Ahh, sweet tea. It might just be the only thing you know about the South. Well, maybe you’ve heard we make great fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, and maybe you’re even smart enough to know what CFS stands for. But sweet tea is the real thing we’re famous for. It’s the house wine of the South. [Click to Continue Reading...]

When left to my own devices,  I default to my perfect 1 person dinner plan:  I put a 1/2 cup of dry beans in a bowl of water to soak til suppertime.  I truly adore beans and legumes more than most other foods.  I do a quick peek to see if I have a bottle of [Click to Continue Reading...]

Most of the time, our first venture into cooking involves following a recipe.  Sometimes it’s our mother’s recipe, sometimes it’s from a cookbook, or other times we’re simply reading the back of a box.  I remember the first recipe that called me into the kitchen.  It was a recipe for minestrone soup.  It called for almost [Click to Continue Reading...]

I’m a little envious of everyone who will be making festive red, white, and blue desserts this weekend.  I really wish I could get whipped cream all over my fingers while carefully arranging strawberries, blueberries and raspberries on a cake to resemble an American flag.  My 4th of July dessert will not contain such cuteness. [Click to Continue Reading...]

Let’s face it:  a milkshake is just a way to eat double the amount of ice cream in half the time.  And I’m okay with that.  Now that it’s summer (also known as the time of year I try to avoid using my propane oven as much as possible—life in the country ain’t so grand), we [Click to Continue Reading...]

As promised, here’s another no-bake dessert!  The only heat required here is to melt the butter, which in my house, can be done on the counter in about 10 minutes.  I’m really trying to use my oven as little as possible this summer.  The reason is we live in the country and we use propane for power.  I [Click to Continue Reading...]

This recipe does not just make two scoops of ice cream.  How sad would that be?  But it is a recipe for a smaller batch of ice cream that two people can share over a few days.  My honey loves strawberry banana yogurt, so I decided to turn it into an ice cream flavor.  This [Click to Continue Reading...]