Happy Birthday America, sweet land of LibertyI hope everyone had a safe and happy day yesterday in honor of our great nation. No matter the dissimiliarity of our backgrounds, our religion, the state we live in, or the myriad of other differences, we enjoy a common bond with each other,[...] |
Take the pressure and heat off Dad on Father's DayIt would be a nice surprise for the man in your family, if you prepare a delicious meal featuring ribs, ( one of his favorites), without even firing up the grill. I can help with that, and with a little advanced planning and[...] |
Going BananasI have previously blogged about my habit of over-buying bananas and looking for recipes to use "beyond their prime" bananas. I have another favorite recipe that I would like to share. But first, have you seen the e-mail that is circulating[...] |
Heritage and Okra StewAs I was trolling recipes on the internet this week, after a trip to the Farmer's Market and my purchase of a pound of fresh cut okra pods, I started thinking about ethnicity, heritage and okra. I love okra just about any way you can prepare[...] |
My favorite teacher--biscuit baker supremeHands down, my favorite teacher was my Paternal Grandma. I have never had a better biscuit, than those that came from her hands. Her biscuits were magical. As a young girl, I was only interested in the transfer of the warm biscuit from her[...] |
His own personal silo--a comparison and parallelWhen I saw this photo Gene took of the red winged black bird, it struck me that the wise bird had found his own private silo that Farmer Gene had supplied. I was also thinking (unlike this bird) how I could share and write about my own personal[...] |
Math was never a strong suit for meGuess you could say I could hold my own in arithmetic in grammar school and I do remember that the whole equals the sum of its parts. Where am I going with this thought? Well, when you are talking to most Southern cooks they will tell you three[...] |
Prepare for Compliments and Praise--Part TwoIn my first post under the above heading, I blogged about a sage-cream sauce and provided an Ina Gartin technique for roasting chicken breasts that I really like. I would like for you now to see what I do with the extra roasted chicken[...] |
His own personal silo--a comparison and parallelWhen I saw this photo Gene took of the red winged black bird, it struck me that the wise bird had found his own private silo that Farmer Gene had supplied. I was also thinking (unlike this bird) how I could share and write about my own personal[...] |
His own personal silo--a comparison and parallelWhen I saw this photo Gene took of the red winged black bird, it struck me that the wise bird had found his own private silo that Farmer Gene had supplied. I was also thinking (unlike this bird) how I could share and write about my own[...] |