Let’s just say I set off a firestorm of interest yesterday when I shared this photo of my latest attempt at making a PiePaw’s Pie Crust! So I’ve dropped everything else on my Snowbird agenda and I’m writing as fast as my laptop will allow. I found this recipe by accident on Thanksgiving night. Yes, […]
Thanksgiving Dinner Prep Tips From Meemaw
Thanksgiving is my FAVORITE holiday. It’s not about material things. It’s not about gifts. It’s about family and friends. And that wonderful food. For most of us, the menu doesn’t change very much. For me, the food memories associated with Thanksgiving go all the way back to my childhood…even though it appears that I skipped […]
Copper Pots Need Polishing? – Just Grab Your Hot Sauce!
After our crazy trip home to the Heartland I began to deep clean our house from top to bottom. I just knew I would never be able to sleep if we didn’t deep clean absolutely everything in our home. And thank God for that huge can of Lysol I brought with us from Florida! I […]
Ten Courses? No Sweat! Cooking in Jim’s Kitchen
Does the thought of cooking a ten course dinner party make you sweat? Not me! Not as long as my favorite foodie friend Jim is by MY side! Our long awaited dinner party was scheduled for a Sunday evening. So Thursday was our major league shopping day, and Friday was venue decorating day. “Plan Ahead” […]
Sprouting Potatoes Got You Down? Here’s A Solution!
Sprouting potatoes are a real pain. I buy ten pound bags for just the two of us. (Yes…my Irish roots are showing!) And even though I serve potatoes at nearly every evening meal I often find some of those spuds sprouting before I can use them all up. But recently I think I’ve solved that […]
Meemaw’s Thanksgiving Meal – Prep Guidelines Revisited
My Thanksgiving meal prep guidelines may be in order right about now since my favorite holiday is only days away. (Here is a look back at our 2014 Thanksgiving meal…and my three little sous chefs who helped me pull it all together that year!) Every year I hear horror stories about folks who make all […]
Want An Environmentally Safe Way To Kill Weeds? – Try This!
I grow LOTS of herbs, and I cook with most of them. (Head on to Facebook and join my Facebook group called Fresh Herb Foodies.) Herbs add so much flavor to dishes. And garlic chives are a favorite of mine…except for one thing. Garlic chives spread like weeds. And they spread quickly! Want proof? THIS […]
Lolo’s First Ever Angel Food Cake – A Kitchen Success!
Imagine my surprise when grandgirl Lolo told me she had never tasted angel food cake! So of course that crime needed to be quickly remedied during GrandCamp 2018. Angel food cake requires some skills not usually associated with cake making, so I knew this would be another great kitchen lesson to be learned in Meemaw’s […]
Cinnamon Rolls From An Amish Mix – A BIG GrandCamp Baking Event
When Amish women bake cinnamon rolls they don’t mess around with small batches since they are always baking for a crowd. It’s never just one or two pans since many Amish women have eight or ten kids and a hungry husband to feed. to So when we stopped at the Amish run Stringtown Grocery during […]
A Quick and Easy Gingerbread House…Just In Time For The Holidays
Many folks get into the holiday spirit in a BIG way, and sometimes we’ve all bitten off more than we can chew when it comes to the decorating and baking and gift buying and present wrapping. I am always on the lookout for recipes that allow me to cut a few corners during this busy […]