Fig Newton Knock-Offs

You’re darn tootin’ he loves fig newton! We cannot even mention fig newtons in our house without someone breaking out into this little jingle.  So let’s just say there was a chorus of singing going on when I ventured into the do-it-yourself fig newton land. This is my third figgy recipe to share.  I started … Read more

Garlic Panini Bread

Hi friends!  This is just a quickie post to telly you about these wonderful garlic crisps I made recently.  I bought a loaf of sourdough bread to use in making Ham and Fig Grilled Cheese Sandwiches.  They were wonderful.  But I had bread left over.  I really like the crispness of the bread made from … Read more

Crockpot Beef and Broccoli

Are you on Facebook?  If so, have you seen the zillions of recipes that are finding their way from wall to wall?  Of course you have, we all have!  I’ve been tempted to try this one and then try that one.  But, this summer and I’ve been very picky about the recipes I have taken … Read more

Goo Goo Ice Cream Pie

Early in the summer we received the Tennessee Home & Farm magazine published by The Tennessee Farm Bureau.  We always enjoy reading articles about local folk and items of interest.  However, both my Chief Culinary Consultant and I turn to the pages filled with recipes first.  This Goo Goo Pie recipe took front and center … Read more

Baked Chicken Stuffed with Peach Chutney

We eat chicken. A lot of chicken. Chicken is my favorite meat.  My sous-chef dish-washing mom loves to recount the story that when I was growing up I only ate chicken drumsticks and an occasional hamburger, when it came to meat.  I don’t recall being that picky, but who am I to question mom?  My … Read more

Cream of Fresh Tomato Soup

A Time for Everything Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to … Read more