southern green beans
30 minutes or less Vegetables

Southern Green Beans

Southern Green Beans are slow cooked with bacon and butter until melt-in-your-mouth tender.   This recipe takes your normal, boring green beans and turns them into what will quickly become a side dish family favorite!  When you take the time to make a delicious meal, your side dishes need to have just as much flavor!  These …

apple, fig, and brie grilled cheese
30 minutes or less Appetizers Lunch

Apple, Fig, Brie Grilled Cheese

My Apple, Fig, & Brie Grilled Cheese is simply delicious!  Fig jam, crispy apples, and creamy Brie grilled between two pieces of buttery, toasty bread.   The basic grilled cheese just got a HUGE upgrade!  I L-O-V-E a grilled cheese!  I think the sandwich is probably one of my all-time favorite comfort foods.  But sometimes I. …

easy bruschetta
30 minutes or less Appetizers Light & healthy

Easy & Delicious Bruschetta

An Easy & Delicious Bruschetta recipe is always great to have on hand for unexpected guests or a simple appetizer.  Cherry tomatoes, fresh, basil, garlic, and a few other ingredients makes this a perfectly delicious bite!  I love a great Easy & Delicious Bruschetta Recipe!  At our wedding, we had a bruschetta bar because I …

tomato soup
Dinner Light & healthy Lunch

The BEST Tomato Soup

The BEST Tomato Soup comes from my favorite chef in the world – Ina Garten, aka the Barefoot Contessa.  Ina’s Tomato Soup uses roasted tomatoes and the absolute best flavor and is delicious topped with fresh croutons and fresh parmesan cheese. Serve it with a creamy grilled cheese on the side for a complete meal!  …

acai smoothie bowl
30 minutes or less breakfast Light & healthy

Acai Smoothie Bowl

My Acai Smoothie Bowl is the perfect way to start your day!  Full of flavor and topped with fresh fruit and crunchy granola, this smoothie bowl will easily become your favorite new breakfast or afternoon snack.   I have to admit…..I’m not a big breakfast girl.   I’d prefer to skip breakfast all together and just wait …