Hilda’s Potato Salad
Tara on Mar 28th 2009
Both my Grandmothers were fantastic Southern cooks. Grandmother Bybee’s first name was Hilda. She was a unique woman, unlike anyone else I’ve ever known. Whenever we had family gatherings with her – she produced quite a spread. She would have 2 of everything. She always made 2 meats like ham AND beef. There were […]
Chicken Lasagna Bake
Tara on Mar 26th 2009
Here’s another hearty generous recipe from Karen and it fills a 9×13 pan. This dish is even better the day after it is made. I wanted to freeze a portion for another meal, but there wasn’t enough left to freeze! Chicken Lasagna Bake is a versatile recipe. If you don’t like red pepper, just omit it. […]
Pavlova
Tara on Mar 21st 2009
Hope recently participated in our home school group’s International Fair. Each student gets to select a country to study and puts together a visual presentation of the chosen country. Students get to dress up accordingly and also have prepare some authentic food to share from their featured country. Since Hope’s cousin recently moved […]
It’s Plant’n Time!
Tara on Mar 18th 2009
I just love fresh vegetables. Last summer Cousin Kelly and I made several trips to Kentucky. We were on a quest for Peaches and Cream Corn, okra, tomatoes, peppers, and peaches. We shucked and silked several hundred ears of corn to freeze. We canned tomatoes. I froze peppers, peaches, strawberries, and blueberries. It has been […]
Best and Worst Cook Ware for Leaching Metals into Food
Tara on Mar 14th 2009
Growing up, Momma had a set of aluminum cookware with glass lids. Every time she made mashed potatoes, she would use one of those aluminum pots to boil the potatoes. What intrigued me then about the boiling potatoes was the gray skim that would float on top of the water around the inside of the pot. […]
I Declare – Chocolate Éclair Cake
Tara on Mar 12th 2009
Although it is SLEETING here now, we had a couple of warm sunny, spring days this week. Spring time brings about a change of menu at our house. The recent heat wave put us in the mood for this Chocolate Éclair Cake. When our boys were younger they called it Declare Cake – and the […]
Pizza Party Part 3
Tara on Mar 5th 2009
Here are two more great recipes for your Friday Night Pizza Party! Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza This pizza is definitely “man” food and all the HE people around here love it when I serve this one. What more could teenage sons and husbands want than a combination of both pizza AND bacon cheeseburgers? […]
Friday Night Pizza Party, Part 2
Tara on Mar 4th 2009
In the previous post, I mentioned that many families are looking for economical ways have fun together. One way our family copes with these tough economic times is by having pizza night and playing board games. Ethan and his friends recently played poker until 3am here at our house. We all enjoy LIFE, CLUE, MONOPOLY […]
Pizza Crust for Friday Night Pizza Party
Tara on Mar 3rd 2009
Times are hard for just about everyone I know right now. People everywhere are staying home more, and eating out less. I read in Sunday’s paper that the sale of board games is up, way up, over previous years. I would imagine most folks like us are looking for economical ways to have fun. So […]
