July 2012

Zucchini Bread

July 31, 2012
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I love bread! My family loves bread. I’ve had a TON of zucchini sitting on my counter – searching pinterest on what I should make with it all. Well we were at my Grandma’s for a cookout and she made zucchini bread and my boys – all 3 of them ate a whole loaf…possibly more there were [...]

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Chicken Gyros

July 30, 2012

My husband wants to be Greek….I joke with him about it. He named our dog Achilles. I had to put my foot down when we were naming our boys – no Greek god names. LOL So of course he loves Greek food and of course Gyros would be on top of his list. As I [...]

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Browned Butter Lemon Pasta

July 25, 2012

Browned Butter….hmmmm…I saw this recipe and it intrigued me….I do love to try different types of sauces….and this sounded like a great pasta dish for summer. So I gave it a whirl and wow I am so glad I did. It was so yummy delicious.  And you only need a little spoonful of the sauce [...]

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Chopped Mexican Salad with Cumin Vinaigrette

July 24, 2012

I made this yesterday for dinner…my second Meatless Monday meal. I know I am posting this on a Tuesday but I was so tired last night I had to get my butt to bed. This recipe intrigued when I saw ”Cumin Vinaigrette”. I love Cumin, my hubby loves Cumin, the boys even love Cumin – which they [...]

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Vegetarian Baked Beans

July 18, 2012
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This recipe is also from my son’s birthday party – I think I ended up going the southern cooking route with pulled pork, baked beans, mac n cheese, coleslaw….gotta love me some southern cooking - shout out to my sista’s Emily & Tara in MS. These beans were a hit but warning they take a long time [...]

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Meatless Monday – Oriental “Chicken” Salad

July 17, 2012

I wanted to make this dish last week but the week got away from me – which has worked out great since this was the perfect refreshing dinner after porking out all weekend – I mean that literally…my post from yesterday the perfect pulled pork we were still eating with beans and the homemade mac n cheese - [...]

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Perfect Pulled Pork – Slooooooow Roasted

July 16, 2012

So I was trying to figure out what I wanted to make for my son’s 3rd birthday….and decided pulled pork. This was decided for a couple of reasons #1 I like it and #2 I like to use it for leftovers…so it was all about me. (hoping Will doesn’t read this part and agree LOL) Well seriously [...]

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Artichoke Bruschetta

July 10, 2012
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I made this appetizer for my youngest sister Mary Fern’s 18th Birthday cookout pool party…in case you were wondering I am only a few years older. BAhahahaha  Happy Birthday Mary! When I did a search of this recipe this one was my favorite since there was no mayo. Just a nice fresh bruschetta to enjoy [...]

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Creamy Layered Alfredo Bake

July 9, 2012

I made this a couple of weeks ago – I prepped it Monday night so Will could just pop it in the oven Tuesday night for dinner since I was supposed to be gone for my Ladies Bible Study…however the meeting got changed to my house so my friends can testify to the delicious smells that were [...]

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Creamy Orzo with Chicken and Mushrooms

July 2, 2012

So my first post….gosh I feel nervous on what should I say…what should I ALL say…but some how it seems like I should get to the point of this blog. Especially for you busy moms.  The point is to share what I am making for dinner. Share delicious recipes I have found and hope you [...]

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