Fried Green Tomatoes are a Southern delicacy. (Heck, most Southerners like everything that can possibly be deep fried - pickles, Oreos, Twinkies- you name it!) Although I count myself as a semi-Southerner (after 33 years south of the Mason-Dixon line), I have learned that I can adapt Southern ...
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Using Summer Produce at its Peak
The last month of summer is a bittersweet time for me. All our favorite summer vegetables are at their peak. Our son is back at college for his senior year (which explains my hiatus from my blog) and my hubby and I are reassessing how to eat healthier in his absence. (Because frankly, ...
The Best 15-Minute Barbecue Sauce
A few weeks ago I wrote about my Independence Day dinner which featured barbecued chicken made with shredded Beyond Meat Chicken-Free Strips and a commercial barbecue sauce. Although it was pretty darn good, I wanted to make my own barbecue sauce that would use organic ingredients, be free of ...
A Meatless Alternative for Independence Day Celebrations
I love Independence Day! It's a special day to reflect back on the origins of our country's freedom and the courageous people who have fought to preserve it. All over the United States, families and friends are getting together for cookouts, picnics, ball games, band concerts, boating, ...
Three Bean Corn Chili with Beyond Meat Beef-Free Feisty Crumbles
I've made a lot of batches of meatless chili. In fact, my Mexican Black Bean Chili is one of my most requested recipes from Fool a Carnivore. Nothing prepared us for the beefy wallop of Beyond Meat Beef-Free Feisty Crumbles. In fact, my carnivore husband took his first taste and had just two ...
Beyond Meat Fools Carnivores on the Today Show!
You know that I love the idea of fooling carnivores into thinking that they are eating meat - when they aren't! When I wrote Fool a Carnivore, Beyond Meat's products weren't available in our area. Luckily, Whole Foods, Publix, and Earth Fare stock Beyond Meat's chicken-free products, and I am ...
Two Great Ways to Celebrate Earth Day in Fort Mill
Although Earth Day is technically tomorrow (April 22), many communities are holding their events this weekend. One of the reasons we moved to Fort Mill sixteen years ago was the Anne Springs Close Greenway - that beautiful 2,100 acre natural buffer that keeps Charlotte's sprawl at bay. My husband ...
Nancy’s Homemade Pesto
Since we are blessed with a long growing season in the Carolinas, I grow my own basil from mid-April through early October. I usually buy at least six to eight basil plants and grow them organically. We reap an incredible amount of basil and enjoy pesto often. In fact, it is our son’s most requested ...
