by Robin | Aug 30, 2011 | Food and Drink, Recipes
Let's start by assigning blame: Al Gore. Since he invented the internet, it's absolutely his fault for making us a fatter nation. Not only can we find fabulous recipes in two clicks of a mouse, beautiful pictures and step-by-step...
by Robin | Aug 29, 2011 | Dessert, Food and Drink, Recipes
While I bet Paula Deen, Martha Stewart and even The Pioneer Woman have delicious recipes for pound cake, I’d wager not one of them is even a tinch better than my mother-in-law’s scrumptious recipe. It’s almost foolproof and after a single slice, men...
by Robin | Jun 15, 2011 | Recipe Round-Up, Recipes, Southern, y'all
Fried okra is my favorite vegetable from the womb. Before I had eyes to see or a nose to smell or tastebuds to tickle, I’m sure it was my favorite because my mama was Southern born, too. I’ve made it for years, but it was only in last...
by Robin | Apr 7, 2011 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Food and Drink, friendship, Recipes
Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinkingif God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. ~ Voltaire In a few weeks Easter will be celebrated and families and friends will gather together to honor a risen King; we'll do so around a...
by Robin | Jan 10, 2011 | Recipes, Southern, y'all, WFMW
It has been forever-and-a-day since I've had any, and never since I made it myself, but homemade, custard-style Banana Pudding is absolute magic in your mouth. One bite while it's still warm from the oven and your tastebuds will applaud in tonguegasmic...
by Robin | Nov 16, 2010 | Dessert, Food and Drink, Personal, Photos
It’s good to be “best” at something, and though I’ll never come close to what Steve Jobs did for Apple computers, he could never have produced a better apple pie than mine (unless he followed this recipe). And even though some people are more...