I'm a southern gal with a passion for cooking and baking from scratch, the old fashioned way!
Every year, we grow vegetables in our garden over the summer. It feels so good to get out there and dig in the dirt every spring, and it is so rewarding when you are able to make dinner entirely of vegetables picked from your own garden! Recent years have been difficult for our garden, as Georgia underwent a severe drought. Luckily, the drought is over (for now), and this summer has been one of the wettest we have had in many years! What did this mean for our garden? An abundance of veggies!
Dear readers, I was eating some beautiful strawberries the other day. They were sliced into beautiful heart-shaped pieces, and it made me think of my oldest friend, who is awaiting a heart transplant. She and I grew up next door to one another, romping and playing together since we were in diapers. She is just barely 29 years old, and is in need of a new heart. Her life depends on the generosity of some yet-to-be determined individual who decided to become an organ donor.
Sometimes I like to consider myself a sophisticated foodie: a worldly woman with high-class taste in food, wine, and the finer things in life. Other times, all I want to do is sit down in front of the TV with a big bag of sour cream and onion potato chips and an icy cold Coke.
Well, you might consider this dish a combination of those two sides of me . . . because these colorful, flavorful, and decadent mashed potatoes actually taste like a delicious sour cream and onion potato chip. The fresh herbs add a punch of flavor, and the sour cream brings a hint of creaminess. Leaving the skins on your red potatoes puts that perfect colorful touch on this delicious dish. Enjoy!
Our family strives to put mostly seasonal fruits and veggies on the table. Not only is it more economical, but veggies that are in season tend to be more nutritious because they don’t have to travel from the other side of the globe before they reach your plate!
Seasonal produce in the spring come as such a refreshing change after the winter. Asparagus, strawberries, and avocados are such a welcome change!! Here is a delicious way to prepare asparagus that will tempt even the asparagusphobes in your household. It also really captures and highlights those fresh-from-the-garden flavors that just sing out “It’s Spring!!!”
Here is a delicious, figure-friendly soup that will satisfy and comfort you – without breaking any of those New Year’s resolutions!