Mamma’s cream corn
Don't you just love this time of year when fresh-picked vegetables are plentiful? When I was growing up on our family's farm in Tennessee,...
Bacon cheeseburger tater tot casserole
I shall begin this Dishing Up Memories with an admission of guilt, while I love potatoes, baked, mashed, sliced, diced, and in the form...
Creating art on a charcuterie board
Charcuterie or charcuterie boards have become the rage lately. The word charcuterie is a French word that originally referred to smoked or dried meats and a...
Strawberry Pecan Pretzel Salad
One of my favorite holiday dishes at our family gatherings is the Pretzel Strawberry Dessert, a.k.a. Pretzel Strawberry Salad. I first had it at...
Kay’s Dark Chocolate Mud Pie Perfection
My friend Kay Jowers is a southern-woman, born and raised in South Carolina. Her mom, Miss Perlie, is still an excellent cook, even in...
Refreshing summer pasta salad
I've bragged about my husband's culinary skills on many occasions. Do you think if I continue he'll keep being the Master Chef on his...
Slow cooker mini caramel cheesecake in a jar
My friend Lou Ann Brown is an academic, a professor, and a scientist. Her scientific brain guides everything she does. Lou Ann also loves...
Hash brown ham casserole
When I was growing up, my mother cooked breakfast for our family of six every single morning. Most often it was bacon, eggs, and...
Strawberry lime cheesecake
We are counting down the days until summer officially begins but warm weather is already here. Time to pull out those refreshing, delicious, and...
Rediscovering watermelon
I'm a southern girl and except for a few months when I was a baby, I've never lived north of Louisville, Kentucky. As any...
My favorite peach crisp
It’s been almost 50 years since The Allman Brothers Band released Eat a Peach, the stunner that brought listeners some of the band’s most...
Coca Cola Cake
I was born and raised in Atlanta. And, in Atlanta, we drank Coca Cola. It was part of the fabric of the city. The...