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Simple Life, Simple Food, All Inspired by my Appalachian Roots

Barbecue

Southwest Spicy Pimento Cheese

Southwest Spicy Pimento Cheese

I remember eating pimento cheese as a child, the kind that comes in a tub from the dairy section, but it didn’t really come into it’s own with me until I moved south. I first rediscovered it when I lived in Knoxville, TN but it […]

WV Hot Dog Slaw

WV Hot Dog Slaw

If you lived south of the fabled slaw line in West Virginia, you ate slaw on your hot dogs. This slaw was a favorite of many a generation in our home town at the baseball park and will soon become your go to for summer cookouts as well.

Pecan Smoked Bourbon Peach Cobbler

Pecan Smoked Bourbon Peach Cobbler

This easy to make pecan smoked bourbon peach cobble is a great way to end a summer cookout with friends. It will quickly become a go to that will bring the fresh cast of Southern summer to your back yard.

Grilled Butternut Squash Soup

Grilled Butternut Squash Soup

By the time that I finish this post it we will have ushered in Fall. I love the summer season, but fall holds my favorite food recipes. Growing up in West Virginia is was usually cool by this time of the year. This meant that […]