Steelhead Trout with Stone Ground Grits and Capers Saturday night dinner was easy and delicious. Saw it on my friend's Facebook page and decided to try it. Paired it with my favorite Riesling! 2 Steelhead Trout Fillets 1/2 C Uncooked Stone Ground Grits1/2 T Lemon juiceButterCapersSalt as preferred 1/2 Bag Spinach Leaves Start grits before pan cooking fillets since they'll take longer. Heat a large saute or frying pan on a medium-high setting. Add 1 T of butter and drizzle olive oil to make an easy roux. Place fillets skin side down in the pan. Splash 1/2 T of lemon juice onto the fillets. Sprinkle with salt and pepper as preferred. Cook 4-5 minutes per side. Remove when done and place in a glass dish. Bake capers in a pan in the oven at around 425 degrees. If capers are packed in oil, you only need to add them to…
Georgia Gilmore was not a name that I was familiar with when thinking of the Civil Rights movement. I stumbled into her story while following podcast links about secret kitchens. Searching for one topic invariably leads me to another that fascinates me. I discovered the Hidden Kitchens series and their presentation on Mrs. Gilmore’s significant contribution to the Civil Rights movement, specifically the Montgomery Bus Boycott. She was a creator of The Club from Nowhere – a group of women from Montgomery, Alabama, who baked pies, cookies, and cakes and sold them on street corners and through salons to raise money for the boycott. The name was chosen, so if questioned, members could honestly say the money came from “nowhere”. Her love of food and the connections it brought to people, along with her strong spirit, changed history. “You cannot be afraid if you want to accomplish anything. You got…
Valentine’s Day is almost here! If you’re looking for ideas for the two of you and want something homemade, Sarah at ThatLemonadeLife.com has a deliciously easy post about setting up a dessert bar. She planned hers around the winter holidays but emphasizes this dessert bar can be changed up for any occasion. We heartedly agree so we’re happy to include it on our blog. Sarah has wonderful posts about home decor, recipes, lifestyle articles, and more. Please visit and support her work! How to Set Up an Easy Dessert Bar by Sarah at ThatLemonadeLife.com Have you heard of dessert bars before? I’ve seen them at big parties and always thought what a great idea! A dessert bar is basically a big smorgasbord of different desserts for people to choose what they want. But what’s also great about dessert bars, is that you can make them as big or as small…
Scallops and Grits with Wilted Spinach Dinner idea I saw posted by my friend, Nancy. We love scallops and grits so what's not to love? Paired it with my favorite wine. 1 lb. Scallops3/4 C Stone Ground GritsLemon juiceButter1/2 Bag Spinach leavesSalt as preferred Cook grits same time as searing scallops to keep them hotHeat a large saute or frying pan on a high setting. Add butter and allow it to melt, and then add scallops. Clump scallops together. We added a splash of lemon juice to each scallop. You can add more according to your taste. Cook until light golden with a little searing on each side. Place them in a glass cooking dish and place in low heated oven to keep warm while you cook the spinach. Place spinach in the scallops' reduction in pan. Coat all of the spinach with the reduction. Spinach will wilt quickly so…
We discovered our turkey meatloaf recipe years ago, and it is a tried, true one. We’ve enjoyed it countless times for dinner and included it in meals taken to friends’ houses. You can add comfort sides like mac ‘n cheese, mashed potatoes, or rice and gravy. Serve it with a salad and vegetables. It’s simple to make which is essential as far as we’re concerned at dinner time. We hope you enjoy it and add it to your dinner rotation! You might also like Easy, Savory Fajita Stew. Cover photo: Internet stock
I grew up with soup as a dish and comfort food. We’d eat it any day of the year, but it’s especially good in colder weather. My husband and I really like the fajita stew recipe we found for the slow cooker. It’s very easy to make and combined with rice or noodles it makes an entire meal in itself. Fajita StewSlow cooker recipe Prep Time Cook Time 20 minutes 6 to 8 hours Ingredients 2 lb boneless beef top-round steak, fat-trimmedand cut into 2” pieces1 onion chopped2 Tbsp fajita seasoning mix1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, with juice1 red bell pepper, cut into 1” pieces¼ cup flour Directions: Combine beef and onion in slow cookerIn medium bowl, mix fajita seasoning with tomatoes. Add to cooker and top with pepper.Cover. Cook on low 6 to 8 hours, or until beef is tender.In small bowl, combine flour and 1/4 cup water. Stir…
Soup to me is the definition of perfect food. I grew up eating it since my mother is a big lover of soup. You can put a multitude of ingredients in it or keep it simple and still be delicious. It’s hot and nourishing and we eat it all year round. Finding new recipes is exciting, especially easy ones. I recently found a recipe by Christina who writes A Homebody’s Adventures blog where she features what she enjoys about the comforts of home. Reading, cooking, baking, party planning inspiration, and more. I saw the title of this recipe and clicked on it right away because I’m slightly obsessed with avocados, and you add soup and I am in. Tom and I made her pumpkin bread in October and it was so good! Highly recommend you look it up! Back to Christina’s soup recipe. I really like how she emphasizes making cooking easy…
Fall, leaves, fallby Emily Bronte Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;Lengthen night and shorten day;Every leaf speaks bliss to meFluttering from the autumn tree.I shall smile when wreaths of snowBlossom where the rose should grow;I shall sing when night’s decayUshers in a drearier day. Source: Poets of the English Language (Viking Press, 1950) Featured imageCredit to: Autumn in Savernake Forest, near Marlborough, Wiltshire. Photograph: Anna Stowe/Alamy
Halloween is over so what do you do with your left over Jack-o-lanterns or pumpkins? Quite a lot of things. You can do what our family did in 2011 and host a pumpkin smash-a-thon. We invited friend over, spread a tarp, and beat the snot out of ours! It was fun, but let me tell you it’s not as easy as you think. I suppose you could rig up a giant slingshot like they did in that “Modern Family” episode. Not sure you could use a school’s football field or where you’d get the huge slingshot – more power to you if you do! [envira-gallery id=’5956′] We found some good post-Halloween ideas in: “10 Ways to Recycle Your Pumpkins After Halloween”. Collect the seeds, put them on a pan, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and bake in the oven. Use them as table decoration for Thanksgiving. I often…
Fall is the time of year we gather inside with friends and family to share food and drinks by a fire, a table, or while watching a football game. The holidays are fast approaching and swapping gossip or stories over drinks is a favorite past time. In 2020, we might be getting together in smaller groups or sharing our news over Zoom, and we can enjoy some fall cocktail recipes to go along with these occasions. You might serve hot tea with a twist or pour from a pitcher full of spiced sangria, but whatever drinks you choose let them be delicious ones! We’ve found 5 worthy recipes that are easy to make and could become your new favorite. Fall cocktails are here and we’re thinking it’s 5 0’clock somewhere! This post contains affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase, Poe in Wonderland will earn a…