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. […]
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Food is the Fabric of Life
Food is the fabric of life! I am pulling one thread at a time and living life to the fullest! I love to cook! Well, duh, why else would I be spending so much of my time posting recipes, writing blogs, and taking pictures of food? But, it is more […]
Apple Sweet Dip
With Fall in the Air… OK in Texas it is more like ” Hello, Winter is here”… I get this overwhelming urge to eat more apples. This Apple Sweet Dip is the perfect thing to serve up with sliced apples. It is so tasty, that the kids won’t have any […]
1954 Chicken Florentine
I love taking old recipes and revising them for today. For instance, this 1954 Chicken Florentine recipe had a jigger as a measurement. I had to educate myself to edit this one, and I was extremely pleased with the results. The chicken turned out moist, and the sauce was perfect. […]
Easy Lasagna Casserole
Have you ever gotten a call that some company is coming and you just don’t know what to make? This easy lasagna casserole came to my rescue the other night! I adapted it from a 1954 cookbook and love the way it turned out. It is easy to make and […]
Chocolate Chip Butter Cookie
This is not your traditional Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. This chocolate chip butter cookie recipe starts with a butter cookie base for a lighter more shortbread feeling with just the perfect touch of chocolate. It makes the perfect company for a nice cup of coffee or tea. They are also […]
Sesame Chicken Recipe
One of the things I want to get better at is cooking Chinese style food. This recipe for Sesame Chicken is one of the first I have come up with, and I must say it is a keeper. I started researching how to make it and, through trial and error, […]
Chocolate Caramel Poke Cake
Sometimes I start wanting something different. I love chocolate cake, just as much as the next person, but when the hankering hits me for a different kind of chocolate cake I become obsessed with figuring out what my stomach is telling my brain it wants. I pull out the legal […]
Easy Alfredo Sauce
My daughter pointed out to me the other day that I had not posted the easiest recipe I make. Well, I decided that I need to rectify that as quickly as possible. This Easy Alfredo Sauce is something I made in The Acme all the time, and I also make […]
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
First attempt at some Chicken and Sausage Gumbo! One of the things that I love about living in a small town is that your neighbors tend to care about you. My in-laws have a nice lady who lives next door to them, always hanging bags of fresh from the garden […]