Thanksgiving

I think we can all agree, there's just nothing like Mom's home cookin'. It just tastes better, doesn't it? For that reason I've asked my Mom to submit some of her favorite recipes for me to share with y'all each Monday. Let's get cooking...

What?  It’s not Wednesday?  Sue me. I was planning on putting this recipe up last Wednesday, you know, so you could make it on Thanksgiving if you wanted to…..but my computer ate my photo library.  Really!  I updated my iPhoto library thingy and POOF!  All my pictures were lost in there somewhere.  I’m not...

Hope you all had a great weekend and were able to stay dry. Something about dreary weather just makes me want to sloth out on the couch in comfy pajamas, with a big ol' mug of hot bourbon cider and a good book (I'm currently making my way through Jenny...

We are in Naples, FL this week visiting Michael's parents for Thanksgiving and his mom, Patsy, shared  her mother's cornbread stuffing recipe. Charlotte was from Mississippi, and Patsy said she made this simple, but delicious stuffing each and eve...

It is T-minus 5 days until Thanksgiving. I still have not finished planning my menu, but really, it doesn’t change very much. I am a traditionalist, what can I say? When I am making my Thanksgiving dinner, I always start with the cranberry sauce. It is my official kick-off for my Thanksgiving cooking. It...

Ambercup Squash?I can admit I had to google "varieties of squash" and the Ambercup looked like what I had sitting on my kitchen counter.These were actually given to me by the Learning Garden Director at my daughter's school (have I already mentioned ho...

I have this sweater that I pull out once the weather turns below 60 degrees. It’s an old college sweater of mine. It’s an XL so it’s baggy, the perfect thickness from years of washing, and it doesn’t have a hood so it doesn’t get all funky up on my back while I lay...

So, it’s conference week at Jordan’s school. They have half days all week. Actually, they had a half day a week ago Monday (for report card preparation) then another half day last Friday for the start of conference week, then this Monday just past was a holiday (Veteran’s Day) and now they have half...

Total time: 40 minutes, plus roasting and peeling time for the chestnuts Serves: 4 to 6 There are two secrets to preparing this recipe by Russ Parsons of the Los Angeles Times. First, steaming the Brussels sprouts whole and then quarteri...

Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Makes about 3 cups Delicious served with pork roast or grilled chicken breast as well as roast turkey. Recipe from Spice Islands. INGREDIENTS One 12-ounce bag fresh or frozen cranberries ...