I'm a southern gal with a passion for cooking and baking from scratch, the old fashioned way!
Looking for that perfectly balanced combination of savory, sweet, and snacky-licious? Well, you have met your match. Popcorn bark and pretzel bark are so easy to make – a wonderful kitchen project for kids – and satisfyingly balanced in their combination of sweet-and-savory goodness!
It’s that time of year, dear readers: when visitors drop in unexpectedly; when we find ourselves invited to four holiday parties, all on the same day; when neighbors exchange tokens of gratitude; when season’s greetings call to be exemplified in the form of a small gift. It’s that time of year when having a large batch of Party Snack Mix on hand will save you over and over again.
This wonderful mix is full of flavor, and fun to make. It’s a great snack to have on hand when guests drop by. A cheerfully decorated bag of this party treat makes a great hostess gift for all your holiday parties. Plus, it’s a great token gift for neighbors and friends.
These happy little tomatillos appeared in our CSA basket this week. I had no idea what to do with them, so I started searching around the internet and immediately came up with a bunch of great recipes for tomatillo salsa.
What a perfect way to get to know these little guys! Their slightly sweet and tangy flavor is perfectly displayed in this fresh and zesty salsa. Perfect as a snack with chips, or get more creative and use it as a sauce for grilled chicken or fish. Or make a meal of it with Green Chicken Chilaquiles!
I started bookmarking recipes using kale about a year ago now. We get tons of it in our weekly CSA baskets, so I wanted to be prepared for this season. Lucky me, kale has grown very popular over the past year or so and is touted as one of the healthiest foods you can eat these days! So it was easier to find some great recipes out there using kale than it had been in the past.
This fruit dip is absolutely addictive. My sister-in-law makes it for us on occasion, and it works great as either an appetizer, dessert, or summer afternoon snack. I was so excited that she agreed to let me blog it when she made it for Mother’s Day this weekend! There was a good bit of impatience and teasing aimed in my general direction as I snapped these photos – the whole family loves this stuff – but I think you will agree, dear readers, that it was worth it.