This truly is the BEST giblet turkey gravy, that you can make-ahead! Silky, rich, and oozing with scintillating turkey flavor! This ain’t no boxed gravy my friends. This has been my go-to turkey gravy recipe for about 8 years. I love it because you can make it ahead, it comes together so easily at the…
Sides & Condiments
Creamy Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Dreamy, creamy roasted garlic mashed potatoes; subtly enhanced with the flavorful elegance of roasted garlic, these will become your go-to mashed potatoes. WHAT kid doesn’t like mashed potatoes!?? Ours…sniffle! Until our youngest had Miss Patty’s mashed potatoes! Patty, had our family over for dinner and Gabe fell in love with her mashed potatoes, now he will…
Fresh Cranberry Pomegranate Relish
Cranberry relish; super simple, 4-ingredients, tasty, tart, sweet and tummy soothing! This is probably my most favorite part of the holiday meal. As long as I can remember, my mom made this side dish for our holiday gatherings. I’m pretty sure I didn’t like it as a kid, but over the years as my tastes…
Holiday Praline Yams (Sweet Potatoes)
An amazing make ahead side-dish for the upcoming holidays! Light, creamy, and complex; this recipe for Holiday Praline Yams (or sweet potatoes)with undertones of orange and cinnamon, touched with a hint of whiskey, not to mention the sweet pecan praline topping is one of my favorite sides! I found this recipe many years ago (at…
Immune Boosters | Cold and Flu Fighters
What do Bone Broth, Veggie Broth and Elderberry Syrup have in common? How does immune boosting, inflammation busting, antioxidant loaded, cold and flu preventing, digestion helping sound? And those are just a few of the benefits in these marvelous homemade concoctions, plus they all taste fantastic and have multiple uses! Three Immune Boosting Recipes Before…
Homemade Elderberry Syrup
A spoonful of Homemade Elderberry Syrup every day will help boost your immune system, preventing and treating flu and colds. Make it in your Instant Pot or on your Stove Top using a few, simple and healthy ingredients. Why not DIY your own? Each year the cold and flu season sneaks up on us; as…
Sweet Buttermilk Corn Bread
The perfect side for a chilly day, corn bread goes with everything; soups, stews, chili, eggs and bacon…why not!? A deliciously moist corn bread, with a slightly sweet and tender crumb; serve warm dripping with butter and honey. Is a great side with chili, soups or stews. It is quick to make; moist, with a…
Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
Pasta salad! This one is so filled with color, flavor and deliciousness that you’ll want to make it over and over again. It’s perfect to bring to your next picnic or pot luck or make it just for your family and enjoy the leftovers all week long. Toss in some shredded chickened you have lunch!…
Cilantro Lime Rice {A Chipotle Copycat}
Copycat Chipotle Cilantro Lime rice is sassy, citrus-y with a wonderful hint of cilantro, perfect to add to your taco Tuesday or any other meal! I could make this every night and my boys would sign me up for mother of the year. A great use for leftover rice, light, citrusy, with a hint of…
Simple Candied Nuts (low sugar)
I’ve tried all sorts of candied nuts, ones with an egg white wash, loads of sugar that you watch closely as it caramelizes, and even powdered sugar. This is by far my favorite recipe, the simplest and the least amount of sugar! Before toasting your nuts; first make your brown sugar slurry by placing the packed brown sugar…
