Easy Meals and Southern Cooking
Feeling thirsty? One of these beverage recipes is bound to quench your thirst. Cherry Berry Vodka Lemonade is the perfect cocktail recipe for hot summer days, while Mulling Spices for Apple Cider will warm up those cool fall and winter nights. I’ve got non-alcoholic drink recipes too, like Southern Sweet Tea and Homemade Pink Lemonade.
Looking for tasty ways to use cucumbers that doesn’t involve making pickles? Check out this list of cucumber dishes that will put your garden’s bounty to good (and delicious) use. I have a confession to make. I compiled this round up for myself just as much as I did for […]
Is your garden producing a bounty of fresh tomatoes this summer? Check out these unique fresh tomato recipes for delicious ideas on how to use them. Every spring, The Husband and I anticipate planting a summer garden. He works tirelessly to clean out the remnants of last year’s garden from our […]
Frozen mango margarita recipe is sweet and refreshing. Frozen mango chunks and combined with orange juice, fresh lime juice and orange liquor, then garnished with a sprinkle of warm cinnamon. Last year, I was asked to speak at a women’s garden club meeting in another town. The club president read […]
Muscadine simple syrup is combined with white rum, fresh mint leaves, lime juice and club soda in this Southern twist on a popular Cuban drink. This post was not sponsored by Charboneau Distillery. Earlier this summer, The Husband and I celebrated ten years of marriage! Back in the early days […]
Rosemary simple syrup and Bristow gin pair beautifully with tart grapefruit juice in this rosemary, gin, and grapefruit cocktail. This post was not sponsored by Eat Y’all or Cathead Distillery. It’s humorous that this grapefruit cocktail is the drink I’m obsessed with this summer. One, because I hate grapefruit. And two, […]
I'm Lisa, a first generation Southerner. While I was born and raised in Mississippi, I wasn't raised on Southern food. Then I met and fell in love with a boy who grew up eating his Grandmama's fried chicken and his Mamaw's biscuits and gravy. I realized I had a thing or two to learn about Southern cooking.
