Loving Paula Dean

Paula Dean is a southern cook with her own TV show who makes the most delicious foods. Of course, they are all fattening as hell. But they sure do taste good. I bought one of her recipe books and I’m going to start trying some of her suggestions once a week. The rest of the [...]

Hard Boiled

Sometimes I like to make a couple of hard boiled eggs. I like to have them on hand so I can easily add chopped egg to cold salads or to make deviled eggs as a side dish.
To make them only takes a couple of minutes of actual attending the eggs. I take a small pan [...]

Crazy Crowded Grocery Store

It seems like every woman in Nashville is at the grocery store today. I’ve never seen it so crowded in the stores! It was hard to find a decent parking spot – my first clue. Then there were only a few buggies available – second clue. Some of the aisles were practically wiped out – [...]

Candy or Flowers?

Are you celebrating Valentine’s Day today? Did you get flowers or candy? I love chocolates, but I admit I am a bit of a snob about chocolates – they must be GOOD chocolates. Like Godiva chocolates. So if you are thinking about getting me a gift for Valentine’s Day, here’s your hint: Godiva chocolates or [...]

Thanksgiving

We went to my mom’s for dinner. It was really nice to eat her good home cooking. I guess no one ever cooks as good as your own mom cooks.
The family was pretty quiet today. That was strange. I guess they were all determined to have a nice holiday and just forced themselves to keep [...]