The cover of Tom & Joe’s Diner menu says it all. “Tom & Joes’s Diner…Where People Meet and Eat. Generations Serving Generations.” I’ve told you many times that the people we meet on our travels are the most important part of our road trips. It’s the “locals” who set the tone for the “feel” of […]
Clafoutis – A French Dessert That’s Meemaw Approved
Clafoutis. That’s NOT a term you expected to see next on my blog, but please bear with me. We’re home to the Heartland after our six weeks spent redoing our family’s investment home in the Outer Banks. But I’m waiting to share my Before and After photos until I get the professional photos of the […]
French Toast – No Bread Left Behind!
French toast is such an easy breakfast treat…and a great way to use up “old” bread. Recently we invited company for dinner. And half a loaf of French bread was left over after the meal. You know I hate to throw anything away, so I threw the slices in a plastic bag. Then those slices […]
Two Easter Recipes Revisited – Try Them This Week!
I’m busy sorting my Cuba photos and notes from our cruise last week and I promise to share all of our adventures with you soon. But Easter is almost here so I revisited and reposted several of my holiday recipes for you to try. Click HERE to see how to make pickled eggs and beets. […]
Christmas Morning – Carla Hall’s Ham and Gruyere Quiche
Christmas morning 2017 dawned crisp and icy in Indy. (Our little convertible looked more than ready to head South the next day!) But inside we were toasty warm and happy. And after the family opened all of their gifts, they scattered to the far corners of their house. And I was left in the peace […]
Eggs Benedict Casserole…With A Sausage “Twist”
Our Indy son Nick is a great cook, but when I arrive for a visit I like to give him a break in the kitchen. But as hard as I tried, one morning several days before Christmas he beat me to the kitchen and he served up a creation that will become a “go to” […]
Fake Crab Salad Quiche – From Disaster To Delicious
We’ve ALL done it. We’ve been talked into a product by someone who knows less about it than WE do!! It happened to me one day when a young chap at the meat counter at the grocery store told me their Imitation Crab Salad was “AWESOME”…! So I bought some. As you can imagine, it […]
Pickled Beets And Pickled Eggs…An Easter Tradition
Pickled beets and pickled hard boiled eggs were as much a part of Easter as my newest annual Easter bonnet. Easter was a special holiday for my brother and me…starting with a trip to church on Easter morning. It was a special day. And we always had some new clothes to wear to Mass. But […]
Asparagus Bacon Mushroom Quiche
Quiche was NOT on my radar recently as we packed for yet another road trip. But you know me. Waste not, want not! I found myself staring into the refrigerator at some leftovers that wouldn’t survive until we came home again. I just knew those leftovers would taste great if I mixed them all together…and […]
Hard Boiled Eggs Meemaw’s Way
Cooking perfect hard boiled eggs is not as easy as you might think. And it may come as a surprise to you to learn that the yolks of hard boiled eggs should NOT resemble the Dr. Suess version in his book Green Eggs and Ham. Some cooks start the eggs in cold water (like me) […]