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Happy Birthday Barbara

Happy Birthday Barbara

Warmest birthday wishes to my blog follower Barbara.   Hope you have many happy returns of the day! Here she is with her beautiful great grandchildren. I’ve known Barbara’s son and daughter-in-law since my first days in Peachtree City.  I also taught her granddaughter for a class in college.  Woooonderful family! I picked a Sour Cream Cake […]

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Miss Opal's Whoopie Pies

Miss Opal’s Whoopie Pies

When I first moved to Peachtree City 25 years ago, I was active as a volunteer with our church youth group.  We decided to have a garage sale as a fundraiser and it just happened to be held at my house.  Garage sales are easy when everyone else brings over their discards and you have 20 teens […]

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Brown Cake with No Frosting -- Can it Possibly be Good?

Brown Cake with No Frosting — Can it Possibly be Good?

My mom made this plain brown cake with no frosting.  Very plain.  No frosting.  It didn’t look very tasty but being the dutiful daughter I smiled and said “Boy Howdy” when she asked if I wanted to try it.  Then I spied a leftover dish of fruit cocktail sitting next to it.  Now we haven’t had fruit […]

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Olivia's Queso Grits and Aunt Merry Carol's Apple Dessert

Olivia’s Queso Grits and Aunt Merry Carol’s Apple Dessert

It was family night for dinner as I celebrated recipes for two lovely ladies in my life.  First up is the Queso Grits.  Olivia got rave reviews at college for her short story “Queso.”   Maybe soon you will get to read it in print.  She is quite gifted in the fine arts. She paints gorgeous pictures and […]

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Apple Rose Pastries

Apple Rose Pastries

I have seen these Apple Rose Pastries on the internet and since I just got back from Apple Land yesterday, I wanted to give them a try. I watched some German lady on Youtube making them today.  She spoke very rapidly and ironically the only thing she said that I could understand was “Pink Lady” and as […]

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Authentic Pumpkin Pie

Authentic Pumpkin Pie

I pulled a homemade pumpkin pie out of the freezer tonight and we had a slice for dinner.  Delicious! But wait, there’s more to this story.  Get your notebooks out.  I have a history lesson for you. I recently read that the first “receipts” of pumpkin pie from England in the early 19th century say that to […]

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Orca Beans

Orca Beans

I found these beans at Publix seemingly calling my name.  I love the coloration and the fact that I’d never seen this variety before.  I didn’t get a photo of the bag before cooking so you get to see an empty bag on my deck.  The brand is Bob’s Red Mill and I found them […]

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Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup

I enjoy eating soup and I am also happy to have an excuse to get out these pumpkin soup bowls I purchased from Williams Sonoma a couple of years ago.  I love the time in September when fall starts to show up but we’re not quite ready for Halloween yet.  These bowls and tureen are perfect for that. Tonight I made […]

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Chocolate Fried Pies - Save Up Some Calories!

Chocolate Fried Pies – Save Up Some Calories!

I have been gone for quite a few evenings lately and eating out, so I was excited tonight to have a chance to cook a full meal from scratch.  I decided to make our favorite pasta and then tried a new recipe for dessert. First, we had a creamy garlic pasta sauce with broccoli and chicken. […]

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Pot Roast in a New Pot

Pot Roast in a New Pot

Recently I mentioned that LeCreuset Outlet is selling out of my color, Ocean.  So being the prudent and thrifty person that I am, I have purchased a few pots before my color is completely gone. I’m spending money to save money.  Shopper’s logic. I wanted to try the pot called a Doufeu  (pronounced dough-foo) or […]

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