Recipes

Crock Pot Carnitas Recipe

Carnitas are one of the best Mexican meats. The pork is seasoned, slow cooked and then the edges are crisped. The meat is juicy, flavorful with just the right amount of crisp. I love this meat stuffed into a burrito, a taco, or as a burrito bowl. The burrito is […]

Cabrito or Carnitas Tacos Recipe

Being from South Carolina, I had never heard of the word cabrito until I moved to Texas, and all of the sudden, I see it on several Mexican restaurant menus. I’m a very adventurous eater and love to try new things. My favorite way to eat meat is probably roasted […]

Poached Eggs in Milk with Toast

I saw this recipe in the cookbook Ty’s Mama, Joy, gave me. It’s called “The Modern Family Cookbook” by Meta Given. It was published in 1942. Joy was gifted this book in 1962 when she got married. For some reason this recipe caught my attention and curiosity. I’d never heard […]

Ma’s Cowboy Beans Recipe

This recipe was submitted by Sandy Hall. These beans sound delicious and so easy! These will be sweet with the saltiness of bacon. YUM! My Mama makes a similar recipe and I can agree with Sandy, everyone always wants the recipe. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe with us […]

Aunt Gayle’s Biscuits

This recipe was submitted by Kim Fajt. They sound absolutely delicious! Thanks SO much for sharing Kim! I’m going to make them with whole wheat pasty flour. Check out my biscuits tips here for help with kneading and folding the dough. She writes: The recipe I’m sharing with you is […]

Wilfong’s Quinoa Jambalaya

Down the road from us, there is a great little cajun shack restaurant called Wilfong’s. It’s owned by Stephanie Wilfong. I invited her to be a guest on season 2 of my cooking show, “Southern Fried Skinnyfied,” and this is the main dish we made! This is such a simple, […]