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

Do Not Worry

The hill behind our home is peppered with Lilac bushes and Evergreen trees planted by the previous owners.  Beyond the treeline dense woods continue up the hill to a ridge, quite common in the rolling hills of Tennessee.  In the springtime a few daffodils will dot the treeline but that is the extent of the … Read more

Strawberry Pretzel Salad

I am doing it again. Posting a recipe to share because I typically lose my copy of the recipe and can’t find it at the moment I need it. Now I will have it on my blog — forever. Well, at least for as long as I need it! I adore this salad and/or dessert. … Read more

Coffee Ice Cream

I haven’t ever been a coffee drinker.  Just never took up the morning cup of Joe, or the midday java-jolt.  I always thought “I don’t like the taste of coffee”.  It is the strangest thing – I don’t care for coffee by the drink but I adore the flavor in Kahlua (no-brainer), Tiramisu (of course), … Read more

Preserved Figs

best preserved figs

I didn’t grow up eating figs, well, except for Fig Newtons, you’re darn tootin!  If you weren’t lucky enough to have a fig tree or two growing in your yard then this little bloggin’ about figs will probably relate to you.  Here’s my figs story and an easy preserved figs recipe. For me, figs are … Read more