Category: Southern Food
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Southern Goodness
One of my favorite meals these days is smoked/grilled catfish. My husband and I have been experimenting with different techniques and have come up with what we think is the very best! We use a smoker/grill that is similar to the one my brother, Jay gave us when we got married. First, we season the…
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Southern Bird Watching
One of my favorite set of tables in the house is this little set of nested tables near my back porch. This table holds a few of my favorite things to have on hand. A book on birdwatching, a scented candle, a pretty Lenox music box (the lid on top and the musical part on…
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Southern Freeze!
It isn’t just cold, it is freezing! My neighbor flies his flag every day. Here it was this morning in the COLD winter wind: Okay, so let’s warm up with some food for: One of my favorite sources for recipes is emerils.com. Everything I have ever eaten at his restaurants has been fabulous and I…
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Southern New Year
Happy New Year and Blue Moon! Another year has passed and here we are moving in to yet another new one. I’ll have to say, as with so many others, this year has been a tough one here. However, I have learned, that nothing stays the same. In life, we have good times and bad…
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Southern Fun in the Kitchen
Let’s have some fun in the kitchen for Foodie Friday at Designs by Gollum and a first for me with Show and Tell Friday with My Romantic Home. Some of the best recipes I have found come on the label of the package for one of the ingredients. I love the chocolate chip cookie recipe…
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Southern Sides
Many years ago, I lived in Fort Worth, Texas. A fabulous place to live. After Fort Worth, I moved to Las Colinas, Texas which is between Fort Worth and Dallas. While I was living in Fort Worth, I worked for a while doing computer work for Travis Avenue Baptist Church. Those were great times. The…
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Southern Cranberries
Southern Cranberries? I know, I know, I’ve never seen cranberries grown in the South. However, as so many Americans, we Southerners love cranberries with our Thanksgiving dinner as much as the next family. Not only are they such a beautiful red color, they are also delicious and nutritious! According to Ocean Spray: They help cleanse…
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Southern Recipes
Recently, a visitor to this blog contacted me via Facebook. We are now friends on Facebook, and, what a friend she is. Her name is Cindy Johnson, and she is a retired Home Economist from Georgia. Cindy was kind enough to share a great recipe with me and allow me to share it with you.…
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Southern Wild Turkeys
When we lived out by the lake, every now and then, we would see a beautiful wild turkey pass by our house. Now that we live in town, we don’t see much of the wild turkeys. I miss that. Turkeys are fascinating to watch. The males “strut” for the females with their feathers puffed out,…
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Southern Holiday Eve Recipes
The whole gang (I’m sure my family appreciates being referred to as a gang) will be showing up the Wednesday before Thanksgiving or before. They will most likely be tired from their travels and need something warm and comforting to eat. Of course, there are a couple of considerations. One family member doesn’t like fish…
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Southern Hospitality
Yes, it is time again for Foodie Friday with Designs by Gollum! Before I share a great recipe with you, I want to update you. As many of you have already read, I have joined an incredible group called Soldiers’ Angels. What is Soliders’ Angels? Soldiers’ Angels is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing aid…
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Southern Entertaining Plans
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 The holidays are upon us. Only a few more weeks until Thanksgiving and then Christmas and New Years are right behind. It seems like just yesterday we were enjoying the long summer days. Well, November…
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Southern Soup Craving
I had some tomato soup for lunch today. As I was eating it, I was reminded of how much I loved the tomato basil soup at la Madeleine. Oooh, it is so good. It is thick and creamy and so, so yummy. Just what is needed on a rainy fall day. La Madeleine has 60…
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Southern Honeymoon
Okay, no more wedding pictures today (I think). If I were going to show you a wedding picture it would be of my wonderful and talented friend, Denise White, who sang The Lord’s Prayer at our wedding and also had a wonderful time singing with the Jack Mitchell Big Band at the reception. I even…