I know May is not traditionally soup weather, but this is such a yummy soup, I had to share anyway. I like to make this soup and keep it in a crock pot all day until it’s time to serve. It’s great for gatherings as a counter to chili. A very yummy soup. And I love the leftovers if there …

This is a hands on, messy recipe. And it’s always a crowd-pleaser. Just don’t forget to ask your guests if they don’t like shrimp before you make it. It’s also a dish you stick in the oven as they walk in the door. Anytime I make this it makes me think of the couple that introduced it to us (the …

This is another recipe that I received in a binder at a wedding shower. And this is another cake I can whip up quickly if I have the ingredients on hand. The great thing is these ingredients are pretty standard in our house. This is one of the moistest cakes I’ve ever had and it’s so good as…um… breakfast. Hey, …

This one is a day early…but you’ll enjoy it all the same. A couple years after we moved to Indiana, my youngest brother swung by for a couple days after participating in a friend’s wedding. He raved about a cake they’d served at the rehearsal dinner and even made it for us. Oh my gosh! It was so delicious and …

Do y’all love to cook? Me, not so much. Not sure if it’s cause my family has restaurants or what…but grocery shopping and kitchens aren’t my favorites. However, there are some dishes I LOVE. So I thought I’d share some of my favorites with you over the next couple months. What do ya think? So here’s the first. This is …

So last week at our Wednesday night Bible study, my friend DJ came in raving about a rhubarb custard cake she had helped a friend make. I asked that friend if she had any extra rhubarb — hence the strawberry-rhubarb pie I made early this week that symoblized the arrival of summer. Then Wednesday I made the rhubarb custard cake …