Jackie Garvin's Blog, page 9
April 15, 2017
Easter Basket Buttermilk Cupcakes
I love the bright spring-like colors of Easter. They always look so fresh and clean. I decided to go with pastels for our Easter Basket Buttermilk Cupcakes this year. My grandchildren loved helping decorate the cupcakes. They especially liked that I had to trim the tops of the unfrosted cupcakes to make them flat. Their...
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April 12, 2017
Low-Carb Taco Stuffed Sweet Bell Peppers
This post was sponsored by Fresh From Florida as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central, however all opinions expressed are my own. #ad My family was introduced to homemade tacos in the mid 1960s by next door neighbors who invited us to dinner when we first moved to the neighborhood. The time was...
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April 11, 2017
Grilled Asparagus and Spring Onions with Honey Lime Vinaigrette
It’s easy to get confused about seasons of the year when you live in Florida. That’s because we don’t have a full set of seasons. We only have a piece of a set. When the rest of the our country thinks it’s winter, we play along for laughs and try not to gloat about standing...
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April 8, 2017
Carrot Souffle
The more I ponder carrots, the more I realize that my relationship with carrots is a curious thing. I’ve spent my entire life in the Deep South and come from a long line of farmers and backyard gardeners. My people grew commodity crops like peanuts and cotton. In their backyard gardens, they’d grow vegetables such...
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April 7, 2017
Slow-Cooker Sausage and Succotash Soup with Collards
Slow-Cooker Sausage and Succotash Soup with Collards features so many of my favorite things all rolled up into a bowl of soup. And a delicious bowl of soup it is, indeed. Succotash (corn and butterbeans) is one of my favorite vegetable sides. There’s a raging debate that goes on about what’s a butterbean versus a lima...
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March 26, 2017
Authentic Cuban Sandwich Ybor City-Style
There are many geographic specific culinary icons. A visit to a particular city or location dictates a dish or specialty that you must have. For example: Clearwater Beach, FL – grouper sandwich; New Orleans, LA – coffee and beignets; Natchitoches, LA – fried meat pies; Grand Bay, AL – watermelons; western North Carolina – apple...
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March 19, 2017
Black-Eyed Pea and Tortelloni Soup
Few dishes have a more Southern ring than black-eyed peas and greens. Both are part of our traditional New Year’s Day menu. With inspiration from those iconic dishes, I’ve come up with a little rift I’d like to share with you. How ’bout a nice bowl of steaming Black-Eyed Pea and Tortelloni Soup? The tortelloni...
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March 12, 2017
Simple Roasted Sweet Bell Peppers with Herbed Goat Cheese
This post was sponsored by Fresh From Florida as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central, however all opinions expressed are my own. When the great folks from Fresh from Florida asked me to create a post for them, I was most happy to oblige. We’re a family that consumes lots of fresh produce...
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January 18, 2017
Cranberry Upside-Down Skillet Cake
This is an sponsored #ad on behalf of HBF International and Hurst’s Berry Farm. I’ve been compensated for the ad. All opinions and thoughts are my own. Cranberries are something I look forward to each year. The tart and tangy flavor is wonderful in baked goods. Plus, how can you have Thanksgiving without Cranberry Sauce?...
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January 4, 2017
Top 10 Syrup and Biscuits Readers’ Choice 2016
Another year is gone. If I stop and think about it, that thought is a little scary to me. How on Earth does time pass us by so quickly? Well, it’s really not passing us by, I suppose. We’re part of time passage. It goes so quickly it feels like I missed part of it....
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