Southern Crispy Fried Okra is a quick, simple way to start your summer off right. A blend of corn meal and flour seasoned to perfection, coupled with egg, creates a batter for okra that makes a crunch you will not forget. I have been hitting the jackpot lately while on…
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Rhubarb Berry Crumble – To Melt or Not to Melt?
Rhubarb Berry Crumble is a warm mixture of rhubarb, strawberries and blackberries topped with a sweet crunchy mixture of brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and flour cooked to bubbling over perfection. Rhubarb, at first glance, reminds me of celery stalks, but red. Upon first taste, rhubarb is tart, but has a…
Key Lime Pie – You Have Not Because You Ask Not
This Key Lime Pie combines fresh squeezed key limes with a creamy custard full of fluff and is topped with homemade whipped cream. Perfect dessert to cool off on a hot day! Sidenote: it’s the Food Monster’s favorite pie. One day last week, the Food Monster made mention of a Key Lime Pie. I…
Blood Orange Loaf Cake with Glaze – Summer Dessert Lovin’
This Blood Orange Loaf Cake with Glaze will make you dream of summer year round. It’s moist, full of citrus flavor and topped with a sweet glaze. Blood oranges are in season for a short time, so it’s best to be on the hunt for them between December and May.…
Need a Quick Side or Meal? – 10 Minute – Kale Salad
10-Minute Kale Salad is quick, easy, has endless topping choices and will add a healthy touch to any meal or can be a meal. When you think of kale, you probably think of a bitter, tough vegetable. Well, this 10-Minute Kale Salad will change your mind. For months, my playground playmate, aka…
Grilled Lamb Burgers with Mint Pesto & Yogurt Dill Sauce
These Grilled Lamb Burgers with Mint Pesto & Yogurt Dill Sauce will help you start grilling season off right. They’re full of herb-licious flavor and topped with refreshing mint pesto and yogurt dill sauce. You can easily find lamb already ground; however, I purchased lamb shoulder chops, removed the meat from…
Bolognese with Spaghetti – No Lost Meatballs Here
Bolognese with Spaghetti is full of robust flavor and provides a spin on an Italian classic. Packed with beef and vegetables and served atop spaghetti. I feel like I can truly speak the Italian language when I go to an Italian restaurant all because I took one Italian class in undergrad…
Chocolate Blackberry Cupcake with Blackberry Buttercream Icing – Happy Birthday, Biscuits & Savvy!
Celebrate Biscuits & Savvy’s Birthday by making this decadent Chocolate Blackberry Cupcake with Blackberry Buttercream Icing. It will give you a reason to celebrate everyday! It’s Biscuits & Savvy’s Birthday!! That’s right, the website, aka my “baby,” is O-N-E and I cannot believe it! A couple of years ago this was all…
B-A-N-A-N-A-S – Classic Banana Pudding
Bananas, vanilla wafers and homemade pudding topped with whipped cream or meringue create a sweet Classic Banana Pudding for year round enjoyment. How many of you all remember that song from Gwen Stefani? “This *hit is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S!” Somehow I find myself humming that tune every time I proceed to spell the…
Spinach Ravioli with Ricotta Bacon Filling – Spring Has Sprung!
This Spinach Ravioli with a Ricotta Bacon filling will help anyone welcome spring with arms wide open and bellies full. Spring for many, including myself, can sometimes mean O N E word when it first begins…POLLEN! Everyone’s number one nightmare when Spring rolls around. Don’t get me wrong, I welcome the…