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
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
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
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
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
Got peaches? Our peach crop wasn’t anything near great this year, but our two little peach trees did produce enough peaches that I could make a batch of spicy peach chutney. I am so glad I decided on the chutney for the use of our few peaches. This stuff is incredible and has a thousand … Read more