Category Archives: Side Dish

Creamy Homemade Cheese Grits

Being from the south- grits is a staple in this house. However, we ususally make the instant grits. My mom’s grits always tasted better! Finally had her show me what she does differently. VERY DIFFERENT.     Using quick grits and a pot 🙂 I measure out 1/4 cup of grits. That will make enough…

Cheese Salad – AKA Pink Stuff perfect for Valentines Dinner

My family loves this dish. In fact we had it for Christmas but it is perfect for Valentine’s Day dinner or Easter. The color is so pretty and vibrant. It comes out looking a red/pink color.  Its official name is Cheese Salad– but in my entire family we call it Pink Stuff.  If we called…

Chad’s Famously Fought Over Potatoes

YUP!! You read it right. It is famous. (Well in our family it is) Anyone that comes over for dinner- scarfs them up, or they request to have them when they come over to dinner with us. Roasted Garlic Potatoes at it’s best!! Ingredients- 5 red potatoes (medium/large) 2-3  tablespoons of Olive Oil 1 tablespoon…

Sausage Stuffing

My mother in law made this for dinner at her house last week. We enjoyed it so much, we got the recipe from her and made it the very next day for Thanksgiving. It was a huge hit with our 21 guests at the dinner table that afternoon. EASY EASY!! It is not 100% from…

Homemade Applesauce

Our 1st try at this and it was a huge success. As you saw in our previous post we bought 45 lbs of apples and we were so excited to get started. To day we worked on 2 projects. One more is still in the works well post tomorrow. However Apple Sauce. YUM!!!  The Braeburn…

The Pioneer Woman’s Mushrooms Stuffed with Brie

We saw this on her site just the other day. November 2nd to be exact.  The moment we laid eyes on her blog, we knew this was the recipe for us!!!! We love cheese, we love garlic and we really loooooovvveee mushrooms.  I am convinced even if you are not a fan of mushrooms, once…

Both deaf since the age of 3, Chad and Mary Beth enjoy not only raising their little family but photographing together, cooking & crafting as well. Living in Central Florida with their ... Read More About Us »