Crockpot (Hen) Chicken & Dressing {A Southern Favorite All Year Around!}

Crockpot (Hen) Chicken & Dressing , all the bells and whistles of traditional Turkey and Dressing flavors cooked in a crockpot.  A Southern favorite all year around! During our cool spell here in Texas a couple of weeks ago, I had a hankering for some Chicken and Dressing after seeing a Facebook friend post that she was making some for her family.

Lemon Blueberry Squash Bread

Lemon Blueberry Squash Bread , fresh lemon juice, and zest, luscious blueberries combined with shredded yellow squash are the perfect ingredients for a summer quick bread. Have you ever heard of yellow squash in a quick bread recipe?  I was first introduced to it last summer by my daughter.  I love to bake with zucchini in bread but never had made any with yellow summer squash.

Inspirational Thoughts #13 You Are

You are the song,  You are the song I'm singing You are the air,  You are the air I'm breathing  You are the hope,  You are the hope I needed You are  This song ministered to Jim and I so much. I want to share with you and hope you are ministered to also. Enjoy!

Parmesan Crusted Zucchini Sticks

Summer is in full swing here in Texas and vegetable gardens are pretty much still producing including cucumbers, squash and zucchini.

Strawberry Vanilla Wafer Icebox Pie {A Southern No-Bake Pie!}

Strawberry Vanilla Wafer Icebox Pie is a no-bake pie.  Icebox pies are especially popular in the South where days here are sultry hot and us Southern ladies enjoy serving refreshing and delicious desserts. Early in the 1900's there were iceboxes in most house, and the pies were made with a baked pastry crust and a whipped filling without any worry of the pie oozing all over the plate.  

Sugar Cookie Peach Cobbler

Creamy Peach Cobbler  is one of those  quick cobbler   recipes  that can be ready in a jiffy!  Layer the ingredients in a baking dish and resist stirring and watch the magic happen. As a tradition, every year around my daughter's birthday, we try to go to our favorite Peach Orchard! This year we actually got to go on her birthday, which was sweet. There are so many fresh vegetables and fruits, you cannot leave without something.   Who remembers the roadside produce stands that were popular in the '50s and '60s?  This is as close to one as you can get these days. We loaded up with fresh peaches, wild red plums, cantaloupes, Fresh Lady Cream Peas , and their famous fresh peach soft serve ice cream.  Yum! I like to make this cobbler with a sugar cookie mix instead of a cake mix.  Although, you can use a cake mix if you like.  Buttermilk can be substituted for the cream, and you have Buttermilk Peach Cobbler . The cream is poured over the peaches, and the sug

Strawberry Cake Mix Doughnuts {Yellow Butter Cake Mix + Strawberry Greek Yogurt = Strawberry Cake Doughnuts!}

Strawberry Cake Mix Doughnuts , easy, quick cake doughnuts you whole family will love.  Yes, using a cake mix,  Greek yogurt and diced strawberries to make these little breakfast jewels. The Summer heat is fast approaching us.  We have already started having 90 degree temperatures.  

A Throwback Salad! Three Bean Salad

Three Bean Salad,  a throwback salad from the 50s.   It is a great salad for picnics, cookouts, and at any family gatherings, it will serve a large crowd.  Two weeks ago I shared a favorite retro recipe for Southern Stuffed Cabbage Rolls .  Today I am sharing another retro recipe and a summer favorite .  This salad can go anywhere.    

A Southern Classic! Old Fashioned Blackberry Cobbler

Old Fashioned Blackberry Cobbler , a Southern dessert made with a lattice top crust blanketed over the fresh juicy blackberries that help form a dumpling texture bottom crust when scooped up in a bowl.  And don't forget the big scoop of vanilla ice cream!   Old Fashioned Blackberry Cobbler is a summertime favorite around our house.  It is a classic Southern dessert with the richness of a buttery crust and the sweet tartness of berries. Start off with making the crust first.  I use the same recipe for  Peach Cobbler . The berries make so much juice in a cobbler that I like to use a double crust to get that yummy dumpling texture. My sisters and I grew up picking wild dewberries close to our house.  We would watch for the blooms in the early spring and couldn't wait until the berries started peeking through the berry vines.  Blackberries are closely related to dewberries, except they are just a little bigger.  The taste to me is the same and makes e

Southern Style Stuffed Cabbage Rolls {Granny's Recipe}

Southern Style Stuffed Cabbage Rolls  are one of my favorite dishes my Mother handed down to me.  Her recipe is very simple to make using few ingredients that make for an inexpensive meal. They are made with hamburger, rice,  onions, and covered in a ketchup diced tomato sauce.