There’s nothing more southern than dishes that use buttermilk. Buttermilk biscuits, buttermilk pancakes, buttermilk and corn bread … that’s right, buttermilk and cornbread. My grandparents (Nanny and PaPa) used to like buttermilk and cornbread (and sometimes sweet milk and cornbread) all mashed together in a glass or bowl and eaten with a spoon. Yuck. I’m … [Read more…]
I have a love/hate relationship with oatmeal. I often find myself saying I love it and hate it in the same sentence. See. I just did it again. When I started seeing recipes for Baked Oatmeal online, I knew I had to try it. It’s now my favorite way to eat oatmeal. While this recipe … [Read more…]
Nate and I waved goodbye to city life this weekend and traveled to my small hometown for my uncle’s wedding. It was a quick overnight trip, but it was jam-packed! We stayed with my good friends, Chock and Kelly. I can’t say much about them without getting teary-eyed and gushing on and on about how … [Read more…]
I just had to post this photo from our trip this weekend for our friend WTokie. He recently posted a photo about Double Cola. I had never heard of it. This morning when Nate and I walked outside at Chock and Kelly’s (our hosts for the weekend) — we saw a sign for Double Cola … [Read more…]
I’m not sure how you feel about grilled chicken, but let’s face it. Chicken is a blank canvas which is great, but too often the flavor is a little lackluster. Don’t get me wrong, I really like grilled chicken and I’ve rarely met a chicken wing I didn’t love. In fact, I have a life-long … [Read more…]
Nate’s good friend Lokey requested we post a recipe for salsa. First, let me say that salsa is really like a signature. Everyone has his/her own way of doing it. My aunt puts a little ketchup in hers. Lindsey and Jesse add extra garlic. I like all kinds of salsa. I’m not too fond of … [Read more…]
Health food nuts, please stop reading right here. Do not go any further as you are sure to be offended. After working long hours and weekends, Nate and I were sick of take-out and sandwiches. So, we decided to drown our woes in whisky. Oh wait, I meant to say Chicken Fried Steak. We really … [Read more…]
I read a recent post from earlyriser about music. Then I read a post from the Big Mama Blog about how the radio could see right into her soul. Then I sat and thought for 12 hours straight about sad country songs. Then I started Walkin’ the Floor Over You and was terribly upset that … [Read more…]
I didn’t put on makeup today. I didn’t fix my hair. I didn’t do much of anything. I’m going to blame it all on Post-birthday, Gin and Tonic, Sleep Deprived, Sugar Overload Syndrome. Putting it simply, I had a birthday party last night and I stayed up too late. There were numerous cocktails poured last … [Read more…]
So Nate ordered me some photography goodies for my birthday. He’s dangerous on Amazon. He chose a 70-300 zoom/macro lens and I’m just now getting to play with it. I still need lots of practice, but I’m getting the hang of it. It will allow me to get very close to things like one of … [Read more…]