


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...
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...
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!