Buzz Cuts, Bribery & Fried Okra
Last night as I was texting Deb about something, I told her I needed to head over to my son and daughter-in-law’s house to cut Leo’s hair. And she texted…
Recipes
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Recipes and Reviews
I’m more savory than sweet, but a treat from my childhood was the million dollar pie that graced our table during the holidays. My mama let one of my characters…
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Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House & a Giveaway
If you’ve ever visited Lynchburg, Tennessee, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House. Miss Mary’s is a treasured historical site and wonderful Southern family-style restaurant—and…
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Novel Recipes—then and now
Inspired by Angie’s post yesterday, I was reminded of all the recipes I’ve included in my novels through the years . . . The chocolate chess pie from To Wager…
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Are you a recipe fanatic?
Scrolling through recipe videos, watching cooking shows, and even reading cookbooks is a favorite past time. I especially love revisiting my Mom’s cookbooks with all her markings and notations. Talk…
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Summertime Recipes
One of my favorite things about summer is all the wonderful salads, fruits, and tasty grilled meats we get to enjoy. I have fond memories of visiting my grandma and…
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Mary Had a Little Lamb . . . and so did I!
I don’t know if you saw the hilarious picture of lamb cakes that was going around on Facebook . . . This photo makes me laugh every time I look…
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Reading & Recipes
Much of family life happens around food. Special occasions are celebrated with a favorite meal followed by a yummy dessert. People connect as they chat around the dinner table. Difficult…
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Our little cub turns ONE
Leo turned one last week, and we celebrated with a “Lumberjack” theme party complete with lots of flannel, buttermilk flapjacks, bacon and sausage—and cakes, of course. At this age though,…
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Readers, Recipes, and Releases
I recently received this lovely note from Ruthi, a reader friend… Our Divine Divas Book Club read A Beauty So Rare and we met to discuss it last evening. We…
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Novel Recipes | Pumpkin Bread
At the first sign of fall, however slight, I make pumpkin bread. And I whipped a batch up last weekend. Don’t get me wrong, daily temps here in Nashville are…
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Two favorite things—books & salads
Two of my favorite things today…books & salads. First, A fabulous new book on the craft of writing by our own Deb Raney! Writing Cinematically truly is a “workshop-intensive-in-a-book that…