How To Cook Northern Beans
In the past, I have explained how to use a pressure cooker for cooking beans. Read the posts, Homecooked Garbanzo Beans and Simple Bean Soup. The steps are the same, the seasonings and cooking times are different. Pressure cookers do come in different sizes, so be sure to read the user's guide before cooking. NEVER NEVER, and I mean, NEVER, throw away the User's Guide to any kitchen appliance,... More...
By Jill | 1 comment | Full Recipe...Fried Okra Recipe
Oooo wee! WE LOVE FRIED OKRA!!! I'm not talking about those frozen bags you find in the grocery store. I mean, FRESH FRIED OKRA. Crispy, corny, salty outside. Soft, green, sweet inside. I'm drooling just looking at the picture. Aren't you? My Memaw used to painstakingly turn over individual okra pieces in her frying pan until she had them crispy all the way around. I can't do that. ... More...
By Jill | 6 comments | Full Recipe...Simple White Bean Soup
There's a lot more flavor in this simple soup than the photograph can portray. Simple White Bean Soup is perfect to make ahead for work day lunches, no matter what the temperature is outside. It's light and filling and totally healthy! My only mistake in making it was that I didn't make enough. The original recipe came out of my favorite Italian cookbook and is simply called, White Bean Soup. ... More...
By Jill | 8 comments | Full Recipe...Simple Chickpea Salad
This chickpea salad is super fast to throw together and tastes AWESOME! It's very filling and makes a perfect light meal. I've made it a habit to cook up a bag of chickpeas in the pressure cooker, so I can have them on hand when the craving hits. Yesterday, I made Charlie a batch of Italian Soup to take to lunch. Of course, I had plenty of chickpeas leftover to make hummus AND something else, but... More...
By Jill | 6 comments | Full Recipe...Easy Taco Salad
Taco Salad takes very little time to throw together and it only takes a little of this, a little of that. HERE'S ALL YOU NEED cooked ground beef seasoned with chili powder & cumin green leafy lettuce can of kidney beans, drained shredded monterey jack & cheddar cheese medium tomato, roughly chopped purple onion, thinly sliced tortillas chips salt & pepper Catalina dressing or Thousand... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Simple Orange Cake
This Simple Orange Cake should be called EVIL ORANGE CAKE. I HIGHLY recommend you bake it, eat one slice, then RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN to your neighbor's house and give it to them! DO NOT KEEP IT OUT ON YOUR COUNTER! YOU'LL EAT IT! Of course, not all in one bite, nohoho, no. Every time you walk past it, you'll pinch off a bite, or two. And before know it, half the cake is MISSING !!! This is a... More...
By Jill | 15 comments | Full Recipe...Simple Apple Squares
Simple Apple Squares are so moist and addictive, it's a good thing they're easy to make again and again. This dessert is just the beginning of a looong list of dessert recipes that have fallen into my hands... Mwah ha ha ha ha haaa (that's my sinister laugh). My neighbor loaned me a stack of OOOOOLLLLLD recipe books loaded with recipes our grandmothers fretted over. I have compiled a list of really... More...
By Jill | 7 comments | Full Recipe...Fried Green Tomatoes
It's not right to live through Summer without eating at least one batch of fried green tomatoes. I believe it's a Southern sin. Now generally speaking, I seem to remember that eating fried green tomatoes was something we did at the end of the last harvest. Some tomato plants can be pushed to produce a late Summer harvest, then we pick the fruits while they're still green. Everybody knows you just... More...
By Jill | 3 comments | Full Recipe...Oven Roasted Red Potatoes and Onions
Oven roasted vegetables are so delicious and easy to serve. No matter what it is, as long as the oven is hot, there's good olive oil on hand and you season it with plenty of coarse salt and fresh ground pepper...you cannot go wrong. HERE'S A GREAT VEGGIE COMBO red potatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces yellow onion, cut into 1 inch slices extra virgin olive oil course salt and fresh ground pepper Heat... More...
By Jill | 0 comments | Full Recipe...Sloppy Joes and Country Bobs
My kids have been begging me to make Sloppy Joes. It's been SO long since I've made them, how could I say no? This time, I had something new to add to the sauce that made my family go back for seconds. HERE'S ALL IT TAKES 1 pound of fresh, lean ground beef 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/2 to 3/4 cup ketchup 2 to 3 tablespoons Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce whole wheat buns Brown meat and... More...
By Jill | 4 comments | Full Recipe...Breakfast To Go in 15 Minutes
Don't tell me you don't have time for breakfast. I'll have you eating a very satisfying breakfast on your way out the door that only takes 15 minutes to prepare. HERE'S ALL YOU NEED 1 can of grand biscuits (8 count) 3 eggs 3 tablespoons milk salt & pepper oven fried bacon or ham lunch meat slices Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Bake biscuits as directed on package. Inside the 15 minutes it... More...
By Jill | 1 comment | Full Recipe...Grilled Steak and Vegetables
I am having WAY TOO MUCH FUN grilling outside! The grocer had steaks on sale the other day and I couldn't resist picking one up. I really needed a reason to break open the bag of Mesquite chips and learn what they were going to do for me. After starting up the grill and getting it good and hot, I generously seasoned the steak with salt and pepper and laid it on my new non-stick grill pan. Can you... More...
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