Easy Meals and Southern Cooking
Cucumber tomato salad recipe combines fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions tossed with a tangy vinaigrette of tequila, olive oil, lime juice, and cilantro. Every spring, The Husband and I plant a garden in the backyard. It’s not huge — four 6′ x 4′ raised beds. We plant LOTS of […]
This Asian noodle salad is packed with fresh veggies and seasoned with an light Asian-inspired dressing. Serve hot or cold, it’s perfect for a picnic. Last night at about 9 pm, I walked outside and was immediately bowled over by how muggy it was. It’s officially summer in the ‘Sip, […]
Succulent grilled shrimp salad is served over a bed of crisp fresh spinach leaves and drizzled with a vinegar based hot bacon dressing. In a former life, I worked in the office of a company that manufactured file folders. It was my first introduction to a cubicle jungle – rows […]
Spiced peach jello salad recipe is made with peaches, cinnamon, and cloves – it’s spicy and juicy, and fruity like a peach pie in jello form. You don’t think less of me for posting a recipe about Jello salad, do you? Growing up, we always had a Jello salad on the […]
Cool off with a delicious bacon and tomato wedge salad topped with creamy buttermilk blue cheese dressing, crispy bacon, and tomatoes. The Husband and I so rarely get to enjoy a fine dining restaurant. When we do, I rarely order a salad. My thinking is I shouldn’t waste the experience […]
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.
