Meredith

  • Too Good to Be True Beef & Cabbage Recipe

    Too Good to Be True Beef & Cabbage Recipe

    Confession…I was 45 years old before I started cooking cabbage. I had it growing up and liked how my Granny made it (with corned beef and cornbread – so duh), but I’ve never felt compelled to cook this amazing veggie myself. (I’m sorry cabbage. We can be friends now, though.) Anyhoo, enter me trying…

  • Bernard Ranch Chicken

    Bernard Ranch Chicken

    In an ode to nostalgic food from my childhood, I’ve decided to start cooking things I loved then and haven’t made since eating them around my mom or Granny’s kitchen table, starting with this amended King Ranch Chicken recipe – thus the name Bernard Ranch Chicken. Sometimes things just come to me and sometimes…

  • Sweet Potato Casserole

    Sweet Potato Casserole

    My mom made this every Thanksgiving and it’s become a staple for me to bring to our family get together. The recipe resides in a thirty-year old cookbook from my childhood church, complete with stains and tears and all the things that make old cookbook recipes just taste better. Recipe credit goes to my…

  • Granny’s Best German Chocolate Cake

    Granny’s Best German Chocolate Cake

    My son wanted German Chocolate cake for his birthday and while I’ve never made one, I knew just the person to teach me. It felt like my Granny was in the kitchen with my daughter and I as we followed her hand-written instructions. I’m fairly certain she got a few laughs up in Heaven,…

  • Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie

    Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie

    After becoming aware that I’ve been dealing with inflammation (most likely prolonged – and most likely I’m not alone in this 🙃) I started doing research about ways to combat it with food. Being someone who appreciates all-in-one approaches where possible, this smoothie has become a morning staple for me. It’s easily tweaked based…

  • Breakfast Sausage Casserole

    Breakfast Sausage Casserole

    I’m not a big casserole person, but sometimes a good casserole just fits the bill. I knew this year I wanted something easy, yummy and filling for Christmas morning – that didn’t require me spending an hour in the kitchen in-between the fury of kids unwrapping presents and going to feed livestock. I knew…

  • Easy Instant Pot Beef & Noodles

    Easy Instant Pot Beef & Noodles

    Nothing says comfort on a cold day like a warm bowl of beef and noodles. This is the perfect weeknight meal to make in a pinch with an instant pot or add to crockpot in the early afternoon and have ready for supper. I tend to run out of ideas for what to do…

  • Sweetpotato Hand Pies

    Sweetpotato Hand Pies

    Take dessert to a new high with these fried hand pies!

  • Tex Mex Beef and Sweetpotato Skillet

    Tex Mex Beef and Sweetpotato Skillet

    Sweet potatoes and ground beef come together in the perfect marriage…

  • Easy Clam Chowder

    Easy Clam Chowder

    Nothing beats a hot bowl of this on a cold night…