When Squares Turn to Rounds(Recipe: Pecan Pie Nachos)
I had a recipe in mind. There’s nothing unusual about that. A big portion of my brain power goes toward thinking about what I want to cook next. A lot of times, it’s old favorites. Some of the time,...
View ArticleMystery Solved(Recipe: Heavenly Hash Candy)
I had to do a little detective work to nail down the name of this recipe , written in my handwriting, that has been in my possession for about 40 years. The recipe card is in good shape and easy to...
View ArticleRolling Along(Recipe: Martha Washington Candy)
Researching the history of food is of significant interest to me. I can’t say I’m as interested in researching the food as I am in eating the food, but it’s a close second. I love to know the origin...
View ArticleAnimal Crackers in my Kitchen (Recipe: Animal Cracker Orange Slice Icebox Cake)
There’s an old-fashioned fruit cake, called Orange Slice Cake, that I dearly love. It’s made with orange slice candy, dates, nuts, raisins, coconut and just enough batter to hold it all together. The...
View ArticleLoyalty (Recipe: Chocolate Fudge)
I’m squarely in the “why mess with success?” camp. After we completed our latest batch of fudge this morning, I asked my husband if he remembered the time I had a fudge fail. He answered, “No.” I...
View ArticleAt Last! (Recipe: Maple Syrup Cinnamon Rolls)
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls have been a Christmas tradition for my family for decades. I’ve experimented with so many different versions over the years, from scratch yeast dough as well as quick. I’ve...
View ArticleStrawberry Fool
Recipes with a unique sounding name, always grab my attention. And no one is better than the English at capturing unique names for their traditional foods. They gave us Bubble and Squeak and Bangers...
View ArticleStrawberry Banana Nut Biscuit Bread
Once smoothie stores starting popping up all over tarnation, I learned that a strawberry banana combination is a winner. Piccadilly Restaurants used to have servings of heavily glazed strawberries and...
View ArticleWarm Skillet Chocolate Pudding
Close your eyes and repeat after me: warm skillet chocolate pudding. All the stresses of your daily life just drifted away. The image in your mind is probably something like Grandmother standing at her...
View Article1-2-3-4 Cake with Coconut Sour Cream Filling
One of the first cakes Granny taught me to make was a butter cake with coconut sour cream filling. Her local grocery stores, The Piggly Wiggly and the IGA, had both started carrying frozen coconut...
View ArticleBanana Drop Cookies/Guest Post by Krystal Keith
Today, I have the fun job of introducing you to Krystal Keith. Krystal is a country girl at heart who loves to spend time in her kitchen. She just happens to make a living singing country music. So,...
View ArticleBlueberry Slab Pie/Martha and I Made a Pie
My 4-year-old granddaughter put in an order for a “pie made just from blue-blerries”. Our berries aren’t quite ripe so I thought I would make her a pie now with frozen berries and another with fresh...
View ArticleChocolate Chip Biscuits with Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling/Award Winner!
We took a little trip to Knoxville, TN this past weekend for the International Biscuit Festival where I competed in the Biscuit Baking Contest. The contest was great fun and a wonderful overall...
View ArticleTriple Berry Upside Down Cake
Upside down cakes are either the work of a genius or a good mistake. If the result is from a good mistake, I have to wonder how it happened. As I remove this Triple Berry Upside-down Cake from the...
View ArticleBlackberry Pie with Butter Pie Crust
The blackberries, they are a-comin’ in! I can’t imagine a summer without blackberries. Summer berry pickin’ has been a routine since I was a pup. Finding a wild blackberry patch is near impossible...
View ArticleRustic Peach Pie
Simple reduces stress. That statement is simple and powerful. Can I get an amen? Simplifying our lives is a way to weed out stress. Simple to me means wild flowers instead of roses, clothesline dried...
View ArticleMost Popular Recipes weekending 9/6/14
One of my favorite things to check each week is the list of the most popular recipes. This is one of those “behind the scenes” things that only I can see. I love to see which posts you’re sharing and...
View ArticleOld Fashioned Popcorn Balls
When you stop to think about it, there’s a whole mess of food that we associate with fall. Just think of all the food festivals and carnivals that take place this time of year. My goodness. You can...
View ArticleMeyer Lemon Bars
I don’t know that I’ve ever met someone who doesn’t like Lemon Bars. I suppose they’re out there somewhere in the big ol’ world, but I can tell you that our paths have never crossed. Never. Lemon...
View ArticleRoasted Strawberries
The winter strawberry capital of the world is a grand place to live in the winter. The strawberries are abundant and the climate is mild. Occasionally, we do get temperatures that drop below freezing...
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