Happy New Year! I wish everyone a sweet 2017 and in that spirit I’m posting my Sweet Potato Pie recipe. If you make it, share it and eat it you …
Cincinnati Chili Pies & A Chili History
I did some research on the history of Cincinnati chili and found resources that pointed to several immigrants who infused their chili with spices and served it over spaghetti. The …
Cincinnati Chili ~ A Culinary Talisman
I have two very distinct Cincinnati Chili memories. The first is walking into my Grandma’s house (through the kitchen screen door) and being greeted with the kinda funky, stinky, spicy …
A is for Apples…and Applesauce!
Happy Fall! I was saving this post for tomorrow, the first day of fall, but I just couldn’t wait! I love applesauce. There, I said it. Actually wrote it, but …
Spicy Coriander Mustard
I first blogged about homemade mustard last summer, Homemade Mustard ~ Marsala Mustard. Sadly, it is one of the least visited posts on my blog. Though I’m sure there are plenty …
Purple Hull Peas ~ Corn & Pea Salad
On my trip to the farmstand last week I purchased some purple hull peas (also known as pink eye peas) and used them to make a summer salad of corn, …
Georgia Peaches ~ Low Sugar Peach Jam
I made a return day trip this week with family to Jaemor Farms in Alto, Georgia. I’ve posted about Jaemor before in Trip to the Farmstand ~ Georgia Grown, last summer. …
Layers ~ Pastry Metaphor
Please excuse my ramble today…accept my permission to scroll down to photos and recipe links and skip my philosophical meandering! I saw this Daily Post prompt, Layers, a few weeks ago and meant …
Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes
This recipe is an adapted gluten free version of Aunt Mamie’s Lightning Cake, posted here a couple of months ago: Coconut Lightning Cake with Italian Buttercream Frosting. I used my own …
Strawberry Vanilla Jam
This easy homemade strawberry vanilla jam tastes so fresh you’ll think it came straight out of the strawberry patch! Strawberry Vanilla Jam 2 pints fresh strawberries 2-3 tablespoons freshly squeezed …
No Knead Bread ~ Crispy Ciabatta
It’s all the rage, that no-knead bread. I had to give it a try. So I’ve been playing with it for two months and can honestly say…it tastes better than …
Pina Colada Jam
If you like Pina Coladas…you’ll love Pina Colada Jam! My daughters have been obsessed with pineapple lately. We’ve been buying it fresh and letting it ripen, then cutting it up …
Gluten Free Caraway Sandwich Bread
When I baked a rye loaf last week, my daughter mentioned how much she loved rye bread and missed that flavor since eliminating gluten from her diet. I had researched …
Garden Abstract ~ Torch Lily
Abstract Kniphofia Uvaria, a.k.a. torch lily or red hot poker plant. Original photo taken with Kodak Easyshare Z1085 IS, cropped with red filter applied.
What’s Blooming Now
“White bud! that in meek beauty so dost lean, The cloistered cheek as pale as moonlight snow, Thou seemest beneath thy huge, high leaf of green, An Eremite beneath his …
baby peaches on the peach tree
Future Weekly photo challenge theme, dreaming of future fruit! ~Beautiful little baby peaches in the shuck split stage of development~ A Little Peach Ditty Pink parchment blossoms flutter on branched …
World Health Day ~ Jerk Chicken Soup
Happy World Health Day! For dinner tonight, I decided we should have something hearty and healthy in honor of World Health Day. Something warming too, as a bit of cold …
Chocolate Ganache & Opera Cream Cake
I made a batch of opera cream for Easter and it didn’t quite set up the way it should. It was looser and wasn’t cooperating enough to coat in chocolate …
Muscadine Glazed Ham
I used my Muscadine Nectar in the glaze for my Easter ham, replacing the honey called for in the recipe. It was a sweet, southern substitution that had me pigging …
Muscadine Nectar
I have had some muscadine grapes stored in the freezer since last fall. I just couldn’t decide what to do with them after picking them up at the farmer’s market, …
Coconut Lightning Cake with Italian Buttercream Frosting
I have mentioned before that my sisters are talented bakers, especially when it comes to cake and frosting. I can usually manage a cake recipe just fine. Due to past icing …
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Bumble Bee Love
One Love The blueberries are in bloom and I am thankful for the humble bumble bee! Bombus Impatiens, an important pollinator. There were four buzzing around me as I shot some …
Cinnamon Buckwheat Biscuits
Today was supposed to be bread baking day as we’re down to two pieces of bread in the freezer. Unfortunately, mother nature has brought us 80 degree temperatures today and …
Baked Bread Dough Donuts ~ Glittered Clouds
Today is International Women’s Day and it has me thinking about all of the women I’ve known in my life. I’ve been lucky enough to have many great women role …
Fruity Fizzes & Teas
I must confess I’ve had an addiction to diet cola for much of my adult life. I have my favorites, but don’t discriminate if it is bubbly and has caffeine. …
Super Sides ~ Balsamic Braised Carrots
Carrots illustrate the height of pickiness in my family. Some of us prefer them cooked, some prefer them raw. When I serve them as a side dish I like to …
Easy London Broil Dinner
We’ve had two days of 70 degree weather and tonight I fired up the grill! On the menu, London broil with grilled asparagus. I use the term London broil loosely …
A Hopeful State of Mind
State of Mind Hope, bourne on budding boughs of blueberry.
Reflective Seasons
Seasons this week’s photo challenge: Not summer, not fall, not winter, nor spring, between.
Simple Salsa
Simple to make and nutritious, salsa is a great pantry item to have on hand for snacks, meals and for forming the base of sauces, soups and chili. I make …
