Recipe Blog Posts
Fatayir, Lebanese Spinach Pies
My oldest sister, Catherine, and her husband Jim are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this summer. They have invited the whole family to Taos, New Mexico for several days of celebrating. One evening, we are all invited to their place for a come and go...
Stacked Fruit Birthday Cake Alternative
Summer is here and all I seem to want to eat is fruit! We have a small group of friends who gather once a month at each other's homes for a meal and celebrate birthdays that fall in that month. Lately, everyone seems to be trying to eat healthy, so this month's...
Master “Bisquick” Baking Mix
Two variables are colliding at once this month: children and grandchildren will be home for the summer and the price of groceries are going up. This recipe can make your life easier and will cost you a whole lot less than buying a baking mix from your grocery store!...
Old-fashioned Strawberry Shortcake
All of us "Graham girls" feel at ease entertaining; I guess because my mom taught us by osmosis. We each had our rotating roles in the kitchen. She taught us things like: if you're baking, double the recipe and put the extra in the freezer, use fresh ingredients which...
Minestrone Soup
February is perfect for trying out new soups. I found the following recipe in an old Community Cookbook called The Cotton Country Collection, a gathering of tried and true recipes by the Junior Charity League of Monroe, Louisiana in 1972. Even though it is not an...
If you Think it, it’ll Come
Tim and I enjoy watching cooking shows together and by the way, he’s a great cook!
My Trustworthy Crockpot
We’re into the full swing of two months of cooking, baking, and celebrations!
Crockpot Chicken Curry
Fall is officially here and its time to pull out the crockpot for dump it and forget about it meals for the busy household.
Fruit Slush
August in Texas is the hottest month of the year. Yesterday, it was 107 in my backyard! The kids either have already started back to school or will so this week and will night a refreshing snack when they tumble out of the school bus, hot, sweaty, and exhausted.
Rum Cake
I love baking cakes, especially bundt cakes!