Jackie Garvin's Blog, page 17

Green Tomato Skillet Cake

Strong rain and winds ripped through recently. I’m always chomping at the bits to get out in the yard and survey the damage after a big rain storm. We’ve got many big trees and those hard-headed limbs don’t always drop in a well-suited location. They don’t care about the most gaw-jus plant in your garden… continue reading »

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Onion Filled Yellow Squash with Red Summer Sauce

I love yellow (summer) squash but I get stuck in a rut and resort to cooking it one way: stewedwith sweet onions. Man, oh man! We love it. If you’re into gardening, summer squash is easy to grow and produces like crazy. You’ll be up to your eyeballs in squash in no time flat.… continue reading »

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Slow-cooker Fiesta Pulled Pork

Tex-Mex and Southern cuisine have one key element in common: pork. Both use a lot of it in their daily recipes. Slow-cooker Fiesta Pulled Pork puts a South of the Border spin on a classic and well-loved Southern staple: pulled pork. I made a rub with a distinctive cumin flavor which makes the pork well… continue reading »

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Cinco de Mayo Round-up

I enlisted some of my blogger buddies to participate in this Cinco de Mayo round-up. More than 25 Mexican and Tex-Mex inspired recipes. Just for you. Ole! Click on the link above the photo for the recipe. Restaurant Style Salsa with Chipotle Peppersby Syrup and Biscuits Flank Steak Slow-cooker Fajitas from Syrup… continue reading »

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Restaurant Salsa with Chipotle Pepper

You’ve got to hand it to Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants. They’ve created a nation of chips and salsa lovers. How many times have you ordered chips and salsa as an appetizer and go crazy eating them to the point you ruin your dinner? Hmmm, yep. That’s what I thought. You can make a high quality… continue reading »

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Pickled Onions

Onions add so much flavor to a dish. There’s very few savory dishes I eat that don’t have onion in some form or fashion. Pickled Onions are quick and easy to assemble. The hardest part is waiting overnight to eat them. Use Pickled Onions as a topping on sandwiches, tacos, burritos, salads, etc. As with… continue reading »

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Spicy Fried Summer Vegetable Medley

Fried okra and fried green tomatoes. How we love them! I swannee, they’re gifts from above. It’s a treat for enduring all that comes along with their season. Summer in the Deep South is no joke. But, we get okra and tomatoes. That seems like an almost fair trade-off. Another delectable treat we love… continue reading »

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Spicey Fried Summer Vegetable Medley

Fried okra and fried green tomatoes. How we love them! I swannee, they’re gifts from above. It’s a treat for enduring all that comes along with their season. Summer in the Deep South is no joke. But, we get okra and tomatoes. That seems like an almost fair trade-off. Another delectable treat we love… continue reading »

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Southern Deviled Eggs

One day, when I was young and foolish, I tried to calculate how many Southern Deviled Eggs I had consumed. I can’t remember my formula. Perhaps I didn’t have a formula and that was part of the problem. For the life of me, I don’t know what prompted me to undertake such a noble endeavor… continue reading »

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Slow-cooker Pork Roast and Vegetables

Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. The opinions and text are all mine. #tyson #tysonmealkits It’s not hard to find distractions that keep you from the daily tasks of managing family and household. Sometimes, outside demands, such as jobs, volunteering, kid’s activities, and social commitments get in the way of… continue reading »

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