Sips and Small Bites
Herb Infused Vinegars – Tarragon {Kitchen Basics}
Have you signed up for Crock Pot Wednesdays yet? I’ve been growing herbs for years and have been collecting recipes using them for longer than that. I always seem to have a larger crop than I ever...
KITCHEN BASICS with Basil Pesto and Chicken with Tomatoes and Pesto
Basil was probably one of the first herbs that I began to grow years ago, specifically Genovese Basil. It’s certainly one of those herbs that anyone can grow – in the house or in the garden – it can be done. My biggest problem...
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS you get great lemon recipes!
I’m sure we’ve all heard the expression, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Especially at this time of the year in the South, you would definitely be doing just that! Next to Sweet Tea (not for me, sorry), you’ll find Southern...
A Southern Belle Primer Review and Fried Green Tomato Stacks
In 1991 Marlyn Schwartz published this cutie entitled A Southern Belle Primer or Why Princess Margaret Will Never Be a Kappa Kappa Gamma. Naturally, I dashed out to the local bookstore and scarfed (you do know that term, don’t...
Martha’s Dilled Carrots
For several years I was active at the local, regional and national levels of a service organization known as Junior Auxiliary. I learned a lot about my community, about volunteerism, about organization and about leadership. Locally, our group...
Spring Has Sprung – Maybe (Asparagus with Lemon -Herb Sauce)
When my daffodils began coming up in December due to a rash of really warm days, my spring sap began to rise as well. I remembered newspaper columnist Richard Allin's remarks about the annual Frozen Daffodil and Snow Tire Festival, however, and...
Under the Tuscan Sun with Pizza Margherita
My birthday is in December just before Christmas. I don't have a problem with that - not that I could change it! I know people who switch their kid's birthday parties to summer in order to avoid the competition with the seasonal onslaught. It...
Tomato-Basil Spaghetti Squash with Parmesan Cheese
For several years we had a garden. What began as one small row grew into eight or so rather large raised beds and thirty plus varieties of heirloom tomatoes My husband wanted okra; I wanted fresh herbs and lettuces. We both wanted something far...

