I recently sat in a small cramped doctor’s office with a girlfriend as she received the life-altering news that she has Parkinson’s Disease. For all the possibilities she and I had talked about hearing that day, that was not one of them. As we listened to the doctor arrange the next steps I felt myself … Read more
When my Chief Culinary Consultant won second place in his age group at the Southern Tennessee Plunge Half-Marathon on Saturday I set off straight to the kitchen. After a cold-drizzly rain, falling temperatures, and an increasing wind I knew we would all need a good meal with a winning dessert. I started with the one … Read more
Last week a big storm with strong wind and rain blew through the area. This large limb found its way to the ground in my brother-in-law’s yard. We became the lucky recipients of a 5 gallon bucket of pecans! My Chief gardener (and love of my life) will dry ’em, shell ’em, and bring to … Read more
Happy Saturday friends! Are you having a beautiful autumn where you live? Our temperatures dropped into the 70’s during the day for about a week and a half lulling me into the I love fall mode. Then WHACK this week Indian Summer returned with gusto bringing with it temperatures in the 80’s and HUMIDITY! What … Read more
In my last blog post I shared the recipe for Flaky Pie Dough. The dough is perfect for a sweet or savory pie. I labeled the post “Part 1” because there was more that I wanted to say. (Big surprise.) So this Part 2 includes tips and tricks for making perfect pie dough. Some of … Read more
I made my first pie when I was a teenager. I knew my mom particularly liked pie of all kinds. Mom was a full-time Registered Nurse besides being mom to four fairly rambunctious kids and while she had dinner on the table every night, dessert like pie was a luxury her time could rarely afford. … Read more