Kitchen Adventures

Imagine a world when you’re questioned, “what’s for dinner?” And you have the answer.

If you suggested that a lima bean and green olive salad was “delicious,” I’d probably not believe you… however, this simple side really is fantastic – if you like olives. My Grandmother’s Lima Bean & Green Olive Salad Recipe Ingredients Jar of green olives Frozen lima beans Mayonnaise (Duke’s is my preference) Assembly Make the …

Even though I haven’t perfected tossing knives in the air, making an onion volcano, or cracking corny egg roll jokes, I did discover making a healthy hibachi shrimp with fried rice last night is a simple meal to make. “Let’s go to the JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE” is our son’s request when asked to select a …

The best way to shop for groceries is to not step foot in the grocery store at all. You’re probably wondering, “how is that even possible?” And no: it’s not ordering things like granola bars and toilet paper on Amazon. Real groceries: produce and all. Maybe you are one of the people on this planet …

For years, I’ve wanted this pancake thing that squirts out even amounts of batter. In my organization shopping spree at Target, in which I bought two entire shopping carts worth of bins to organize the garage that looks like a hoarder’s daydream, I saw the yellow pancake batter dispenser and sneaked it into the cart, and …

Hoppin’ John, a dish that has a combination of black eyed peas, rice, and pork, is a traditional Southern dish to taste on New Year’s Day for good luck. According to History.com, Hoppin’ John originated in the Low Country of South Carolina in the late 1840s, and there are varying theories on the source of …

I’m pregnant. This is my excuse for waking up on Thanksgiving morning and deciding that a french toast casserole with berry compote was the thing I had to make for breakfast. Calories don’t count on Thanksgiving. I did what I always do and Googled “Easy French Toast Casserole with Berry Compote Recipe” and discovered a …

I probably should NEVER admit this, because on the internet, we only mention chic restaurants that use locally-grown produce and serve trendy gourmet dishes like kale-infused egg white omelets, however, I’m a big fan of Bob Evans for breakfast. We do live in Myrtle Beach, and there is no shortage of pancake houses. The main …

Will was out of town last week, so I took full advantage and made a few recipes I knew he wouldn’t love, like this heirloom tomato pasta recipe from Plated. I ordered two of the meals this week (green goddess chicken and steak skewers! Yum, can’t wait!), but didn’t get this one delivered. Have you …

One of my friends had a brilliant time-saving trick for making smoothies, and it only takes about 5 minutes of weekly prep. Separate all of your smoothie ingredients into individual baggies and store them in the freezer, so when you’re bleary-eyed prior to your first cup of coffee in the morning, all you have to …

Diet Bar Food? Could there be such a thing? Yes, and I can attest to the taste that these two recipes pair well with a good craft beer, and definitely don’t resemble diet food. Last week, I discovered SkinnyTaste.com, which is an incredible food blog with healthy, family-friendly recipes and I want to try them …

While we were in Napa at a very cool, farm-chic restaurant, Farmstead, the server suggested the artichoke to start, and I love artichokes, so we ordered the appetizer. When it arrived, I was surprised my husband would try something so exotic (he is a southern boy, and likes his meat + threes, but in California …

Never go to the grocery store when you’re hungry is advice we’ve all ignored. Such was the case tonight, when I wandered Publix for dinner and strolled past the cooking station serving samples of this easy quesadilla bake. All of the ingredients were right there in the cooler and that was that. It took about …