You always hear it – Buy Local. We are blessed in Chattanooga to have so many great local businesses. You saw my post a few weeks ago about Olive Chattanooga, a local place specializing in Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil. Shop Local. While shopping we talked about how I like to try new things in…
Day 3 – 12 Days til Christmas Not all of your Christmas baking has to be time consuming and come out pretty. After I had finished a couple of projects with my white Wilton Candy Melts, there was some left. I didn’t have enough time to do one of our favorites, dipped pretzels so the…
Day One – 12 Days Til Christmas Not every project or recipe that’s done comes out perfect. Some may try to portray a perfect life, but I like to keep it real and let you know, and learn, from my mistakes. I have talked about how this time of year is great for checking all…
What’s your traditions? I think Thanksgiving is one time you don’t vary away from the menu for dinner you grew up with. I have added the Baked Pineapple maybe about 10 years ago. Another added item is BBQ gravy – my son’s favorite for everything on his plate. I don’t have a recipe, but I…
Have you ever heard of Stoup? I hadn’t until the last couple of years. It’s a mix between a thick stew and soup. I guess we’ve been making Stoups all these years and didn’t realize it. Here’s my latest. We love all kinds of soups and chili, so thought I would combine them. I’ve seen…
If any of you have followed my recipes, you usually will notice they aren’t spicy or contain black pepper. Well, this one is different. With Fall in the air and cooler weather, it’s soup season. Tuesday is usually a shopping day every couple of weeks with a trip to Fresh Market to get their $2.99 boneless…
I was making Fettuccine Alfredo last night and thought later I would share my recipe. I made the lighter version – thinking about vacation next month – bathing suits.I am including two versions – a very rich one and a lighter one. This sauce is great to use over a variety of ingredients to…
This is literally the best mac & cheese recipe, ever! Pulled pork with mac & cheese? Is there a better combination? With Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant opening this Monday in Chattanooga, I was given one of their most popular recipes to tryout – PIGGY MAC & Cheese recipe. For all of you locals, it’s located…