There is always one day in September when I decide it is soup season whether Georgia agrees with me or not. It usually happens after we’ve had one morning that feels a little cooler. Not cold, mind you. We’re talking about the kind of morning when you walk outside and think, “Oh, this is nice,”…
Recipes
Apple Butter Pork Chops with Skillet Potatoes
September is a funny month in Georgia because everywhere you look people are talking about fall while the weather is still doing its best impression of July. The stores have pumpkins everywhere, somebody online is wearing a sweater, and I’m looking at the temperature wondering exactly where they’re finding all this cool weather. I still…
Chocolate Caramel Cookie Dessert Cups
There are some desserts that look like they took all afternoon to make, but the truth is they come together in about twenty minutes. Those are my favorite kind. I love desserts that don’t require turning on the oven, especially this time of year. When it’s hot outside, the last thing I want is a…
Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken & Rice Skillet
There are some nights when I enjoy spending a couple of hours in the kitchen. I’ll put on a little music, take my time chopping vegetables, and before I know it I’ve made enough food to feed twice as many people as I planned. Then there are the other nights. You know the ones I’m…
Peach Caprese Salad with Honey Balsamic Drizzle
There are some recipes that immediately make me think of summer, and this is one of them. It isn’t because it’s complicated or something I only make once a year. Quite the opposite. It’s one of those dishes that comes together in just a few minutes, yet somehow manages to steal the spotlight every time…
Lemon Herb Grilled Chicken with Summer Vegetables
Lemon Herb Grilled Chicken with Summer Vegetables By the time late July arrives, I’ve usually reached my limit with heavy meals. The casseroles that sounded comforting back in January suddenly feel overwhelming. Even some of my favorite comfort foods lose their appeal when it’s ninety-five degrees outside and the humidity makes stepping onto the porch…
Summer BLT Pasta Salad
There are certain foods that only seem to taste right during the summer months. Fresh peaches are one of them. Watermelon is another. And then there are tomatoes. Not the pale pink tomatoes that show up in grocery stores during January and somehow manage to taste like absolutely nothing. I’m talking about real summer tomatoes….
Fresh Peach & Blueberry Crisp: A Taste of Summer
There are certain foods that instantly tell you what season it is. In the fall, it’s apples and cinnamon. Around the holidays, it’s cookies and casseroles. But in the middle of summer, nothing says July quite like fresh peaches. Every year I wait for peach season to arrive. Not the peaches that have traveled halfway…
Red, White & Blue Berry Icebox Cake
There are some desserts that just belong to summer, and an icebox cake is absolutely one of them. It is simple, nostalgic, requires very little effort, and most importantly during a Southern summer, it does not involve turning the oven on when it already feels like the surface of the sun outside. This is exactly…
The Little Snack That Saves Busy Afternoons
There are some days when full meals feel impossible, but somehow everybody is still hungry every thirty minutes. Those are the days when snacks become survival tools instead of just something extra. Around here, having quick grab-and-go options makes a huge difference, especially during busy weeks when nobody wants to spend half the day cooking….
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