The months of January and February equal citrus time in the South! Saturday Morning Small Batch Kumquat Marmalade is truly able to be made in just a handful of hours on your weekend. PIN Saturday Morning Small Batch Kumquat Marmalade to make it later! We experienced a particularly sunny day about two weeks ago. It...
Sauces & Condiments
Herb Crusted Pork With Zinfandel Reduction
Herb Crusted Pork With Zinfandel Reduction is sweet, sticky, spicy, and requires surprisingly minimal hands-on time. PIN Herb Crusted Pork With Zinfandel Reduction Pork roast leftovers are a fantastic substitute for shaved beef in French Dip Sandwiches, and add depth of flavor to homemade pork fried rice. This Herb Crusted Pork With Zinfandel Reduction is...
Smoked Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches
A Southern favorite, Smoked Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches are 'real deal' Carolina style barbecue without shortcuts. A tender smoked pork butt and a heap of pulled pork sandwiches are what I'm after today. Y'all are coming along for the ride. Want to know why my Carolina Smoked Pulled Pork Sandwiches look so amazing? Because they...
Pork Scaloppine with A Warmed Tomato Ginger Sauce
Light and crispy pork medallions are the shining stars of this very quick to prepare hot main dish. If you plan on cooking a light dinner tonight, you've arrived at your method and recipe. Look no further than Not Entirely Average for your best home cooked meals or if you're wondering what to cook today,...
Southern-Style Molasses Barbecue Sauce
Having the family over for an outdoor 'properly social distanced' cookout? Make this beautifully sweet molasses sauce the day before in just minutes to have at the ready for your southern style ribs, chops, burgers, and barbecue chicken. This barbecue sauce recipe comes together with minimal ingredients and in modest cooking time. It will put...
A Sweet, Sticky, Spicy Bourbon Glaze
With over 10,000+ views, this post is now updated from its original which debuted July 22, 2019! A Sweet, Sticky, Spicy Bourbon Glaze adds a unique sweet-salty-savory 'Umami' component to grilled meats and fish and shellfish that will WOW you into adding it to your arsenal of recipes. Some of my BEST dishes incorporate this...
Peach, Strawberry & Maple Jam
Make a small batch jam with the last of summer's richest gifts. Needing inspiration for pairing this small batch masterpiece? Try any one of these EASY homemade recipes and enjoy the 'fruits' of your labor! A Hale and Hearty Homemade Waffle my Homemade Buttermilk Bread Crusty Dutch Oven Baked Bread Semi-Homemade Blueberry Streusel...
Quick Sweet Pickled Summer Vegetable Relish
Ma'am Cave and Not Entirely Average, a blog collaboration! If you are a gal who 'owns' your grays, your wrinkles, and your sags proudly, then you will embrace the witty writings and confident advice from friend and fellow blogger Debra Blair and her website, Ma'am Cave! Debra hails from the great state of Massachusetts where...
Hearty Beef & Sausage Ragù
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 A Ragù is Bolognaise done right... If you were to select the monarch of the pasta sauce world, it would hands down have to be Hearty Beef & Sausage Ragù....
Marinade for Steak
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 If your hubby loves to grill, don't miss great Father's Day gift ideas at the bottom of this post! There is also an entire section devoted to Grilling & Smoking...
Whipped Horseradish Cream
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 It isn’t overly pungent and won’t mask the flavors of the excellent beef dish you’ve prepared. Elevate prime rib, beef tenderloin, crown roasts, and steaks with Whipped Horseradish Cream....
Five Ingredient Honey Mustamaise
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 Five ingredient Honey Mustamaise is tangy, sweet, the tiniest bit zippy, and can be made in 5 minutes. This EASY five ingredient Honey Mustamaise recipe is the perfect sauce...
A Pub Sauce Worthy of Double Dipping
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 The first time I was served pub sauce was atop meatloaf in Bennington, Vermont, and it was clear then that this would forever be known as the pub sauce worth...
Sheet Pan Fra Diavolo Sauce
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 Sheet Pan Fra Diavolo Sauce is a winner all the way around because everything gets cooked on the same baking sheet. Everything but the pasta, that is... Sheet Pan...