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Seafood Slow Cooker

Crock Pot Low Country Shrimp Boil

Baby Yukon gold potatoes, spicy sausage, shrimp, corn on the cob, spices, herbs, and plenty of Old Bay seasoning. What more do you want from your low country boil? And the best thing about this one? It’s right in your …

Grilled Poultry

Hawaiian Huli-Huli Chicken Kabobs

If it seems like our grill has pretty much been going nonstop from the beginning of the month until now…it has! We’re really getting to enjoy our new deck, and firing up the grill for a great meal outside has …

Seafood

Seafood Paella

Scent can transport you places in magical ways. When you cook with saffron, let the smells take you from wherever you are and drops you on the beaches of the Mediterranean, letting the breeze wash over you, letting the scents …

Seafood

Poached Cod with Saffron + Tomato

It has been a beautiful breezy  spring turning to summer here in Northern Virginia. While there have been some warm days, it’s been nothing like the oppressive heat we experienced when we first moved here. There have been plenty of evenings for …

Salads Virginia

Spring Greens Salad with Fresh Strawberries

Jump to Recipe! Let’s talk about strawberries. Fresh, ripe spring strawberries are awesome in so many ways. Normally, they’re the first fruit to ripen in the spring, but since we’ve had such a weird year weatherwise, we’re only just now …

Breakfast Virginia

Maple Breakfast Sausage with Sage Leaves

Jump to Recipe! Breakfast is my favorite meal. Especially a wonderful, sunshine-filled, leisurely weekend breakfast, one where I can sit and savor the tastes in my pajamas and messy hair still and not one hastily gulped down between morning run, …

Meats

Cottage Pie with Winter Lager

Over the last few years, I’ve been on a number of adventures around the world that have opened my eyes and inspired me to think in different ways. A lot of these adventures have inspired valuable lessons that have stuck …

Soups

Creamy Carrot Soup

Over the last few years, I’ve been on a number of adventures around the world that have opened my eyes and inspired me to think in different ways. A lot of these adventures have inspired valuable lessons that have stuck …

Bread + Baking Virginia

Virginia Skillet Cornbread

This hearty skillet cornbread, dressed up with whipped butter and honey, is just what you need to accompany any festive fall dinner here in Virginia – or wherever you are. Best of all, all you do is pour the batter …

Bread + Baking Breakfast Sweet Treats

Baked Cider Donuts

Fall has finally, finally arrived!! We’ve had a string of days where the temperatures have been hovering between the 50s and 60s and I’m pretty sure I caught sight of some leaves turning in the woods next to the house. …

Poultry

Crispy Garlic Butter Chicken

Let me give you a brief break from all things apples and fall and share a favorite that has a special place in my heart – and is wonderfully warm and comforting on a fall evening! I wish I knew …

Virginia

Bluemont :: Great Country Farms

When I was growing up, my family spent a lot of time on my grandmother’s ranch. While it was primarily a working ranch, she had her own tiny orchard by her house on top of the hill. It was a …