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Cooking, Pie, Pie

PALEO PECAN PIE

Hey Foodie! I’m really excited to share this week’s paleo recipe with you. Not only because it looks incredible, but because it tastes amazing! I used to think it was impossible to make a healthy pecan pie. It’s just filled with sugar and wheat right? […]

Cooking, SlowCock

Homemade Calzones

I have been in a calzone making mood for the past few weeks, they are just so filling and delicious. The great thing about them is that you can make a different size and filling for everyone. The one above was mine and I really […]

Cooking, Desserts

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT BERRY SHORTCAKES

Two classic warm-weather desserts are weaknesses for me – one is peach cobbler and the other is strawberry shortcake. I could literally eat half of a 9 by 13 of peach cobbler by myself – and a whole tray of strawberry shortcakes. And since chocolate […]

Cooking, Desserts

NO COOK BLUEBERRY LIME CURD TARTS

Lemons and blueberries are a famous culinary pair – but I decided to switch it up and use blueberries and limes together. No, the fact that I had no lemons on hand had nothing to do with this innovation. Okay, a little. And of course […]

Cake, Cooking

LUSCIOUS LENTIL SPICE CAKE

There is something about winter that makes me crave spice cake. Even while the cake is baking, I feel comforted – the whole house fills with a warm and comforting smell. I decided to make a carrot cake and I love the idea of sneaking […]

Cooking

PUMPKIN DEVILED EGGS

You just decrease the amount of mayonnaise in your usual deviled eggs and swap it with pumpkin puree. And, we had some season’s end okra in our garden, so the tips made perfect handles for the pumpkins. You could use any green veggie – string […]

Cooking, Salad

Choosing the Best Potatoes for Potato Salad

Potato salad is a summertime cookout side dish staple. Although the number of recipes you’ll find for different dressings and add-ins are nearly endless, don’t forget about the most important part of a potato salad – the potatoes! With so many varieties available at the […]

Cooking, Salad

ROASTED POTATO SALAD

I just love all things cute and “two bite” potatoes are no exception. Now that I am blogging, I go grocery shopping several times a week. I never know how many times I will need to make a recipe before it is “blog worthy,” and with […]

Cooking, Salad

Triple Herb Potato Salad

Growing up in the south it was typical to see potato salad at the table for cookouts, holidays, or picnics.  My mom makes really great potato salad, but the only thing I don’t like is all the mayonnaise.  I really, really don’t like mayonnaise.  Something about the consistency and […]

Bread, Cooking

4 Ingredient Pumpkin Bread Bites

Who doesn’t love pumpkin bread in the fall? It’s moist, delicious and so comforting. Just the thought of pumpkin bread makes me want to grab a cable sweater, sit by the fire and watch some leaves falling outside. Ahhhhh. This recipe for 4 Ingredient Pumpkin Bread […]

Cake, Cooking

Carrot cake ice cream

I recently had lunch at a charming restaurant in Constantia where they had carrot cake ice cream on the menu. Intrigued, I just had to try it, but sadly it was a little lacking—just a bog-standard vanilla ice cream with bits of cake mixed through […]

Cooking

Grilled Marinated Calf’s Heart

This is a wonderfully simple, delicious dish, the heart not, as you might imagine, tough as old boots because of all the work it does, but in fact firm and meaty but giving. As a special and quick Valentine’s Day update, I figured I should […]

Cooking

50 Must-Have Thanksgiving Desserts

Can you believe November is here already?! It’s almost Thanksgiving, and I am getting so excited for all of my favorite foods – turkey, mashed potatoes, squash, stuffing, green bean casserole, and of course, all of the delicious Thanksgiving desserts! This post contains affiliate links. I may […]