by Sara Merritt on March 20, 2013
With Easter Sunday rapidly approaching & family coming in from out of town, it’s time for me to make a meal plan. One of my favorite things about a big family meal is enjoying appetizers prior to the main course. I like grazing, so it’s especially important that I serve both healthy & indulgent foods [...]
by Sara Merritt on February 21, 2012
I love the convenience of microwavable popcorn, but hate the idea of munching on diacetyl along with those delicious crunchy kernels. Thanks to my mama, we’re making our own popcorn these days using a brown paper bag & popcorn kernels from the grocery store. Pour ¼ c. of popcorn into the bag, fold down the top, [...]
by Sara Merritt on August 18, 2011
I first sampled these tasty little treats at a women’s brunch and embarrassed myself by eating half the tray. You will need: 1 small onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon butter 4 eggs, beaten 1/2 c. fine dry breadcrumbs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1/8 teaspoon oregano 1/8 Frank’s Hot Sauce [...]
by Sara Merritt on December 30, 2010
It’s Football Season again… {College Bowl Games, Superbowl, & Recruiting Season} It’s expected that all football wives have delicious & easy to prepare appetizers swirling in their heads — life spent on campus or at the stadium makes us professional tailgaters. That being said, I’ve been whipping up and serving the same appetizers for six years [...]
by Sara Merritt on November 19, 2010
I was sifting through cookbooks the other day looking for something inspiring & delicious to whip up and I found a great recipe for Baked Artichoke Dip. Coincidentally, Collective Bias needed some folks to shop for Frank’s Red Hot sauce and wouldn’t ya know… one of the ingredients in my recipe is hot sauce. You’ll love [...]
by Sara Merritt on February 28, 2009
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. You will need: 4 cloves garlic 1 (10 oz) package of frozen chopped spinach, thawed & drained 1 (14 oz) can artichoke hearts drained & chopped 1 (10 oz) jar Alfredo sauce 1 c. shredded mozzarella 1/3 c. grated Parmesan 1/2 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened Place garlic in [...]
by Sara Merritt on February 27, 2009
Need the easiest tailgating recipe on planet Earth? Look no further… You will need: 2 blocks of cream cheese 2 packages of Neese’s sausage – 1 hot & 1 mild 2 cans of Rotel Instructions: Dust off your crockpot Brown the sausage in your favorite non-stick skillet Toss the browned sausage in a colander & [...]