Happy New Year! Eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is a Southern tradition that’s believed to bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. Plus, you might have good luck with all the healthy amounts of fiber and protein, making them incredibly nutrient-dense. Black-eyed peas also include a variety of important micronutrients, including thiamine, folate, zinc, copper, … [Read more...]
Shortbread Sweethearts
When I was 7 years old I decided to enter a cookie in the West Texas Fair. I knew I wanted to do something that adult judges might really like, so I made almond thumbprint cookies with raspberry preserves and an almond glaze - and I won 2nd place! When I made these again later for a bake sale one February, I decided to make them heart-shaped, and "Shortbread Sweethearts" were … [Read more...]
Christmas Cocktails and Mocktails
What’s more festive than sitting around a freshly decorated home with a fun cocktail or mocktail in your hand and telling stories of Christmases past? Christmas cocktails and mocktails are a great to celebrate the season. Blended Cranberry Cosmo INGREDIENTS • 1 ½ ounces vodka • ½ ounce Cointreau • ½ ounce lime juice • ¼ cup cranberry sauce PREPARATION 1. … [Read more...]
Pumpkin 3 Ways
Pumpkin is the quintessential seasonal treat this time of year! Pumpkin is not just for pie. There is a pumpkin version of just about every treat you can find – pumpkin cake, pumpkin coffee, pumpkin cereal, pumpkin bread and even pumpkin hummus! These three pumpkin recipes are some of my favorites this time of year. Holiday cooking and baking is fun, so grab your kids or … [Read more...]
Brunch
We’ve always heard “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” but realistically, sometimes I just don’t have time to make anything! My days have always started early, getting kids to school and then off to work myself. Today, my days are a little less hectic, however, I still don’t have a lot of extra time to whip up something for breakfast during the week. Instead, I … [Read more...]