Buckle up and hold on because this meat sauce recipe is going to take you over mounds of bacon and onions and right down sugar-lane filled with sweet maple syrup and a beautifully rich balsamic vinegar! Last year at this time I suggested DIY Homemade Vanilla Extract as a lovely gift-giving idea. Vanilla is still … Read more
When my sous chef dish-washing mom made Overnight Egg and Cheese Casserole for her Bible study group, we had a half loaf of white bread left over. We are not big white bread eaters but we are big lovers of bread pudding. I also had a few whole wheat hot dog buns also leftover from a … Read more
On a recent trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, I wandered into a Paula Deen Family Kitchen Shop. I’ve never seen one of these shops before. I won’t go all buttery ya’ll, but honestly it is a beautiful shop! The very first display I see is for Butter Bell Crocks. Since I leave a small dish of butter … Read more
Today I was preparing to write this blog post while staying with a friend. When she passed by me she said “I won’t be a moment” to which I replied, “no worries, I am happy as a clam.” As soon as the words were out of my mouth I thought, where did that come from? … Read more
Spring strawberries are in season in middle Tennessee. Friday my sous-chef dish-washing mom and I made a trip to a local farm to fill up on fresh, ruby-red, stunningly juicy, beautiful strawberries. Mom cleaned the strawberries as I made dinner Friday. We talked about our “plan of attack” on Saturday morning to turn these berries … Read more
Since being gifted with fresh figs from our friends Joan and Ed, I have three figgy recipes I plan to share with you. Fig Preserves was the first one. This Ham and Fig Grilled Cheese Sandwich is the second and you’re darn tootin’ you’ll love the third one! The Chief was very skeptical about a … Read more