Tomato and cucumber salad is seriously the easiest side dish to make, yet it is so refreshing and light which makes this salad a perfect companion to any rich or heavy dish.  I recently made some shrimp and grits (recipe to come soon) and did not want the hassle of making a traditional salad with croutons, romaine, eggs, or whatever one puts in a salad. This particular side dish stems from a similar quick cucumber salad my grandma Mabel use to make.  I use to live next door to my grandma and would eat dinner there quite often and she would keep a batch of her cucumber salad in…

I made these bad boys for Easter (sorry, I should have posted this recipe last month) and they were a hit! My husband and mother do not have a sweet tooth and loved these cookie cups. If you have a hankering for something light with a hint of sweetness, these sugar cookie cups are a must to make. If you ever had a fruit pizza with sugar cookie dough as the base, then this is very similar to that. While researching this dessert, I came across many sites with this dessert but there were such a range of ingredients and I am like, why complicate my life and pocket? My…