by Nettye Johnson | Aug 22, 2019 | family, food
My parents were avid gardeners. Daddy grew up on a Mississippi farm and had a degree agriculture from Alcorn State University. Every summer, he grew bushels of vegetables and fruit in our south side Chicago backyard and gathered baskets of produce from you-pick-it...
by Nettye Johnson | Jun 21, 2019 | food
HAPPY NATIONAL SMOOTHIE DAY!!!!! While I prefer to chew my calories, smoothies are up there with soup and salad on my on-the-regular eats list – particularly during the summer (which also starts today). Smoothies are cool, refreshing, sweet treats that can also...
by Nettye Johnson | Apr 12, 2019 | family, food
So, one of our go-to weekday meals for the family is a Mexican casserole. A play off lasagna, it is a layered dish using tortillas (instead of lasagna noodles), ground beef (and/or leftover rotisserie chicken) browned with a taco spice blend, black beans and/or...
