Banana Bread Cookies

Prior to moving down South, I spent quite bit of my time working at a children's boutique, Snapdragon, in Grand Rapids.  It started out part-time in the evenings for something to do and a way to earn some extra cash to go towards bills, food, shopping, etc.  Unfortunately, the company I had worked for closed their doors so I ended up spending...

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Creamy Shrimp & Grits

Let me preface this post by saying this: After I ate this dish, I'm pretty certain I had died and gone to heaven!  I know you probably think I'm being a little dramatic and normally I am, but this time, I promise I'm not.  Promise.  I'll be the first to admit that Southern cooking has won my heart over, for sure,...

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Boneless Wings

One of Chris' favorite things to eat are wings (especially from Buffalo Wild Wings...AKA: B-dubs)!  While I'm not a huge fan of major chain restaurants, I do love me some B-dubs!  Don't get me wrong, chain restaurants aren't horrible by any means, but I'd much rather eat at a place highlighting local cuisine (you know, those wonderful hole-in-the-wall...

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Black Eyed Pea & Ham Salad

Unfortunately, this weekend was not as nice as they had predicted. We had plans set for 2 weeks to hang out with some friends on the lake but Mother Nature decided to her own thing and gave us dreary and wet weather the entire time. We were nothing short of disappointed, to say the least, but we made the most of it and still hung out together and...

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Meatball Pizza

I'm pretty sure that I've mentioned on numerous occasions here that Mexican is my favorite type of cuisine. That is definitely true, but I would have to say that Italian runs a close second. What can I say, I'm a sucker for some good 'ole starchy pasta or cheesy pizza! My hips love it too! We eat pizza a lot here and it's funny because I've never...

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Broiled Grapefruit

Confession: I'm not a huge fan of grapefruit. I want to like it and I've tried to like it, but for some reason, my taste buds won't allow me to get over the sour after-taste this popular fruit leaves in my mouth! Grapefruit is really good for you, as most fruits are, but it aids the body in more ways than others. Did you know that it increases your...

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4-C's Cookies

I'm one of those people who has, what I like to call, FOTB (Food On The Brain). Some people have Baby On The Brain (I have that too, but waiting for Chris to pop the question first...heehee), but my mind is constantly honed in on food just about 24/7! I'm really not exaggerating when I say that my mind is going a.million.miles.a.minute - all.the.time....

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Key Lime Cupcakes with Raspberry Cream Frosting

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO.....ME...♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ Yes, that's right it was my b-b-b-birthday this week (Monday, to be exact)!  I'm sorry, but birthdays are a big deal to me because it's the one day that is truly yours and while mine was nothing special this year (I'll give you a hint: I'm almost 30 but definitely over 25), it's still a day to not...

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Southern-Style Deviled Eggs

So it's Easter season (well, it was) and one thing that is for sure, there is always an abundance of Easter Eggs in most everyone's home!  I think the two most common ways to use those eggs up include Egg Salad Sandwiches and of course, Deviled Eggs. I know, I know...Deviled Eggs.  Boring!  But, when I started this blog, I vowed to...

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Cilantro Potato Salad

I'm a sucker for starches (especially potatoes) and I absolutely LOVE cilantro!  Most people either love the herb or hate it, but for me, it's a major love-fest.  So it goes without saying the level of love that I feel when I combine the two together! Potato salad is one of those dishes that, for some reason, I can only eat during the Spring...

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Spring Asparagus

With our recent Easter meal, I found my menu to be somewhat Spring-inspired.  Lighter dishes packed with bold flavors was what I was going for.  The colors of green and yellow always speak "Spring" to me and both were carried through, in some way, in each dish we had. Asparagus is definitely on our list of favorites for vegetables and...

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Teriyaki Chicken Skewers

With Easter being this past weekend, I couldn't decide whether I should cook something or if we should go out for brunch.  Being just the two of us, I really didn't see the sense in cooking a huge Easter dinner (we did that for Thanksgiving and it was a lot of work for just two people)!  The weather was absolutely gorgeous (I am seriously...

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