$2 Dinners on WSVA this afternoon

Just a shout out to all my followers that my $2 Dinners will be on the radio today...WSVA in Harrisonburg Virginia at 3:35. Check out the live stream by clicking here. (read full article)

Year of Soup Recipe Challenge Week 14 - Cold Veggie and Avocado Soup

It's the "dog days" of summer and that means hot, miserable weather for most of us, and here in North Carolina where I live, it also means the added pleasure of high humidity too. On days like this, the heat just sucks up eve (read full article)

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Year of Soup Recipe Challenge Week 13- Easy Gazpacho

Gazpacho is the soup for summer....there's nothing quite like a bowl of this tangy and refreshing soup to quench your thirst and cool you down on a hot summer day. You can whip it up in a few minutes and since it's served cold, the hea (read full article)

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Year of Soup Recipe Challenge Week 12- Shrimp Soup

So I've been a bad girl and gotten waaaaayyy behind on the Year of Soup Challenge here at Mimi's kitchen (again). What can I say? I have quite a few balls in the air and I've just discovered that (wait for it) I am NOT superwoman (read full article)

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My Very First Blog Award!

I just received my very first blog award, and it's even more special because it came from one of my very best bloggie friends, Sofia. I met her at HalfHourMeals.com, where I am a writer, and we have been fast friends ever since! We follow each other (read full article)

Your Comments

I love to read your comments because they let me know that someone out there is reading my blog, and as I promised before, I'll post them all, good or bad (unless they're way-over-the-top nasty). BUT...like I mentioned in my post of Ja (read full article)

Year of Soup Recipe Challenge Week 11- Caldo Verde: Portuguese Kale Soup

It's week 11 of the Year of Soup Challenge here in Mimi's Kitchen, and I have another awesome guest post! This week's soup recipe is from Sofia, another of my foodie friends from Half Hour Meals. Sofia, a wonderful cook and a native of Portugal, has (read full article)

Year of Soup Recipe Challenge Week 10- Broccoli and Cheddar Soup

I have a special treat for you today in Mimi's Kitchen! For the Year of Soup Challenge Week 10 post, my friend Catherine from Half Hour Meals has graciously agreed to do a guest post! I am really excited about this because Catherine's recipes are awe (read full article)

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Year of Soup Recipe Challenge Week 9- Irish Vegetable Soup

Happy St. Patrick's Day from Mimi's Kitchen! St. Patty's day is a big deal 'round our house because I am married to an Irishman who is very proud of his heritage. DLH's great-grandfather Driscoll came to America in the early 1900's from County Cork, (read full article)

Year of Soup Recipe Challenge Week 8- Basic Chowder

I'm trying to catch up on the Year of Soup Challenge here at Mimi's Kitchen...by my count I am three weeks behind! I don't have any good excuses...just been really busy lately, getting ready for the WGHP appearance, working on other writing obligatio (read full article)

$2 Dinners Posts Are Moving

After the success of my recent appearance for $2 Dinners on WGHP, I decided it was time to give $2 Dinners it's own home on the web,and for that reason I won't be posting my column from this past week. I am in the process of starting a $2 Dinners blo (read full article)

$2 Dinners- These Kid Pleasing Meals Won't Break the Bank

This week's $2 Dinners column is about home-cooked meals that have kid-appeal, and that won't break your budget. I know a little bit about kid-pleasing meals because I raised two picky eaters of my own back in the day. These days, I cook for two litt (read full article)

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Year of Soup Recipe Challenge Week 7- Gumbo with Smoked Sausage

Mardis Gras was last week in New Orleans, and since I'm a week behind with my Year of Soup Challenge posts anyway, I figured it couldn't hurt to post a real 'Nawlins-style soup recipe...Gumbo with Smoked Sausage. I'm not really sure if Gumbo technica (read full article)

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$2 Dinners- Feed Your Family Twice With Just One Rotisserie Chicken

A tender, juicy rotisserie chicken from the supermarket is one of my favorite $2 Dinners shortcuts, and I love to find new ways to use this economical and incredibly versatile deli treasure. While the “slice-and-serve” aspect is one of the nicest (read full article)

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Year of Soup Recipe Challenge Week 6- Bacon Cheeseburger with Fries Soup

The Year of Soup Recipe Challenge is rolling right along here at Mimi's Kitchen, and for week 6, I have a recipe for you that's based on and American fast food favorite...bacon cheeseburgers with fries! I know it sounds off-the-wall, but the flavors (read full article)

Birthday Banana Pudding Recipe

Tomorrow is our baby girl's 25th birthday...I'm feeling very sentimental and reflective. Just yesterday I was 25 and it was her first birthday, and now she's grown and has babies of her own. Where did the time go? We had her birthday dinner tonight, (read full article)

Year of Soup Challenge- Week 5

It's week 5 of the Year of Soup Challenge here at Mimi's Kitchen! This week's recipe is a yummy take on chicken soup with an Italian twist. It's easy, delicious, and you can have it on the table in 30 minutes!Tuscan Chicken "Noodle" Soup (Serves 4)8 (read full article)

Down-South Winter Wonderland

I apologize in advance that this has nothing to do with food, but I just can't resist posting a picture of our house during the winter storm that just blasted North Carolina. I realize that 8+ inches of snow is no big deal to some of you, but this is (read full article)

Year of Soup Challenge- Week 4

The soup for week 4 of my Year of Soup Challenge is one I developed for a recipe contest a few years ago. Even though my recipe wasn't chosen in the contest, I think it's still a winner because there are only 7 ingredients, it takes 5 minutes or less (read full article)

$2 Dinners- Dried Beans are Budget-Friendly and Nutritious Too (Part 3)

Today is the last post in my series about a favorite $2 Dinners ingredient, dried beans. In this last post, I'll tell you exactly how to cook dried Great Northern beans to perfection, and then give you a recipe for Italian Sausage with Beans and Toma (read full article)