Deb Paquette teaching at “Salud!” Cooking School I had a dream come true last Tuesday night: I got to watch Deb Paquette cook my dinner, and talk with her the whole time. For those of you who are not local to Nashville, Deb owned and operated my very favorite local restaurant, Zola, until a couple …
Absolutely phenomenal. The Big Bison captured this moment with his camera. Wish we could have bottled the whole evening! Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas performed at Bluegrass Fan Fest on Saturday, October 1st. I just happened to be there. And here’s how THAT happened. We got a call from a dear friend …
I had a little epiphany the other morning. Epiphanies don’t look the way they used to. Image from here. It came in the midst of a telephone conversation I was having with my dear friend Anne. There was a connection in my life between something gloriously wonderful that had happened to me, and something so …
Hummus is a Middle Eastern dip made with chickpeas, that is often eaten with pita bread, or fresh vegetables. This yummy hummus dip recipe is easy, delicious, and one that I’ve been using for years. I’ve served it at parties, as an appetizer, because you can really dress it up to look elegant. But it’s also …
This easy crock pot recipe for Old Fashioned Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings produces dumplings that are light as a feather, in a rich and savory broth. And you get to brag that you made it from scratch! The recipe for old fashioned Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings, from the America’s Test Kitchen Slow Cooker Revolution …
Ready to sink or swim? You decide. My little baby boy went with his Daddy yesterday to look at a college he is thinking he might want to attend next year. Wow. Mama’s had a little wake up call. As in, I think I’ve again been caught enjoying another one of my lovely sojourns in …
My friend Gary, from Gary’s third pottery blog posted a letter he wrote to his cat, Spike, yesterday. It moved me to tears. Yup. A simple letter to a beloved pet moved me to tears, because I’m sappy that way. His premise for this writing exercise was asking his readers who they might write a letter …
When I was a little girl, I was a World Champion Giggler. I could giggle with the best of them. I could out-giggle the rest of them. My siblings, who ranged from five to eight years older than me, would start tickling me, until they got me to Def-Con 3 which would usually elicit my …
Have you had any pivotal moments in your faith life? A moment where a verse came alive for you in a way that it never had before? Quite a few years ago, a woman who had been a true spiritual mentor for me needed to step down from her leadership position in a Bible study …
Yesterday, I read a good blog post entitled, The Best Time I Didn’t Sit Next to Harrison Ford. The premise of the article was that the author, who lives in Malibu, had arrived early to a play to see a friend’s son perform, and had saved several seats for her friends. I’m familiar with the mentality …
What if you knew you had a recipe for homemade apple pie that was totally excellent? A recipe that produced an apple pie that was perfect in its simplicity? Meet. That. Pie. This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking one of my links, I earn money, at no extra cost to …
Back in May, over on the Fun Girls, I did a pie crust tutorial, to help my readers make a perfect piecrust, when making a homemade pie. I put a lot of work into it, too. I was pretty proud of that post. Well, lo and behold, the Pioneer Woman must have seen it, and …
My son, the guitar player. Me, 32 years ago. (Some of you are not even that OLD yet!) My son is on the right. I am not the mother of Justin Vernon. A friend of mine posted that old picture of me on Facebook last night, and while looking at myself, I saw my SON. …
It ain’t much, but it’s a little something. A little change for my blog. Last night I was checking out some local-to-me food blogs, and I noticed one on Blogger that had a “Print Friendly” button at the end of her post. I’d been looking for a gadget like that for my recipe posts, and …
Slow Cooker Tortilla Soup, ladled over the tortilla chips, and garnished with queso fresco and cilantro, is amazing! A. Ma. Zing. This easy slow cooker recipe is on my family’s list of Fall/Winter Go-To Recipes. This recipe requires a little prep work, but that’s all done on the front end. This recipe DID came …