I was tired. I had just finished eating my way through New York City. Sitting with my computer on my lap I announced to my sous-chef dish-washing mom and Chief Culinary Consultant “I’m not making a bunch of sweet treats this year for Christmas. We just don’t need the sugar or the calories.” Sixty seconds … Read more
Have you ever heard laziness is the mother of invention? No? Well, maybe I just made that up! I was preparing to make Apple Sage Sausage Balls for a brunch I was attending at Community Bible Study and the recipe calls for dehydrated onion. It was at that moment I remembered I had forgotten to buy … Read more
It is Thanksgiving week. No doubt you and I are just like millions of other Americans scurrying around to prepare for the “perfect Thanksgiving.” Decorations, beautiful food, scrumptious sweet desserts, all wrapped up in a warm, cozy house, and a smile that will last for hours. But today I am reminded of the sisters Mary … Read more
Chess pies are a Southern specialty that has a simple filling of eggs, sugar, butter, and a small amount of flour. Some recipes add cornmeal and others include vinegar. Flavorings, such as vanilla, lemon juice, or chocolate are also added to vary the basic recipe. When I asked my southern-born husband if his Granny made … Read more
Besides being the chief gardener, chief culinary consultant, and chief everything else my sweet husband is also the chief flour grinder. A few years ago we bought a 5 gallon bucket of winter wheat berries. (Yikes, that is a lot of berries!) And so we have ground our own whole wheat flour for some time … Read more
One of Olive Garden’s most popular soups is also one of my sous-chef dish-washing mom’s favorite. Olive Garden’s recipe can be found all over the internet and includes ground beef. But the recipe I chose to use came from Our Best Bites and includes bacon but not beef. As I was finishing up the soup … Read more