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I talk a big game about greens all the time, but the truth is, I love a root vegetable! Carrots, turnips, parsnips, rutabagas, beets…gimme!! I always tend to think of these as [...]

“Southern tradition holds that the first food to be eaten on New Year’s Day should be black-eyed peas for luck and prosperity — specifically, one pea for each day of the year. [...]

I am constantly asked about my favorite way to whip up a quick but impressive appetizer, especially around the Holidays, and my go to answer is always ” a cheese plate”… But [...]

All of a sudden Los Angeles is in the dead of Winter and I LOVE it! I am finally bundling up in to my favorite sweaters that only get worn a few times a year and I’m turning on my [...]

Here come the holidays and I just can’t wait! I have to tell you that I feel a bit guilty that Thanksgiving seems to have just flown by but I am such a sucker for twinkly holiday lights [...]

I thought it might be helpful to show you just exactly what giblets are…the first time I roasted a turkey I didn’t know to take them out and roasted my bird with the giblets inside. [...]

Gravy is one of those classic holiday recipes that is a staple for your table but everybody also always has their own way of doing it! We always kept our gravy pretty simple, and that’s [...]

Nanny’s dressing…(which really is more like her Aunt Goggy or even Eulla Bell’s dressing) has been one of our family classics for a very long time. I swear, I could just have [...]

When it comes to Thanksgiving/ the Holidays in general, I am always looking for ways to free-up my oven! There are always way too many dishes that require oven time and never enough space. A slow [...]

Dry brine or wet brine? Everybody’s got their something. Well, turns out? I’m in to BOTH! Last year I shared my favorite DRY TURKEY BRINE plus a great way to roast your turkey out on [...]