Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
The Good China My grandma always kept the good china in a dark, imposing hutch that sat grumpily in the corner of the kitchen, guarding the special dishes like a soldier presiding over prisoners of war. I used to stand…
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November is the time for Thanksgiving! And Thanksgiving means apple pie. And if you could somehow take the flavors of the golden brown crust, the bubbling, cinnamon apples, and the kiss of caramel drizzled over the melting vanilla bean ice…
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I have always loved pecans. And toasted pecans? Gahhh. A revelation. There is something so deliciously earthy and fallish about them. So when you make homemade Pecan Sandies (tell yourself it’s really because you have to try out a Christmas…
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This year my little flower garden lavender patch went above and beyond the call of duty. It circled, hugged, and kissed duty, leaving roses and chocolates in its wake. Over the summer I have been collecting and drying the sweet,…
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Porch Sitting You can learn a lot about life sitting on the porch. There was a time, not so very long ago, when people didn’t have air conditioning. The porch became a respite from the sweltering stuffiness of the inside…
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Nancy in Paris “Paris is always a good idea.” — Audrey Hepburn It was just about a year ago that I was in Paris— that glorious, magical city which has a certain something– a certain je ne sais quoi— that…
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Chocolate and Pumpkin are meant to be friends. They are the kids that meet in elementary, become best friends in middle school, and go to prom together in high school. Some things are just meant to be together. And when…
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There are few things that say “Down home goodness” like a true, Southern, buttermilk biscuit. I struggled for years to make these tricky little guys, but I learned lots of tips and tricks along the way (you know– while I…
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The Lady’s Bonnet There once was a beautiful lady, The most lovely you ever did see. And though she is missing her bonnet, She’s still perfectly lovely to me. Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there lived a…
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Labor Day was made for family get togethers, barbecues, and apple pie. And if you are lucky enough to have homemade apple pie at your gathering, then your pie needs to be set up on a blind date with Cinnamon…
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