Guest Blogger Series & Maple Cranberry Cornmeal Coffeecake

Happy holidays, friends! Just a quick post to let you know that yours truly is featured over at MJonesStyle! Marsha has been showcasing bloggers and their recipes in a special Kitchen Keeping series. Fun questions and photos of our kitchens, along with an exclusive recipe! My Maple Cranberry Cornmeal Coffee Cake, only…

Mini Corn Muffins W/Bacon, Chives & Spicy Cream Cheese Whip

Sometimes, inspiration just strikes.  Like lightening.  Or in my case, like cream cheese and bacon. A few years ago I started adding bacon and chives to my regular Mini Corn Muffins.  I still make them plain all the time and usually serve them with chili, salads, or just as a snack to…

Sweet Northern Cornbread (Yankee Cornbread)

If you read my blog with any regularity, you know that my family moved to South Carolina a few months ago.  I am finding it a bit of a trial to keep a balance between my Northern upbringing and wanting to experience and immerse myself in my new region of the south….

Cranberry Maple Pudding Cake W/Cream Cheese Ice Cream

At the risk of posting a fall themed recipe in March, I decided to throw caution to the wind and share this with you anyway.  It has become one of my favorite deserts and with Easter coming up, the thought of finishing of a ham and cheesy potato dinner with this pudding…

Chicken Tamale Casserole

I never really noticed how unflattering casseroles are until I started photographing them.  Can I have a show of hands please?  Who else has this problem?  Anyone? In spite of that, this recipe is just too good.  I absolutely have to share it with you guys!  In these pictures, it is hard…

Pork & Prune Stew

Whenever I come across this recipe I think of Fall.  It is exactly the kind of dish to warm you up after a long day of raking leaves, picking apples, running around a pumpkin patch, or just plain spending time outdoors bundled against the cold.  It is warm and hearty with an…

Corn Cake Muffins

These muffins are part of my ‘cheater’ repertoire.  This title refers to any recipe I make that includes some kind of convenience item, like a cake mix.  As you know, I usually bake from scratch but sometimes, the ease of these cheater recipes is exactly what I need and am looking for. …

Cornmeal Pancakes W/Blueberry Sauce

Don’t let this picture fool you.  No matter how good you think this looks, it tastes even better. Usually, when my husband works regular hours (which is almost never), Saturday morning is the only day of the week that we get to really indulge in a nice big breakfast.  With the exception…

Fried Corn

A year or two ago I read a book called Life Is Meals: A Food Lovers Book Of Days.  It is a non-fiction book written by foodies, for foodies, but is wildly entertaining for just about anyone.  Meant to be read in daily format (I just kept on going like a novel-I’m such…

Whole Wheat Cornbread

I have been trying to get this recipe made for months.  I have had it printed out from the Eating Well website which, by the way, is fantastic.  Anyone interested in food that tastes great but has a healthy twist will LOVE the website, the magazine, the emailed newsletters; all of it.  If…

Mini Corn Muffins

These little gems are perfect with Indian Summer Chili.  They are also good to whip up in the summer when you want a little something to go with a salad. Mini Corn Muffins Adapted from Bon Appetit Recipe modified 2/28/13 Mix together in a medium bowl: 1/4 c sour cream 1/4 c…

Corn Casserole

The year was 1996 and I had just graduated from high school.  It was my first week at college and I was sitting at a computer and ‘surfing’ the Internet for one of the first times in my life.  Yes, for all you youngin’s out there, the Internet really isn’t that old. …

Piggy Pudding & A Word About My Kitchen

It recently occurred to me that I am making a few assumptions about you, my readers.  The more I read and research different kinds of blogs, I noticed that mine is pretty basic.  And I like that.   I don’t feel the need to crowd the page with irrelevant distractions or pictures of…

Dippin’ Biscuits

Yummy comfort food.  That is what has been on my mind everyday for the past week.  Its calling to me when I sleep.  Mashed potatoes, savory, slow roasted meats, hot carmel rolls fresh from the oven…its all good.  So the other night I threw together chicken and gravy over biscuits with some fresh…