Confession: so, until a few weeks ago I'd never eaten a blood orange. I'd seen them in magazines, and decided

2017 was a bittersweet year for me. I lost my mama, but gained a new little boy. I'm looking forward to New Ye

  So, it turns out today is National Watermelon Day! I had no idea when my little person and I picked our VER

Fig week 2k17 continues folks! So I never really understood the "Toast" phenomenon. I mean, WHOLE restaurants

So, let's dive into fig week 2017, shall we? In my opinion, during the summer (and in some parts of the world,

I went to a bakery the other day and ordered a scone. It was SUPER dry and crumbly and kind of reminiscent of

Everybody down south knows about Sister Shubert... her orange rolls, cinnamon rolls, and yeast rolls are in EV

    I love cold, wintery weather... the more freezing, the more dreary, the better. I've loved these

My little person has started negotiating. Anytime he wants something, but thinks we'll say no, he'll say, "Mam

Back when Jill & Ruffin got married, they sent us home with possibly the best party favors on the planet..

   We'd hit another picky period with my little person... if it's not catfish, shrimp, (whaaat?) pasta or po

“Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead.” -Fannie Flagg, from Fri

This week at the store I had a little freak out. I looked around and noticed that watermelons, peaches, and co

We're the kind of people who order one big dessert and get 4 spoons. The folks who say "taste this! It's AMAZI

Once upon a time Shirley, my mother in law, baked amazing cakes and other delicious treats as a side hustle fr

Failure is part of life. I've learned that failing is one of the best ways to learn something new, and the bes

Fig week is technically over, but I couldn't give up on them just yet. I still had a half pint that I wanted t

  Fig Week is wrapping up here at Mess of Greens (though I have ONE more recipe to share next week! I jus

   I told my Instagram friends that this week is Fig Week here at MoG... and today I bring you almost a too-

So, I'd been in kind of a cooking rut lately... I've been spending so much time thinking about our home that w

When I was a little girl, we lived in a little house in Laurel with the BIGGEST mulberry tree in the backyard.

Y'all know I'm CRAZY about Dolly Parton, right? I mean, she saves wounded bald eagles, gives libraries of book

So my mama and I have this totally crazy, really special, absolutely maddening-mother-daughter-best friend rel

There's one thing every good southerner knows... know matter how you take your bourbon, it's going to be so go