Leola’s Fruit Salad
My husband has an aunt named Leola, that makes this beautiful fruit salad. I have known Leola ever since Jim and I started dating thirty-seven years ago. I will never forget the first time we went to Aunt Leola and Uncle Al’s house in Fredericksburg, Texas, for Thanksgiving. Leola made this fruit salad, and I […]
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Spanish Rice Recipe
When you own a restaurant, you do daily specials. That is just what you do. Once a week, at my restaurant, we made Mexican food, and every time we made it, I would make a large container of this Spanish rice recipe. Recently, I was asked to bring something to a party, and they requested […]
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Sweet Potato Casserole
Every Thanksgiving and Christmas my sister makes PaPaw Mac’s Sweet Potato Casserole. It is one of those traditions that I hope will continue for many years to come. This year, I decided to share the tradition with my husband’s side of the family and bring it to their house too. The hunt for the recipe […]
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Whipped (Mashed) Potatoes
For seven years I made whipped mashed potatoes almost every day. That is the life of a restaurant owner/chef. I would get there at 7 am and start peeling. It was actually rather relaxing. I was the only one in the kitchen that early in the morning, so I would turn up the music, sit […]
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Homemade Mac & Cheese
Easter time every year is a time for everyone to get together and celebrate beginnings. This year (2020) was a little different for us. With COVID-19 hanging around we decided to not get together. We did have a family zoom meeting and I made all the traditional foods for my children here at my house. […]
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Cornbread Dressing
Recently, I came across an email I had printed out. It was one my mother sent me in 2000 when I was living in Melbourne, Florida, and about to experience my first Thanksgiving away from family. The email was the recipe for my great grandmothers’ cornbread dressing. The recipe was typical for one being passed […]
