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Southern Baked Beans

June 7, 2022 by Debbie 14 Comments

These Southern Baked Beans are sticky and sweet with just enough saltiness to balance the flavors . This is the last recipe you will ever need. I grew up in southern Louisiana and this is exactly how my mother made beans for every BBQ we had . This recipe is super easy to throw together and even someone that doesn’t cook often can make these with no problem. So this is perfect for someone just learning to cook all the way to someone that knows their way around the kitchen . If you show up with these to A BBQ , you will be the most popular person. Trust me ! If you like this recipe check out my Old Fashioned Pea Salad…

Easy Peach Cobbler

June 5, 2022 by Debbie 1 Comment

This easy peach cobbler recipe is buttery and rich, a cross between a cobbler and pie. It’s amazing served warm with ice cream anything time of the year. This is my take on a classic cobbler recipe made with Bisquick. Over the years I have made hundreds of peach cobblers and honestly there isn’t one I don’t like. While I adore cobblers made with a pie like crust this is how I grew up eating cobblers. My mother loved easy and did not mess with making a pie crust let alone a large crust for a cobbler. If you love cobblers check out my Easy Blackberry cobbler .

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Watermelon Caprese Salad

June 3, 2022 by Debbie 16 Comments

Watermelon Caprese Salad combines sweet watermelon with tangy balsamic . The mozzarella and salt adds a nice contrast while the basil adds freshness . This salad is what summer dreams are made of ! Combining all of these flavors is just pure happiness. Obviously if you are not team salt on watermelon just skip the salt . This is a very touchy subject for some people but I just adore salt on my watermelon. The salt really enhances the sweetness of the melon. Even though fresh basil is easily bought at the supermarket , I grow it in the summer just for caprese salads. Check out my classic Caprese Salad with Balsamic Glaze if you love fresh basil.

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Simple Sugar Free Coleslaw

May 23, 2022 by Debbie 11 Comments

This super simple sugar free coleslaw is cool and creamy. The dressing is slightly sweet and tangy , it is the perfect compliment to the cabbage. This is so simple and this takes very few ingredients and you will have most of them on hand. This makes a simple guilt free coleslaw you can enjoy all summer . If you are looking for another creamy salad to bring to all of your summer cookouts check out this Strawberry Lemon Coleslaw.

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Watergate Salad

April 26, 2022 by Debbie 16 Comments

Watergate salad is a fluff made with pistachio pudding, whipped topping and packed with pecans , pineapples and marshmallow. Growing up on the 1970’s this was a staple at our house at every summer cook out all the way to our holiday tables. If it was a more formal occasion this went into a nice serving bowl , if it was a less formal occasion it came straight out of the fridge onto the table. Literally no occasion was complete without this green fluff. It is more like a dessert and that is how I serve it now but back then we mixed in with the side dishes. I guess in the 1970’s we tried to convince ourselves that is was a salad and could be served as a side, lol. Over the years we have made many different “salads” like my Pina Colada Fluff.

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Crumbl Carrot Cake Cookies Copycat Recipe

April 3, 2022 by Debbie 16 Comments

These copycat Crumbl carrot cake cookies are fluffy and kissed with a bit of spice. Then topped with a creamy cream cheese frosting , just like a cake but in cookie form. I love these cookies so much more than cake , there is no slicing and plating required . Cookies are the perfect portable dessert ! You have to be living under a rock to not notice that cookie bakeries are all the craze and popping up all over the place. Crumbl is the big cookie bakery in the south, they are fabulous and always have a line going out the door. These cookies can be a bit pricy in the shops and are so easy to make at home . I have been on a bakery style cookie kick lately . Check out my Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies and Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies.

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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

March 25, 2022 by Debbie 17 Comments

These Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies are thick and chewy full of gooey peanut butter chips in every bite. This is the ultimate cookie for the chocolate and peanut butter lovers in your life. Bakery style cookies are all of the rage right now with cookie bakery shops popping up everywhere . Those giant cookies they serve can be a bit pricey ranging from $3-$6 each . Cookies are basically butter and sugar right ? How hard can this be? I have experimented in the kitchen and came up with a few tips and tricks so you can make bakery style cookies at home for a fraction of the cost. If you like a basic Chocolate Chip cookies click HERE for my Bakery style Chocolate Chip Cookie.

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Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

March 21, 2022 by Debbie 18 Comments

These Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft and gooey with chocolate in every bite. Have these cookies at home for a fraction of the cost of buying them at the bakery. Boutique cookie bakeries have been popping up all over the place offering all kinds of specialty cookies. It reminds me of the cupcake craze from about fifteen years ago. If you have been to any of these cookie shops you know you will pay anywhere from $3 to $6 per cookie. Seems pricey but they are always so good! I got the inspiration for this cookie from my Fluffy Chocolate Chip Cookie where I added corn starch to the flour to make a soft , tender and fluffy cookie cookie.

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Southwestern Tilapia

February 14, 2022 by Debbie 16 Comments

This Southwestern Tilapia is baked to perfection in a warm blend of spices . It is baked to flaky perfection in minutes . Round this meal out with Spanish rice , black beans and sliced avocado and you have a simple healthy meal. We loved this topped with a spoon full of Texas Caviar, but this is optional. The thing I love about tilapia is it is very mild in flavor and it cooks very quickly. You can have a whole meal made in 30 minutes or less.

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