‘Tis the season for sharing time-honored family recipes, and I have a bunch of those–my grandmother’s fruitcake, my mom’s snowball cookies, the obligatory Southern woman’s cheese straws. But this year I’ve decided I’m not going to bake as much. I’ve got so much else to do, and frankly, y’all, I’m tired. So I tried toContinue reading “Brown Butter Ginger Snaps”
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Beach Breakfast (Sausage gravy recipe)
Last week the whole HeeHaw gang went to the beach for our annual beach trip—me, my darling Thunder, both my gorgeous sisters and their incomparably handsome husbands, my niece (aka the Most Perfect Teenager on the Planet), and my beloved bestie. And yes, it was weird being there without either of my parents. Lots ofContinue reading “Beach Breakfast (Sausage gravy recipe)”
Aussie Meat Pie
When my hubs and I got married, there were a few things I had to learn to cook. Toast with Vegemite and mild cheddar cheese. Ham and cheese sandwiches with butter on the bread instead of mustard. Pea and ham soup like his mum makes. But the thing I had the hardest time getting rightContinue reading “Aussie Meat Pie”
How to Cook a Pot Roast
So a couple of weeks ago, my 81-year-old dad fell down. He’s fine; he didn’t break anything; we were very lucky. But suddenly the guy who was extremely independent and a regular at every greasy spoon in town was shaky on his feet and not willing to leave the house. He’s getting around okay withContinue reading “How to Cook a Pot Roast”
How to Cook Supper on a Tuesday Night (Hamburger steaks & gravy)
My mama worked a nine-to-five clerical job pretty much my whole life. So I learned from her at an early age how to get to the grocery store, get home, and get supper on the table fast before collapsing from exhaustion in front of the TV set. This was one of my father’s favorite dinners,Continue reading “How to Cook Supper on a Tuesday Night (Hamburger steaks & gravy)”
Hippie Juice – Summer 2019
So as regular readers already know, my family goes to North Myrtle Beach every summer. We stay in the same ramshackle house, flop like beached sea mammals on the sand, eat way too much junk food, play a LOT of contract rummy, and drink. I probably drink more alcohol during that one week than IContinue reading “Hippie Juice – Summer 2019”
Macaroni Pie
Our family’s ultimate side dish, a baked mac & cheese casserole, insanely simple but insanely satisfying, too. My Grandmama Wylie taught the recipe to Mama when she and Daddy got married back in 1963, and Mama taught it to me when I was about eight years old. My sister, Sarah, has made refinements, and IContinue reading “Macaroni Pie”
Insane Potato Casserole
I haven’t posted a recipe in a while, and we ate the hound out of this Halloween night, so I thought I’d share it. I adapted it from a recipe I found on Pinterest for “Crack Potatoes,” but my niece said that just does not sound appetizing, and I suppose she has a point. WhateverContinue reading “Insane Potato Casserole”
Rhinestone Cowboy Soup
So you kittens know me around this time of year; I’m always looking for something to cook that’s either dead easy to make or makes a lot of yummy leftovers. So it thrills my soul when I discover a new dish that’s both. Yesterday morning for reasons I couldn’t begin to fathom, I woke upContinue reading “Rhinestone Cowboy Soup”
Cooking a Thanksgiving Turkey – Fear Not the What-What
With the number of hotlines, websites, recipes, chat boards, and support groups available, you’d think cooking a Thanksgiving turkey was a task roughly akin to landing an airplane while juggling knives as monkeys throw cigarette butts at your face. It’s not. I swear before the throne of glory, it is one of the easiest thingsContinue reading “Cooking a Thanksgiving Turkey – Fear Not the What-What”
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