January 2015
#seared cod #cod recipe

Cod is a great choice for fish when you are serving guest who prefer fish with a mild flavor. Cod is a white fish with a firm texture so it is excellent for pan frying or baking. When it comes to

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#chocolate chip peanut butter bars

The combination of chocolate and peanut butter has to be the best pairing of any two ingredients on earth. Reese’s may have the patent on this blissful marriage but I’ve found a recipe that will give those peanut butter cups

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#garlic grater #provencial garlic grater

This post is for gadget lovers like me who can’t get enough of adorable things that make great conversation pieces. I’m so excited to share this little amazing kitchen helper with you, I can hardly contain myself. I know you

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#peachcobblerrecipe

I really don’t know how I became a peach cobbler aficionado, but I’ve been told by my family and friends, my peach cobbler is the bomb. I try to wiggle my way out of traveling to parties and potlucks with my peach

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#cornbread recipe #cast iron skillet

I know I’m always talking about cornbread and how much I love serving it with soup, but let’s face it, I am from East Texas which is located south of the Mason Dixon Line and that validates my southern roots and

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#duvet cover #brown and white duvet

Our bedroom was long overdue for a facelift after having the same comforter set for six years. I absolutely love this set because it is so luxurious and I got it for such a bargain. I was browsing around in Dillard’s one

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#southern living 1981 annual recipes cookbook

Don’t forget to add your name in the drawing to win this wonderful collector cookbook by Southern Living.  Just follow the instructions below and tell your friends to join in on the fun.  1) You must subscribe to my email from

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#chili #texas chili #easy chili recipe

There’s nothing like a bowl of spicy chili on a cold winter’s day. Add a slice of buttermilk cornbread slathered with butter and you will have a bowl of southern comfort. I love to crumble my cornbread in my chili

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#loft22 cakes #tareka lofton #kate spade cake

Ms. Tareka Lofton is the pastry chef and master mind behind the designer wedding cakes, theme cakes and French pastries created at Loft22 Cakes. Tareka was fascinated with painting and drawing as a child but didn’t know her love of

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#cookie cake balls #cake balls

I recently posted a blog for Cookie Cake Balls and you guys really loved the recipe and commented on how easy they are to prepare since there’s no baking involved. I know; everyone is counting calories after falling off the wagon

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