One of our first dates when we moved was to Pappadeaux. They were advertising a shrimp bruschetta as an appetizer. We were thinking fresh tomatoes ,basil, grilled shrimp, and toast. To our surprise they delivered a platter of grilled shrimp, garlic bread, lemon wedges, and piping hot marinara sauce smothered in goat cheese. That combination […]
First off- can we talk about my new logo? My friend Jennifer at sweetsouthernwife.com made it for me. She does amazing work! I gave her just a few guidelines of what I wanted and I think she nailed it! If you want her to work on anything just contact her at Bowen106@gmail (dot) com. She […]
January 1st you wake up so ready to take on the year. You have your check list of all the things you are going to tackle this year. If you are anything like me the first note is to be healthy. Drink more water. Eat more veggies. Train to run a marathon. Say see ya […]
Waffle It is going to be a small series I want to try this year. Featuring my favorite recipes cooked in my waffle maker. My brother bought me a book filled with lots of creative ways to use your waffle maker. I saw they had a recipe for banana bread which reminded me of this […]
Happy New Years! I seriously cannot believe how fast this year has passed by! 2015 has been one of my most blessed years yet. I finally got this blog up and running after talking about it for years, I am about to share a one year anniversary with the love of my life, we rescued […]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I hope you all had a blessed day! Today was my first day off in over a week. It was amazing to be able to sleep in for a change. We made sweet orange rolls, sausage rolls and mimosas yuuuuummm. As stressful as the holidays were this year I am […]
Sometimes everything inside of me wants a soft buttery pretzel, but then there is dinner. Not everyone approves of soft pretzels for dinner (I know crazy to believe). So to make sure I pleased everyone at the dinner table I turned my craving into a roll for fried chicken sliders. These rolls have the soft […]
When I was younger our family always went to a pie shop in Florida after church. It is one of my earliest memories. The walls were bright white and the tables were half booth half swivel chairs. Wall to wall coolers filled with different pies. Coconut cream, pecan, pistachio, pumpkin, various fruits and chocolate cream. […]
What do you do when you can’t decide between a cinnamon roll and a danish? Well if you are me you make both. Together. As one. I was pouring the ingredients for cinnamon rolls into my bread maker when it dawned on me. I didn’t have to choose one or the other. Instead of […]
When I want chocolate, I WANT CHOCOLATE. This dessert has a dense mocha cake drizzled with rich ganache and topped with chocolate shavings. Did you ever watch that movie Matilda as a child? The scene where little boy goes on stage and sits in front of this enormous chocolate cake. Using his hands to eat […]