After a week of dreary winter weather including snow and freezing temperatures, nothing hits the spot like comforting soup simmering away on the stove.  One of my favorite soups is Winter Minestrone Soup with Pancetta.  Minestrone soup is an Italian soup featuring in season vegetables and basically whatever else you have left in the refrigerator…kind …

Back in the fall my neighbor, Zarah Yerger, got an Instant Pot and she was so excited about it.  Oddly enough, with all the cooking that I do, I had never heard of such a thing.  Supposedly, it was one appliance that could do many different tasks replacing other cooking items in your kitchen.  Basically, …

Today’s blog is in honor of Ashleigh English Pitt, my incredible daughter who will be 26 years old this week! The apple never falls far from the tree and my beautiful, daughter, Ashleigh is an excellent example of this.  As she has gotten older, just like her mom, her interest in cooking continues to grow …

If you grew up in the South, you no doubt have always eaten three certain foods on New Year’s Day…some type of pork, cooked greens, and black-eyed peas.   Traditions vary from different parts of the country but these foods generally are the ones that are known to improve your odds for having a prosperous new …

Chicken Noodle Soup….there is a reason there is a series of books called Chicken Soup for the Soul because that is what this soup is all about…reaching into your soul and providing comfort.  It is known for curing colds and providing warmth and often many have a memory behind their favorite chicken soup.  My recipe …

Luke Bryan’s favorite casserole dish?  You may be asking yourself, “How does she even know what that is?”.  Well, recently a wonderful opportunity just landed in my lap!  One of my favorite products, Red Gold Tomatoes, contacted me and asked if I would help them out in promoting Luke’s upcoming Farm Tour stop in Greenback, …