It is time again for the Crazy Cooking Challenge, and this month we are making stuffing! Stuffing was one of the first recipes I ever made. I remember getting up extremely early, or so it seemed at the time, to make the dressing and stuff the turkey. It had to go in the oven so … Read more

Happy Valentine’s Day to you!  Today I have an easy and inexpensive way to transform your table into a festive Valentine’s Day backdrop for your meal. Although this is a table that can hold 6 and maybe 8, today it is a table for 2. I used a lot of things that I have had … Read more

I have made lollipops in the past, but it has been a while. I had forgotten how easy, quick, and cute they are to make. I added these to the Valentines goodies I sent my son and his roommates. Lollipops (recipe from LorAnn Oils) 2 cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup light corn syrup  3/4 cup … Read more

This weeks salad is Ceviche. I picked this recipe because many moons ago, my husband and I used to live in a small Florida town called Fernandina Beach. Fernandina is a beautiful little shrimping town on Amelia Island.  Shrimpers would go out early in the morning and sometimes in the evening, and they would bring … Read more

No matter if you are a hosting your first party, or you have been the “hostess with the mostess” for years, you are going to want these Spicy Party Nuts at your next shindig! Especially your football parties! This recipe comes from a favorite grocery store of mine here in North Carolina~Lowes Foods! Every day … Read more

What are Choclava Pillows? Well, they are pastries made with puff pastry sheets and filled with a mix of nuts, specifically: walnuts, peanuts, pecans, almonds, pistachios, and hazelnuts. I used Planters NUT-rition Mix. Then add in some semi sweet chocolate and honey. Don’t forget to dust them with powdered sugar and drizzle with chocolate glaze! … Read more

Is there a sweet coolness in the air at your house yet? Not here either! It looks like we have another week of heat, and then some nice autumn weather is dropping by, and I hope it is here for the season! But I decided I am ready for some fall flavors now, so I … Read more

I love everything about Christmas Cookies! The smells, the colors, the yumminess! But my favorite thing about them is all the emotions and memories that immediately come back. Memories of my mom and I making them every year, since I was 4 years old. The neighbor across the street that taught me how to make … Read more

A really good neighbor is just the luck of the draw, is it not? I mean, you can’t plan who your neighbors will be. My family and I had a great neighbor when we lived in Utah. He lived next door, and he never grumbled or complained when our dog barked or when my son … Read more