It’s time to talk dirty again.  Due to the L O N G winter, we are running a little later preparing our raised bed garden this spring.  Do you have your garden ready?  Most local garden centers here in Middle TN suggest planting around April 15th to avoid any frost.  So let’s get those taxes [...]

Both my Grandmothers were excellent fried pie makers.  I remember the process seemed to be quite involved and the end result was a special treat for family gatherings or even for birthdays.  I’ve never had a store bought fried pie that came close to matching the taste of those good old fashioned, home made pastries.  [...]

Here’s a quick and easy spring and summer pleaser.  When I make this recipe, folks can’t believe it is actually made with canned chicken breast.  Sometimes I simply place the chicken salad over a bed of greens.  Sometimes I make those pretty little mini pastries.  But most of the time, this chicken salad goes on [...]

I don’t know why I equate home made banana pudding with church gatherings, but I still do. I have pleasant memories of attending many a church social where somebody’s grandmother had made banana pudding from scratch.
I have always been fond of home made banana pudding. This is a southern tradition I hope never dies. Although [...]

 
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 always [...]

 
 
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 to Australia [...]

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 [...]

 
 
For most of my growing up years, I was an only child.  I remember being so very bored at home, and wanting someone to play with.  I cherished the times during summer breaks when my cousin Kelly and I would spend a week at Grandmother’s house.  We would giggle and laugh for hours.  I also [...]

 
 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 [...]

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?
 
The sauce is one of my [...]