Category: Southern Table

  • Southern Heat – Part 2

    Wow, I had big plans this week, but it is still SO HOT!!!! Heat index of 110 today! So, no cooking again tonight. We have actually done some grilling this past week, but absolutely no turning on the oven. Remember last week’s takeout? Well, after working all day, I’m thinking of doing a repeat with…

  • Southern Hotness!

    Yikes! As I write this it is 98 with a heat index of 105! That is actually not as hot as it was supposed to be today. Of course, the day is not over. When it is this hot, turning on the oven is just not something I want to do. Actually, cooking with any…

  • Southern Pinks

    It is still really hot here, but I still try to brave the back porch whenever possible. Today, while I was out, a small rain shower moved in and cooled things just a tad. The sun was still out while the rain fell. Norvelle Turner, who helped raise my husband used to say, “the devil…

  • Southern Fiesta Tasting

    Today, I am displaying some wonderful dishes that have been shared with me by wonderful people. JoAnn Butler (aka, Mommy Jo) sent me her wonderful individual sombrero dishes. They are all different and are all so much fun to use in a tablescape! Mommy Jo’s daughter, Donna Butler Douglas sent me the great and colorful…

  • Southern Seashell Memories

    My heart is breaking when I see the destruction caused by the oil leak in the beautiful Gulf of Mexico. It makes me want to return to a better time, gathering seashells along the beach and using them in a tablescape. The shells used in this tablescape were gathered by my friend Darlene. A lighthouse,…

  • Southern Tablescape on the River

    Okay, technically, this is a “rock-scape” because we used the rocks as our table down by the White River. Check out past posts from this week to see the river house and some of the spectacular views. I may even throw in a few extras here. And, don’t forget, if you would like to have…

  • Southern Table in the Garden

    As I have been working today, I have noticed the pink flowers pouring over the fence in the back. It reminds me of when I put in my garden last year as these flowers were blooming. Alas, I am not putting in my regular garden this year. I am gardening in pots. Too much going…

  • More Southern Porch Stuff

    I’ll have to admit, when ever it is even the least little bit warm enough, I’m ready to move it outside. I love having morning coffee on the porch, lunch on the porch, dinners on the porch. I’ll even try to arrange to have meetings on the porch. Anything to be out enjoying the sunshine!…

  • Southern Recap

    What a beautiful week this has been! It has truly been a beautiful and wonderful week! Filled with sunshine and so many beautiful colors, including PINK! Happy Pink Saturday! Here me visiting with Margaret Banks on The Margaret Banks Show at Mountain Talk 97 with Audio on Demand. Just click the “Audio on Demand” button…

  • Southern April Fools

    Before we get to the fun tablescape let me announce the winner of the National Association of Junior Auxiliary’s Silver Spoons, Blueberry Afternoons Cookbook give away! And, the winner is . . . Victoria! Congrats Victoria and thank you to everyone who left comments to win. Don’t forget, you can still get this fabulous cookbook…

  • Southern Luncheon

    My dear friend, Christy Case Keirn is the president of the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries. The NAJA has a publication that is published twice a year called The Crownlet. In this publication is information about the NAJA Cookbook – Silver Spoons, Blueberry Afternoons. “A collection of recipes from junior Auxiliary Chapters in Louisiana, Mississippi,…

  • Southern Lunch with a Friend

    Last week, I shared a recipe for Lemon Thyme cookies that I made for lunch with a friend. I told you I would post more about that. My friend is the precious Christy Case Keirn from Macomb, Mississippi. Christy is the president of the National  Association of Junior Auxiliaries and the marketing directory of our…

  • Southern Tea Time

    Not long ago, my Mother had an overnight guest. One of my nieces, Danielle, had come to visit. My Mother got to have fun being a Grandma. According to her, the story goes like this: After a good nights sleep, Danielle awoke and made her way to the kitchen, In the kitchen she found Grandma…

  • Southern Respite

    During the week, breakfast is kind of a hit and miss sort of deal around here. More often than not, I grab something as I am sitting here at my computer with a cup of coffee as I am working. Weekends, though, are another matter. Even though there is plenty to be done on the…

  • Southern White’s

    In Emeril Lagasse’s cookbook, Every Day’s A Party, he tells of a book called Almost Innocent by Sheila Bosworth that is set in New Orleans. In the book, tow characters, Rand and Airey, meet every Ash Wednesday at St. Louis Cathedral to get ashes, then walk to Antoine’s where they have their ” . .…