As some of you already know, our snowbird nest is a one bedroom condo with less than 600 square feet of living space inside. (Take a tour HERE.) Two walls in our home are totally covered with a floor to ceiling mirror. Those mirrored walls make our tiny place feel so much larger than it really […]
Montgomery Pie – I Need ADVICE From My Amish and Mennonite Friends!
This winter I dragged some of my Mom’s old recipe books along with me to Fort Lauderdale, and today I began to thumb through her old Mennonite Community Cookbook . (That 15th Edition copy was printed in 1971, the year Peepaw and I were married.) I came across a recipe for Montgomery Pie. I had […]
Shepherd’s Pie – It Will Warm You Up From The Inside Out!
My inspiration for dinner for tonight came in a very unusual way. Today we had our HUGE mirrored living room wall replaced. (But THAT Dear Readers, is ANOTHER story!) And when I told one of the great installers I had a pie baking he asked if it was a Shepherd’s pie. I told him no…it […]
A Vegetarian BLT – Turning Eggplant Into “Bacon”
I love my Foodie Friends! So when my Florida pal Kathy sent me a recipe for “bacon” made from eggplant I just HAD to give it a try. After all…this is Lent. And I’m always looking for meatless ways to serve up lunch on Fridays during this season. And this recipe looked like a great […]
Meemaw’s HEALTHY “Kitchen Sink” Muffins
The word HEALTHY sometimes gets a bad rap…especially when it comes to food. Most people think of things like alfalfa sprouts or slimey green mystery drinks…but that’s not my version. I set out to create a healthy muffin using ingredients I already had in my pantry and in my refrigerator. Check out my healthy NO-FAT […]
Fort Lauderdale Or Bust…We Made It Once Again!
Our most recent snowbird road trip ended successfully in Fort Lauderdale. (Thank God!) We have our “getting settled” routine down to a science. We actually stopped to pick up our DVR’s at Comcast on our way into town. That way Peepaw could take care of the TVs and the “technical stuff” while I unpacked our […]
The Traffic Was TERRIFIC…But NOT In A GOOD Way!
My dear old Mom always told me “If You Can’t Say Something Nice, Don’t Say Anything!” And normally I try to follow that advice. But when it comes to Atlanta traffic…there are no good words to say. Except that once again we survived that mess on our snowbird trek to Florida. Thank God! We left […]
Valentines Day Meets Fat Tuesday – Mixing Cookies and Cajun This Year!
This is a first for me. A combination Valentine’s Day Cookie and Fat Tuesday Cajun Jambalaya post! If you’ve been reading my blog for years, you know I always bake LOTS of Valentine cookies to send up North to our precious grandkids. And this year was no exception! These are the cookies we boxed and […]
Oakwood Cafe – Dalton, Georgia…Breakfast With A Side Of Southern Hospitality
Our Snowbird Trek to the Sunshine State began before dawn. And Dalton Georgia was our first overnight destination. We love getting an early start on road trips, and watching the sunrise is a new beginning each day. I bet OUR road trips are different from just about everyone else’s on the planet. You see, we […]
Fried Chicken For Christmas Dinner? Yes Please!!!
Who ever heard of serving fried chicken for Christmas dinner? Our son Nick likes to “think outside the box” when he plans their annual Christmas dinner for a crowd. One year he and wife Sarah had a lasagna cook-off. (They each made a big pan of their favorite lasagna. Then they collected votes from all […]