Recipes

I wanted to make corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day 2021. My family had different plans though so I ended up making a crock pot shepherd's pie recipe instead. Don't worry if you don't have a slow cooker. I included the instructions for how to make shepherd's pie in the oven in my How to Make An Easy Shepherd’s Pie Recipe … [Read more...] about Easy Crock Pot Shepherd’s Pie Recipe to Make This St. Patrick’s Day

Chili is one of my favorite dishes during the cold weather months. A while ago, my family enjoyed a ground beef and andouille sausage chili that a friend had brought to a potluck dinner. Last month, I started to make my own version. It is so delicious! I make this chili in my dutch oven, but you could also use the ingredients for slow cooker … [Read more...] about Ground Beef and Andouille Sausage Chili (Easy Dutch Oven Recipe)

I have been sharing daily soul food recipes on my Twitter and Facebook pages for Black History Month. That is how I realized I was missing a fried fish recipe on my site. To remedy that, I'm sharing my recipe for crispy pan fried fish without eggs. Fried fish is a typical soul food dinner dish but it isn't something that I make a lot. One … [Read more...] about Southern Crispy Pan Fried Fish Without Eggs

I grew up snapping green beans on my Big Mama’s porch along with my sisters. That period of my life holds so many sweet, simple memories. That is why I'm sharing how to cook southern green beans without meat. I’m all grown up with a family of my own now. Although green beans are not my favorite vegetable, my husband and both sons eat them … [Read more...] about Easy Southern Green Beans Without Meat Recipe

My youngest son Sean loves chicken salad sandwiches so I want to share the easy southern chicken salad recipe that we use. I (now) call this sandwich "Melinda’s chicken salad" because she is one of my dear friends who commented, “Now, THAT is a chicken salad sandwich!” after I posted an image of a chicken salad sandwich on Facebook. Shortly … [Read more...] about Melinda’s Easy Southern Chicken Salad Recipe Without Celery