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Nana’s Southern Collard Greens

Collard greens are the staple green vegetable in the south. The thick, slightly bitter leaf of the collard is usually cooked with some type of smoked meat. We always served collard greens on New Years with a foil wrapped dollar hidden in the greens for luck, along with black eyed […]

Sweet Potato Gnocchi Soup with Rosemary Bacon

“What the heck is a Gnocchi anyways?” Ty said. It’s a thick, small, soft, pillowy little potato dumplin’. I love dumplin’s so much, Ty called me dumplin’ sometimes, or biscuit, for the same reason. These gnocchi dumplin’s are made with one of my favorite vegetables, sweet potatoes. And you know […]

Creamy Pumpkin Soup

This is such a festive soup for fall, however, I think you’ll enjoy it so much you’ll make it all winter. It’s creamy with the wonderful flavors of rosemary, caramelized onion, garlic, maple & pumpkin pie spice mix. I’m all for simplicity, so I use canned pure pumpkin, not canned […]

Best Ever Corn Salad

I could eat this until corn runs out of my ears! It doesn’t get any better than this corn salad recipe. The freshness of the vegetables, the crispness of the sweet corn & the wonderful flavors of basil & balsamic. This is the perfect, healthy side dish that you won’t […]

The Best Classic Chili Recipe

I’ve tried out many clili recipes, tasting a few bites and left thinking “hmm this is good, but what could I do differently next time. It’s not quite right.” This recipe is perfect for the kind of chili I love! It will be my go-to chili recipe from now on. […]