Crowd Favorite – Coffee Punch

Coffee drinkers or not, adore this trendy tasting frosty ice cream-coffee punch.  Serve in punch bowl or from pitcher, and offer separate bowls of whipped topping and cocoa for added flair.  If you have a deviled-egg dish, offer it as a coffee condiment tray, filled with different types of chocolate morsels, cinnamon sticks and different [...]

Affodable Homemade Teacher Gift: Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Chocolate Zucchini Bread  from Holly Clegg’s trim&TERRIFIC Gulf Coast Favorites  Want the perfect teacher’s gift while also saving a little money? Homemade gifts are just the ticket for your children’s teachers this time of year. Give the gift that keeps on giving, without blowing your budget – delicious treats with a trim and terrific twist! Homemade goodies [...]

Make-Ahead Brunch-Shrimp and Cheese Grits & Coffee Cake

When all my kids are in town or have friends in town with them, I turn to Shrimp and Cheese Grits for a one-dish breakfast.  Everyone loves the recipe whether they are from the south or not.  I like this recipe I can double it and it serves a crowd.  Sometimes I add mushrooms and saute [...]

Foods For the Mood – Are You Hot in Your Kitchen? Fun Facts!

You’ve heard that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach but have you ever wondered just what are the foods to put your sweetheart in the mood? One of the most fun chapters, Food for the Mood, in my cookbook, Too Hot in the Kitchen: Secrets to Sizzle At Any Age, will [...]

Asparagus Wraps

When making a delicious meal – especially when entertaining – I think the sides are just as important. Asparagus is plentiful and in season and the tasty Asparagus Wraps, from Too Hot in the Kitchen: Secrets to Sizzle At Any Age, are the perfect way to showcase their snappy flavor. Don’t be intimidated by the [...]

Oatmeal Pancakes – Quick Healthy Breakfast

I bet you wouldn’t think that pancakes could be a super quick and healthy breakfast. These delicious Oatmeal Pancakes are loaded with fiber and great taste so are the perfect start to your day from my EASY, mainstream diabetic cookbook. Whenever I prepare these I make sure to make enough for leftovers, as I keep them in [...]

Yummy Yam Silly Face

Time seems to be flying and I enjoy watching Lee’s son, James, grow. He is often so funny and silly, and Lee just sent me this picture of him eating Yummy Yam Quick Bread from my newest trim&TERRIFIC cookbook KITCHEN 101: Secrets to Cooking Confidence – he was eating it in the car and when she [...]

Banana Yam Quick Bread-Diabetic and Freezer Friendly

You guys requested more breakfast items that are weekday friendly so hang in there, I’m working on it. I found my recipe for Banana Yam Bread… and it is delicious! You really won’t believe this as it is diabetic friendly!!!  You can make this bread the night before and have it for breakfast. Cut some [...]

Eggs Have Surprisingly Healthy Benefits

Mexican Breakfast Casserole is from Too Hot in the Kitchen.  We know bran is full of fiber and blueberries are brain food but you may be cutting out yummy foods previously deemed bad for you and missing out on their surprising health benefits. Sound too good to be true? Not this time. You do not [...]

Shrimp and Grits-Make-Ahead Louisiana Favorite

One of my favorite ways to entertain is to prepare a wonderful, stress-free brunch and graduation is just the exciting occasion host one. There can be alot going on during the end of the school-year, so keep the celebration simple with my delectable yet easy Shrimp and Cheese Grits. This will entice your taste buds and [...]

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