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The Ultimate Dressing

November 22, 2011

I am so excited to be sharing this recipe with you. In our family we call it “Momma’s Dressing”, but for you guys I renamed it The Ultimate Dressing, because it really is like no other. My maternal Grandma (Memaw) makes this dressing twice a year, Thanksgiving and Christmas, and I always am eagerly awaiting [...]

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

October 18, 2011

*Be sure to stop by and enter to Win a Kitchenaid Blender on my 1000 facebook fans giveaway* There is one staple in our house I am not sure we could live without, ranch dressing. My family loves it probably more than they should. I don’t mind serving it with lots of fresh veggies as [...]

Fried Green Tomatoes

June 7, 2011

Ever since DT started gardening I’ve slowly been forced encouraged to take an active role in the garden and I’ve wanted to make fried green tomatoes. Of course, one of my all time favorite movies could have slightly influenced me, though year after year we always let the tomatoes ripen and use them in the [...]

Mexican Rice

May 3, 2011

I had a really hard time finding the perfect recipe for Mexican rice. That is, until my friend, Nina posted this recipe on facebook. I knew I had to try it. It was exactly the type of recipe I was looking for, packed with seasonings and flavor! I’ve tweaked it just a bit to add peppers from [...]

Chopped Salad with Fried Garbanzo Beans

February 22, 2011

I am always in search of a really good salad with fresh and unique ingredients that make it so much more exciting to eat. I ran across this recipe in the Oprah Magazine and saw fried garbanzo beans, interesting. Never had that before and knew I had to try it. Needless to say this salad is a [...]

Cauliflower Fritters

February 15, 2011

One of my favorite things about having a vegetable garden is almost being forced into creating new recipes. Take the cauliflower this year, it did so amazing I was “forced” to create two new dishes we absolutely love. A little bit of time and effort working the dirt, planting, and watering. That’s it. We’ve basically [...]

Fried Patty Pan Squash

June 15, 2010

This is the first year we successfully grew patty-pan squash. Oh how my Mom was so looking forward to this squash. She tells the story about how this is the first thing she learned to cook from her Grandma Thompson. Grandma Thompson was an amazing cook, she could cook a pot of green beans like [...]

Zucchini Cakes

May 25, 2010

Zucchini has been on the mind and table a lot lately. So we are trying all kinds of new and delicious ways to eat the versatile veggie. We tried this the other day and it’s quickly becoming a new family favorite that will be making an appearance sooner rather than later. One of the great [...]

Creamed Corn with Bacon

March 10, 2010

This weeks Food Network Chef’s Challenge hosted by I Blame My Mother is Michael Symon. Michael won the Next Food Network Iron Chef competition and is also a owner of several restaurants. I wasn’t too familiar with his style of cooking since I didn’t see his show. But I stumbled across this recipe for Creamed [...]

Hearts of Palm Salad

February 23, 2010

After a party the other day My parents had my Dad came boasting about how great a salad was. Really a Salad I thought? This coming from my Dad a total meat and potatoes guy? This has to be documented. Lucky for me they were able to get the recipe quickly and I made it [...]

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Howdy, y’all! Welcome to my blog world. I am Sweet Pea, a 20-something Texas native and a newlywed…well, almost. We wed May 2006. Shortly after we were blessed with identical twins boys born November 2007.

My husband, whom I lovingly call Double Trouble (DT), owns and operates a trucking company, and we use our CB handles as our names here.

I however recently converted from a working mom to a stay-at-home mom. I love the new challenges that it brings and enjoy sharing my triumphs, messes, and adventures with you. I hope you enjoy reading about our busy lives with babies, cooking, gardening, trucking, and bargain shopping.