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, […]
Thankfulness. Family Time. Plus Two New Knees!
Thankfulness has been my motto for years, and I’ve never been more thankful than I was over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend this year! Two New Knees – Thankfulness Indeed As many of you know I have spent the last six months pretty much in self-imposed isolation. I needed knee replacement surgery on BOTH knees! The […]
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 […]
Recipe Mistakes – From Disaster To Delicious
Mistakes are rarely something to crow about. But on Thanksgiving day I made one of the biggest mistakes in my more than fifty years of cooking in the kitchen. But luckily it turned out to be delicious! I love Chef Michael Symon. And I saw him prepare his “Pap’s” corn pudding recipe on TV. It […]
HAPPY Thanksgiving? A New Meaning in 2020
Happy Thanksgiving. Those words have always rolled off my tongue. But this year I’ve been thinking a lot about what happiness REALLY means in my life since Covid19 has completely uprooted absolutely everything. Instead of feeling happy, let me change that word to GRATEFUL. I am grateful that I have so many wonderful memories of […]
Irish Soda Bread – A St. Paddy’s Day Tradition
Man does not live by bread alone. But St. Paddy’s Day wouldn’t be the same without this tasty baked tradition. Let me share my take on Irish Soda Bread! Now click right HERE for my recipe. I created this recipe several years ago, and it’s much easier to make than you might think. And who […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Emma’s Recipe For A Perfect Thanksgiving – From A Grandchild’s Perspective
Yesterday I finally got around to sorting papers and cleaning out my office files, and I stumbled across this recipe for a perfect Thanksgiving. And the recipe brought tears to my eyes. Our oldest granddaughter Emma brought this recipe to me last year when their family drove “over the river and through the woods” to […]