My Aunt Pinkie was a great cook. She always had interesting recipes and brought food when she visited. When she passed away, her four nieces took care with dividing her recipes. I received her famous pumpkin log recipe. This recipe isn’t difficult, but the challenge comes in rolling the cake. The cake can crack as… Read More
I was recently preparing for a dinner party, and I realized that one of my guests is on a gluten-free diet. The entree and sides I planned to serve were gluten-free, but the appetizers and dessert contained gluten. One appetizer I had thought about offering was seasoned pecans made with pecans harvested from my pecan… Read More
Fifteen or twenty years ago, I was having dinner with a friend. On the menu was steamed broccoli. We were eating, and I noticed that something in my broccoli moved. Upon further investigation, it was a small green worm. Needless to say, I did not clean my plate. I just thought my friend had not… Read More
My parents were hard-working, resourceful people. Although I can’t say we lived off the land, we did collect any edibles that nature provided. Pecans, pears and pomegranates were available to us, so we naturally gathered them. My sister and I would sell the extra pears and pomegranates on the sidewalk, but the pecans were… Read More