The hockey pucks that many restaurants and fast food chains try to pass off as biscuits give real southern buttermilk biscuits a bad name. And don't get me started on the peel and pop variety that you get in the refrigerator case of most grocery stores. Real buttermilk biscuits are light and flaky, have many layers created by the butter and lard, and have a soft texture with a crisp outer crust. They also have flavor - something that I've never experienced with the store bought ...
You Can’t Tell Just By Looking | My Life With Postpartum Depression
About a year ago, there was an article circulating on Facebook titled Can You Tell A Mom Has Postpartum Depression Just By Looking At Her? I’ve shared this article with several friends, and the mommy group that I am in. A friend of mine commented, “…It’s amazing how these women put on a smile and kept going even though they felt completely empty or full of rage.” I know what she means. From the outside, you never know what someone else is going through. So I decided ...
Loaded Potato Soup – Comfort Food in a Bowl
I absolutely love potatoes. They are a blank canvas that is just asking for so many wonderful flavors to enhance them. That's probably why loaded baked potatoes are so popular - bacon, cheese, sour cream, and chives - what's not to love?! With the cold and snowy weather we've been having lately, as well as that 10lbs of potatoes I've been talking about for a few weeks, I decided it was time to turn my favorite loaded baked potato into a Loaded Potato Soup! This soup is rich and ...
Chicken & Cheese Enchiladas
Tex-Mex food is a cheese lovers dream! From nachos and tacos, to burritos and enchiladas - its all about the cheese! These delicious chicken & cheese enchiladas are a great way to repurpose your leftovers into something completely new that the whole family will enjoy. For years, I bought my enchilada sauce in a can in the ethnic foods aisle at the grocery store. The red sauce was tomato based, slightly sweet, and so many brands contained ingredients that I wasn't happy feeding my ...
20 Signs of Gardening Addiction
As I have shared, gardening is one of my passions. I love spending time outdoors, in the dirt, and growing food for our family. However, over the last year it has gone from a passion to a possible gardening addiction - I don't think its a bad thing. 20 Signs of Gardening Addiction You know where all of the garden centers are within a 20 minute drive of your home, and which one is the best resource for which items. You request plants that even the people at the garden center have never ...