Sometimes a little Cafe is exactly the right spot to go for lunch, and the Cafe At Stone Mill was just an elevator ride down from our room at The Inn At Stone Mill. The cozy combination cafe/gift shop is located on the first floor of the historic Stone Mill building, built in 1839. (It […]
Bean With Bacon Soup -No Cans Allowed!!!
When I was a child, one of my favorite canned soups was Bean With Bacon, and I have been craving that taste again. So I decided to recreate that soup from scratch. I found a recipe online on a blog called Taste & Tell. That recipe sounded very promising, so I used it as a […]
Norwegian Sky – Permission To Come Aboard!
“Welcome Aboard!” That’s the greeting we heard from three crew members dressed in white as we wheeled our bags up the gangway toward the beautiful Norwegian Sky. And let me add…those words were music to this old seafaring Meemaw’s ears! It felt great to be back aboard a beautiful ship. It was shortly after Noon […]
Winter Weather Got You Down? Make SOUP!
Winter means different things to different parts of America. If you’re up North, it means cold temps and snow, but down South it means a break from beastly hot temps and the summertime humidity. But no matter what weather you find outside your door, a pot of soup can be the perfect one pot wonder! […]
My Butternut Squash Soup Will Warm You Right Up
Ahh…Butternut Squash Soup. It’s good enough for company…and here is proof of that! I served this last winter as one course of a five course dinner I cooked with my foodie friend Jim. I don’t know what the temperature is where you live, but it’s SOUP season here in the Heartland! We were gone all […]
Meemaw’s Broccoli Cheese Soup – A Family Favorite For Years
Soup is ALWAYS on our menu no matter what the season, and my Broccoli Cheese Soup has been a family favorite for years. And I’ll let you in on a little secret. Some of the ingredients in this “homemade” soup come right out of a can! In my opinion there is absolutely nothing wrong with […]
Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions Make THE BEST French Onion Soup
Wow. I had no idea how many people love French Onion Soup until I posted this photo on my Instagram and my Meemaw Eats Facebook pages! (If you don’t follow me on those sites…you should, since I post many photos and stories on those sites that I don’t share here on my blog.) So, by VERY […]
A Day Spent With My Foodie Friend…And Our Five Course Autumn Harvest Dinner
A Five Course Autumn Harvest Dinner? No sweat! I simply joined forces with a great “Foodie Friend” to make it happen. And boy…did it happen! Earlier this Autumn I had the privilege of spending a day cooking with Jim in his well equipped kitchen in Kalona, Iowa. (I was like a kid in a candy […]
Hail Mary Tomato Basil Soup…Just Dump, Stir, and PRAY!
TOMATO BASIL SOUP I invented this Tomato Basil Soup recipe when I realized we had more volunteers than food to feed them at our church in Ft. Lauderdale several years ago. The army of workers were preparing for the annual rummage sale and we didn’t want them to starve as they sorted and priced the mountain of […]
Soup 101 And Meemaw’s Italian Sausage Veggie Soup
I’ve been making soup for more than 50 years. In fact, here I am in high school…stirring a pot of chili for a fundraising event! Many people have asked me “How do you go about creating all of your original soup recipes?” So today I will try to answer that question, and I’ll also share […]