My kiddos are STARVING when school gets out, but I have learned a long time ago, that if I give them too big of a snack in the afternoon, the chances of them eating well at dinner diminishes greatly.  So a typical afternoon snack at our house is fruit paired with cheese or carrots dipped […]

.   Confession time:  When Uncle Bee and I first got married…. I didn’t know how to cook.  At all.  Nothing.  I finally figured out how to make spaghetti, hamburger helper, tacos and manwiches from the boxed mixes and cans.  We lived off that for a few months.  Uncle Bee wouldn’t have hurt my feelings […]

           Y’all are just going to have to excuse these crappy iphone pictures of these wings.  This was my first time cooking with Sriracha Sauce and I hadn’t even planned on blogging this recipe. I changed my mind….. These were the most delicious wings I have eaten in a long time. […]

The very first thing my hubby said when he found out I was working on a Fall Soups & Stews round up for Rocket City Mom was, ‘You gotta include my Mama’s soup!’  I showed him my list and it was the very first one on it!  We LOVE this soup!  Served with a grilled […]

Smoked Sausage and Black Eyed Pea Soup is perfect for New Years and will have you feeling LUCKY!  But you will want to have this delicious soup all throughout the year and not just for a special holiday meal!   This Smoked Sausage and Black Eyed Pea Soup is our GO TO New Years Day […]

    You know that recipe that your kid always requests anytime you ask what they want on the meal plan this week?  Well this one is THAT recipe for my daughter.  She absolutely loves it.  Her love affair with this recipe started a couple of years back when I let her make dinner with […]

My husband does not like meat on a bone.  So we save wings and chicken legs for nights when he won’t be dining with us.  My daughter and I LOVE chicken legs!  My mother in law taught me how simple they are to make and we enjoy them with all kinds of different glazes.  This […]

  Hello!  We could not ask for more gorgeous weather than we have had this past weekend and will continue over the next week here in Madison, Alabama!  We got our bikes tuned up and have been enjoying family bike rides every afternoon!  We have had some DELICIOUS food to fuel our activity heavy Autumn […]

‘From scratch’ usually tastes better and is worth the effort when I have time (to me!), but pinto beans are one food I make from canned now, because we honestly can’t tell the difference so it’s not worth the extra time or steps.  These doctored up canned pinto beans are our absolute favorite way to […]

 I love to cook almost as much as I hate to bake.  Ha.  I will find a shortcut every time when it comes to baking.  These Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Bars are the NON baker’s solution to a Fall themed dessert.  They are ABSOLUTELY delicious and only 4 easy ingredients.  Even I can do it 🙂 […]