This is meal #4 from that Petit Jean Ham.  Meal #1 was Baked Ham, #2 was Party Ham Sandwiches, Meal #3 was regular old ham sandwiches last night, and tonight it’s Slow Cooker Senate Bean… Read more »

My friend Jessica is famous for 3 dishes: Chicken and Dumplings, Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Beef Stew.  I’m sure she cooks other things well, too, but when I hear any of these are on the… Read more »

I had the pleasure of lunching with lifestyle expert extraordinaire P. Allen Smith on Friday, which happened to be my birthday!.   He was generous enough to give me his new cookbook called Seasonal Recipes from… Read more »

I have my favorite recipe for tortilla soup, but there is a lot of chopping and stirring involved and today was way too busy for all of that action.  So I made up my own… Read more »

Even though it’s September, it’s been so hot that it still feels like summer!  This salad is super refreshing.  The salty of the feta and the sweetness of the watermelon are perfect together.  We had… Read more »

I totally forgot to start this meal this morning, so I frantically got to chopping onions a little after noon when I remembered.  Then I realized I picked up the wrong kind of sausage at… Read more »

I’ve said before that this is my go-to chicken.  It’s quick and my family loves it. It’s just grilled with BBQ sauce.  Check out the recipe, and go grill some chicken.   My kids have… Read more »

To me, purple hull peas are as southern as sweet tea. You can’t live in the south and not eat these gems in the summer.  And right now is purple hull pea season!  If you… Read more »

Early on Saturday morning while everyone was still asleep I snuck out to the Bentonville Farmers Market.  My first love will always be Fayetteville, but wow, Bentonville’s got it going on! Vote for your favorite… Read more »

While I’m out in New York at BlogHer ’12 this week, I’m leaving you with a couple of lists reviewing some of my favorite everyday dinners (and yours!).   I do love a salad, especially… Read more »