Southern Chicken & Dumplings

Just thinking about chicken & dumplings takes me back to my mother’s kitchen.  This is comfort food at its finest, and is extremely cheap to make. Now this Southern girl doesn’t like NOODLES with her chicken when it’s supposed to be dumplings.  They are totally different critters. True Southern dumplings are like puffy pillows of [...]

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Cucumber Overabundance

We have been blessed to overflowing with cucumbers this year.  I don’t know if the wet/mild summer is the reason, or if the Good Lord just saw fit to teach me how to make pickles.  I’ve made pickles 4 times so far – two batches of bread & butter, 2 batches of dill.  I can’t [...]

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7 Layer Mexican Dip

Hubby’s birthday is tomorrow, so I thought I’d make him something extra special.  We all love this 7 Layer Mexican Dip – it’s easy to make and has a beautiful presentation.  I hope you enjoy it as well! 1 large can bean dip (or 1 can refried beans) 3 avocados, mashed & seasoned w/lemon juice, [...]

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VBS 2009 – Food for Rome Underground

If you are looking for VBS snack ideas in general, please be sure to read my other post with lots of food suggestions.   Our church is doing Rome Underground this year, and I’ve done quite a bit of searching on the internet for food to fit in with the theme.  We feed our workers beforehand, [...]

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Grape Ice Cream

Mix (1) 2 liter bottle or (6) 12 oz. cans of Grape, Orange, or Strawberry Crush (or other brand) and 2 cans of Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk in an ice cream freezer. If the freezer is not full, add some regular milk to the mixture. (Note:  We like NuGrape best, but it has Red [...]

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