If you can follow a recipe, then you can cook! I am proof. I found myself in the south eating so many fabulous homemade dishes, so I started asking for recipes. Then made them over and over until I became confident that my dishes were delicious too. You can do the same! Anyone CAN cook!

I can point back to the one thing that has literally saved me hundreds of hours in the span of my 28 year home cooking career: "Cook once, eat twice!" That means, when you're already doing the thing; you've got all the ingredients out, the supplies pulled and messy, you go ahead and make a double batch, so you've got a second portion prepped for next time. Bulk cooking. It's beautiful! For times when life's super busy, or when you just don't feel like cooking, & when sharing

Homemade Southern Biscuits made with excess milk Using Up Milk Hands down, homemade Southern biscuits are my number one go-to when I've...

Homemade Pie Crust made with butter. Great Texture! Bulk batch! Skip soy-filled shortening & make delicious pie crust with wholesome butter!

"Ready Beef": catchy name for the glorious bag of ground beef in my freezer, pre-cooked and ready to roll! A quick start for many a' meal!

Onions! My go-to for instant savory flavor! 3 ways to preserve onions for the freezer, handy when you need them! Saving you so much time!