Taylor and I fell in love with making kabobs while testing recipes for The Southern Tailgating Cookbook. Skewered grilled meat and vegetables can be an appetizer, a full meal, or a grab and go bite. This versatile dish is perfect for tailgates, picnics, or cocktail parties. Feel …
Recipes
Grill Sautéed Green Beans with Golden Crumbs
It’s not quite the start of summer, but the weather in Charlotte has been beautiful this week! In preparation for the upcoming summer, Sally and I decided to break out the Weber and try something new. From my tailgating travels and Sally’s recipe development work on The Southern …
Pasta Salad with Feta, Tomato, Dill, and Pine Nuts
The heat is on in Charlotte, NC. Literally, because it is finally warm and muggy outside. Figuratively, because my #4, Clifton, is graduating from High School in a couple of weeks! All of a sudden the year end events, lax games (Go Hawks!), graduation gifts, and goodbyes have me …
Pasta Salad with Sausage and Pepper Jack
Pasta salads are fun to eat and easy to prepare. Cook up a pound of pasta, splash on some dressing, toss in some fixings, and enjoy! Taylor and I know that a pasta salad is a great addition to any tailgate, cookout, or well-stocked refrigerator. Cooked, crumbled breakfast …
Raspberry Trifle Parfaits
These days, gaining access to a sweet indulgence can be practically effortless: stroll by the local bakery, order it off of a menu, make it out of a boxed mix or just drool over the Pinterest confections while you eat your carrot sticks. Not so today, my cupcake! The work …
Milk Chocolate Coconut Almond Muffins
The beauty of knowing how to make an Easy Vanilla Muffin is that you can customize it any way you want! Sally showed you how you can transform this versatile base recipe into a delicious Coffee Chocolate Mini Muffin. Today, I want to show you how you can draw inspiration from …
Asian Turkey Sloppy Joe
Asian Turkey Sloppy Joes are a great weeknight dinner that you can have on the table in thirty minutes. Ground turkey is flavored with hoisin sauce, garlic chili sauce, fresh ginger, lime zest, toasted sesame oil, and soy sauce. Serve the sandwiches on grilled buttered sandwich …
Spring Onion Cheddar Bacon Cornbread
Spring is a funny time of year. One day it’s 75 and sunny and the next, it’s in the 30s and raining. With this drastic swing in the weather, you will experience an equal swing in your appetite. One day you may yearn for outdoor grilling season to begin. The next day, you …
Pineapple and Rum Brined Pork Tenderloin
Brining pork tenderloins are a quick and easy way to add some flavor and moisture to a very lean cut of pork. It’s fun to add spirits to your brine and drive the theme home by serving cocktails that echo the flavors of the brine. Yes, that means I have made a whiskey sour brine …
Basic Biscuits
Hot from the oven, biscuits taste like a little slice of Heaven. With butter, molasses, or straight up, buttermilk biscuits are a quick and easy homemade treat. Warm biscuits are great with any meal and make a wonderful after school snack. For variety, use cookie cutters of …