On the Side: Peach Cornbread Panzanella

One of the only things I love about summer in the South is PEACHES!  I seriously eat so many peaches over the course of a few weeks that I should turn into a peach. Usually I end up making a million pies or cobblers which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but it can get a…

Brown Bag Lunch: Jalapeno Cilantro Hummus

A funny thing happened when I picked up my groceries this weekend…I ordered one bunch of cilantro and a single jalapeno that I needed for a recipe I was making for dinner this week but ended up with one pound of each!  Surprise! After I got over my shock and a little bit of panic…

On the Side: Roasted Potato and Green Bean Salad

I’ve never been much of a potato salad fan.  I don’t like a big mayonnaise-y, gloppy salad.  Eww.  I much prefer a lighter German potato salad or a sweet potato salad (ooo, remind me to share that one with you sometime!).  To me a mayonnaise based potato salad just doesn’t taste like much of anything. …

Meatless Monday: Spring Pasta

Sometimes I think I could totally go vegetarian and be perfectly happy.  Other times I want a big, fat, juicy steak and I’m not afraid to admit it.  Oh well, I guess I’ll just compromise and do a vegetarian day or two a week, like Meatless Monday. Spring Pasta is the perfect quick, weeknight meal…

Meatless Monday: Farrotto with Crispy Oyster Mushrooms

I decided several years ago that I was going to give up meat for a month. I was doing it as a part of a fast with my church that asked us to give something up to refocus. I decided on meat and to focus on regaining control over my health. I’ve always been a…

Soup’s On! – Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Spiced Granola

How many times do you catch yourself saying “we should really get together more often” or “let’s do this again real soon” when you’re hanging out with friends?  How many times do you actually follow through?  We all have good intentions but “life” gets in the way and we go months before making plans.  When…