftover BBQ Pulled Pork Soup
Where has summer gone? It seems like just yesterday I was blogging about Memorial Day plans and Leftover Baked Bean Gazpacho. Then, boom, just like Louisiana heat hits you in the face, Labor Day, the “unofficial” end of summer, is
Corn on the Cob Uses
National Corn on the Cob Day was Tuesday this week. Did you celebrate? I sure did. I just love food holidays. It often gives me a good excuse to splurge, this time it gave me a good reason to get
Leftover Baked Beans
Last week I was speaking with a friend about our plans for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Our weekend plans vary greatly. She is planning a busy family weekend and I am planning a quiet catch up weekend. Although our
BBQ Leftovers & 10 Uses for Leftover Baked Beans
It’s the first big grilling weekend, the cookout to kick off summer. I love the whole “process” surrounding grilling-the cleaning of the pit, the prepping of ingredients, the readying of equipment (I love grill gadgets, although I always end up
Bourbon BBQ Pulled Pork Pasta
It’s Father’s Day weekend. Have you noticed that the ad sales, besides ties and golf equipment, focus on grilling– from new BBQ pits to the latest grilling gadgets? Most clothing ads show gentlemen dressed way too nicely standing at a grill with spatula in
Leftover Grilled Corn Sauce
Memorial Day weekend is upon us, the official beginning of summer–time to “officially” break out the grill. I’m a diehard outdoor person so my grill and smoker gets used year round no matter the weather. Usually my winter grilling is preceded
BBQ Pork Cornmeal Tamales
I love to grill in summer, despite the fact that I live in a state that has many days of over 100 degrees that feel even hotter with Louisiana’s humidity. On most grilling days, I am immune to the heat