~~posted by Jen     This is the second of the select few recipes we’ll be sharing from the 2010 Holiday Preview. For those who’ve ordered the Portable Preview, you’ll be receiving the full recipe set shortly. For everyone else, it’s not too late to order yours! Yes, I actually have this bowl, don’t look so shocked! Everyone will receive …

~by Nikki Well. The Holiday Preview is over. (cue “Pomp and Circumstance”) I had a great time with all the Pouchers who came out to the event. And let me tell you…we noshed on some EXCELLENT food! Pictures and more details forthcoming, folks. In the meantime, if you missed the event, there’s still time to get your Portable Preview, just …

~~posted by Jen  Here’s a little known fun fact about me: I adore trying a dish at a restaurant and then going home and re-creating the recipe. Nik loves to do that too, like her version of the “Mac Wrap.” Years ago my first husband Brian and I used to frequent this restaurant in Valdosta, Georgia (the name of which …

~~posted by Jen Dee’s Thai Shrimp Welcome to our very first “Recipe Remix” post. A recipe remix is exactly what it sounds like, we take an ingredient (in the case of this recipe it’s a sauce) or dish from a previous recipe and remix it into a whole different dish! This will help many of you who are faced with …

~~posted by Nikki Soup Week is coming to a close. We’ve enjoyed sharing these recipes with you and hope you’ve enjoyed them too! Please remember that if you are cooking along with us, that you have until  November 7th to email us either a picture of the soup you made from the blog this week OR a picture and recipe …

~~posted by Jen Last night was the bi-weekly fridge cleaning at my house, and y’all know what that means! Anything I find that needs to be used is fair game for a new concoction! I had 2 packs of imitation crab meat that were purchased a couple weeks back with the intention of making my Crab Dip, but they got …

~by Nikki This might sound corny but, this is a recipe that was born of friendship. Which makes it precisely the kind of recipe I love. You guys know me well enough now to know there’s almost ALWAYS a story behind my food. So my wonderful friend Pam sent me a picture of something called “peanut butter salad.” It looked …

~~posted by Jen 3 Cheese & Tomato Spread on half of a Pop Rice Today was crazy busy, I went out to lunch and a double feature at the movies with some friends and got home just in time to watch a little football before “Amazing Race” came on. We needed some snacks for tv viewing of course. Well, the …

~~posted by Jen As promised, here is the quicker version of my red beans and sausage, perfect for a busy week night. I prefer the slow cooker version, but this one tastes really good and my family can’t tell the difference. I tend to be a glutton for punishment, that’s probably why I think the more labor intense version tastes …

~~posted by Jen I spent today with my boys Zeus and Mickey and with my ex father-in-law for his 81st birthday. We had a nice visit and I got home much later than I had originally planned. That made me REALLY glad I had some of this awesome Spinach and Bacon pie in the fridge to heat up for a …