Smoked Gouda Pea Salad With Bacon Based on the Dr Pepper Baked Beans recipe I posted earlier in the week, it would seem as though I am on a summer grilling kick for blog posts. I hope you don’t mind. In my family, we usually reserve Sunday dinner for grilling a great steak or juicy…
Side Dishes
Dr Pepper Baked Beans
Dr Pepper Baked Beans Grilling season is upon us and few side dishes are as essential to a summer picnic as baked beans. These Dr Pepper Baked Beans have been a family favorite for years!
Easy Restaurant Mexican Rice
Easy Restaurant Mexican Rice When my best friend and I need some quality time together, it’s easy. We usually send a text or a goofy Snap saying, “El Jimador?”. The local Mexican restaurant has become our go-to place and our food order pretty predictable: fill up on a basket full of chips and salsa, a…
Sweet Chili Sauteed Green Beans
Sweet Chili Sauteed Green Beans Every year we attend our county cattlemen’s banquet which includes an evening of socializing and an auction that raises thousands of dollars for college scholarships and other county youth programs. But usually the highlight for me is the amazing food; complete with steak, sides, and of course an adult beverage. If…
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Sweet Potatoes
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Sweet Potatoes I love sweet potatoes. They always show up during the holidays to go with our beef filets, Easter ham, and Thanksgiving turkey. Most of the time though they are cooked with butter, brown sugar, and marshmallows. Super good, but not something you should be eating more than a few times…
Best Stuffed Mushrooms
The Best Stuffed Mushrooms Okay let’s start out with a moment of confession. I hate mushrooms. Strike that. I USED to hate mushrooms. Until I finally became brave enough to try a co-workers stuffed mushrooms that she had brought to our Christmas party “food day”. One bite left me wondering what I had been missing…