Enjoy this easy, fresh, springtime meal - my Strawberry Spinach Tossed Salad, from our new add on cookbook. If you haven’t tried out our original cookbook just yet (which has 55 pages of delicious finger foods, breakfast & chill, comfort food & mains, sides & salads, AND a sweet tooth section) you’ll be able to purchase this new add on together or on its own!
Seasonal recipes are such a special thing - you know, those recipes that make their way back into our grocery list when the holidays roll around? In our home, we always have some elaborate Christmas and Thanksgiving dishes that take quite a bit of time to put together, but the effort that goes into them is so worth it when we have our closest loved ones gathered around the table for these special occasions.
This recipe that I’m about to share is NOT one of those 15 ingredient-long, time-consuming recipes, but, it’s definitely just as tasty! Plus, not only will this green bean casserole recipe be the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving spread, but it will also be one of the easiest.
Whenever I make warm dishes like this, flour sack towels always make great dish covers to keep them warm until they hit the table! If you plan on trying out this amazing green bean casserole recipe or any other warm and tasty dishes, be sure to check out some of our adorable holiday-themed towels to have handy!
I think you’ll love this super easy, five-ingredient recipe so much that you’ll want to make it again and again. Seriously! Just prepare yourself for family and friends to start asking you to make it for cookouts, game nights, or even birthday parties. Your kids might even ask for it on an average weeknight!
If you couldn’t tell, I’m pretty obsessed with this Moira’s Green Bean Casserole and how easy it is. I’m pretty confident that you’ll want to make this delicious dish year-round once you try it! So, here it is - enjoy!
Moira’s Green Bean Casserole
1 stick butter
6 T. flour
7 cans French style green beans, drained
16 oz. sour cream
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a pan, melt a stick of butter.
- Add in flour and whisk until smooth.
- Add sour cream.
- Drain green beans and add to the mixture.
- Put in a greased 9x13-inch pan.
- Add shredded cheese to the top of the green bean mixture.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
Since we think summer should always revolve around sweet corn, here's the perfect duo - a delicious sweet corn recipe that we can’t wait for you to try and a bright, new sweet corn flour sack towel!
I've been feeling the urge to incorporate more Midwest-agriculture themed designs, and this sweet corn towel is the first to come out of that series! Let’s be honest...us Midwesterners LOVE our sweet corn. It pairs pretty great with almost anything you can throw on the grill. Having this tasty side dish so easily accessible June through August is a comforting reminder that summer is amongst us. 
This new towel reads ‘Home Is Where The Sweet Corn Is,’ and I think it’s the perfect reminder of growing up in the Midwest; eating ear after ear of corn with our sticky and butter-covered hands as the sun would shine down on our faces, and the sweet, light yellow juice would drip into our laps. It definitely gives a reminiscent feeling that I wouldn’t trade for anything.
SPEAKING OF SWEET CORN... I wanted to share with you an amazing recipe that a friend of mine shared on her farm to table focused food blog!
Jessie is an East Coast native currently residing in Northeast Iowa on an old 1,200-acre dairy farm. Four years ago, Jessie, along with her husband, Brandon, and their two dogs, Tater and Drake, quit their jobs, packed up their belongings, and moved to a state they had never even visited before...IOWA! (They couldn’t have picked a better state in my opinion.)
Her love for food has fueled the fire to share it with those around her. For her, cooking is much more than just combining ingredients together in a skillet. She thrives off of bringing something more to the plate than just food. It’s the swishing of knives, reducing local produce to perfect pieces, and the look on friends’ faces when they see the spread on the table. 
This sweet corn-based recipe is one of the tastiest things I’ve tried in a while. When I tasted it, I knew I had to share it with you all! I also love that this is a recipe that keeps the farmer in mind. So, here it is! Be sure to go check out the rest of her amazing recipes, many of which are intended to be super easy and gluten-free. And don’t forget to check out our sweet corn towel to pair with this delicious summer recipe.
Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS
6 Ears of Corn
½ Cup Mayo
½ Cup Sour Cream
⅔ Cup Cotija Cheese
1 Lime
½ Cup Pickled Onions (I found a super easy recipe for this HERE)
½ Cup Cilantro
½ Tsp Chili Powder
Salt and Pepper
HOW TO
1: Cut the lime in half and grill until soft and slightly charred - Remove and set aside.
2: Shuck and clean the corn and put directly onto the grill. Cook until charred - about 5-7 minutes.
3: Meanwhile, mix the dressing by adding the mayo, sour cream, half the cotija, chili powder,
1 lime half and a pinch of salt and pepper. Smear the dressing onto the bottom of a serving platter.
4: Cut the corn off of the cobb and place on top of the dressing. Squeeze the other grilled lime half over top with a pinch of salt and pepper. Then add the cilantro, pickled onions, and remaining cheese. Serve immediately.
You can follow along with Jessica here!
Instagram: @jess.wooody
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GIFT SHOPPING IS HARD! As adults, there comes a time when we realize how hard it is to find gifts for the adults in our life. Once we hit a certain age, we’ve accumulated so many ‘things’ that birthdays and holidays start to become seasons of ‘Let’s just skip gifts this year,’ and ‘There’s really nothing I need!’
So, we start to turn to more sentimental gifts… you know, like a picture frame with a photo put in. Or, some of us take the easy route and opt for gift cards. Although framed memories are a sweet gift, how many times can you really give them to the same person every year? And even though gift cards are always appreciated, they’re just not meaningful or special.
That’s why I wanted to share with you an amazing gift idea for any of the women in your life. It’s all the things that a gift should be; meaningful, useful, unique, and personal.
This gift idea that I want you to know about so you can stop searching for the perfect gift is our Heirloom Towels!
These soft and absorbent beauties can be exclusively designed with your vision in mind. This means that if you have a sketch already drawn up, a bible verse, a family recipe, a quote, ANYTHING with a beautiful meaning behind it, Doe A Deer Design can bring it to life for you on a flour sack cotton towel.
You won’t have to worry about finding the right tools to make it yourself, you won’t be left hoping that your artistic skills can get you the look that you’re going for, and you won’t have to worry about finding quality materials that will actually stand the test of time!
With our Heirloom Towels, all you need to do is help us understand your vision and then sit back and relax while you wait for your beautiful towel to be designed and then created.
Your towel design and creation process will take about 1.5 - 2 months to complete. When you move forward with your towel design order, we require a minimum purchase of 15 towels. So, depending on the meaning behind your design, maybe your entire family could relate to it and would appreciate a unique towel of their own! This is absolutely perfect if you are always struggling to find gifts for your female relatives.
Or, maybe your design is super personal to you and the person you’re planning to gift it to - who doesn’t love having an abundance of extra towels when the others are dirty!?
Whether you plan to gift your unique towel to a grandma, aunt, mother, daughter, friend, sister, or all of the above, you’ll be so happy when you see their face light up with gratitude for the thought that you put into their towel.
If you’re already thinking of the perfect design to put on your batch of Heirloom Towels, you can get started right now! If you think the person you’re gifting a personalized towel to would love to be a part of the design process, we also offer a gift certificate that covers the heirloom towel deposit!
Now that you know about the most unique and meaningful gift idea that the women in your life will adore, whether it’s for Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, family reunions, or Mother’s Day, I can’t wait to get started on your design and make some magic happen!
This weekend my in-laws were in town, so I whipped up this delicious Strawberry Rhubarb French Toast Bake. It was quick & easy. I love french toast bakes because the majority are able to be prepped the night before with minimal work the next morning! I combined a few different french toast bakes I had researched to create this Strawberry Rhubarb masterpiece.
I honestly think this would be good with ANY fruit. Just strawberries? Yes. Fresh blueberries? Delicious! If baking with a frozen fruit, I would allow them to thaw in a strainer so most of the water is gone. You don’t want your casserole to get too soggy!
The in-laws raved about it, and I of course sent them home with the recipe! Here it is for you too!
Strawberry Rhubarb French Toast Bake
1 lb. brioche bread, cut into 1” cubes
1 cup chopped rhubarb (or more to taste)
1 cup sliced strawberries (or more to taste)
10 eggs
1 ¼ cup milk
1 ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
½ cup sugar
1 T. vanilla
TOPPING
½ cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick butter, grated
Slice bread into cubes & placed in a greased 9x13 baking dish. Sprinkle half of the strawberries and rhubarb over bread cubes. In a bowl, mix together eggs, milk, heavy cream and vanilla. Pour over bread/fruit mixture. Push bread chunks into egg mixture to make sure they absorb the custard. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
In the morning, let the bread mixture sit at room temperature while you prepare the topping. Grate a stick of butter into the brown sugar and flour mixture. Mix brown sugar, flour and grated butter with a fork to make crumble topping. Sprinkle the remaining fruit over casserole. Pour the crumb topping evenly over the top of the casserole. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until casserole is set and the middle isn’t runny when poked with a fork. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
