Why Family Meals are Important to Me
When I first launched Rooted in Foods in 2013, it was my way of combining my passions for genealogy and food history. Over the years I’ve shared family stories, details…
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Food connects our generations, according to Rachael Ray!
I have been off work for a couple weeks recovering from carpal tunnel surgery, and have had more time than usual to watch my favorite morning TV shows. This week…
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Christmas Granola Recipe
Every year at Christmas time, I try to give something homemade to my “mirror”, Steph. Steph and I exchange yummy goodies all year long, so it’s becoming a tad difficult to find…
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Cinnamon Roll Christmas Tree
Christmas morning is a madhouse … it certainly was when I was a kid and it still is now that I have a kid … and dogs! The last thing…
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Memorial Day 2015
I wanted to share a few photos from the Memorial Day ceremony at Woodlawn Cemetery in Carbondale, Illinois. Woodlawn is our oldest cemetery and is where all of the founding…
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Kiss Me, I’m almost Irish
The week 11 theme for the 2015 52 Ancestors Challenge is “Luck of the Irish”. I don’t really have an ancestor that fits the theme … we’re of Scottish and…
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Walker Dog and Stormy Judy
Stormy Weather is an apropos theme for the Week 10 52 Ancestors Challenge. It’s March and, in southern Illinois, we would normally be headed into spring and well on our…
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The Christmas Heart
Over the weekend, a friend from college posted a Christmas memory on Facebook about being “dirt poor” … his words … as a child and how that impacted Christmas for…
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Pumpkin Picking
September in Southern Illinois can be hot or cold … or both on the same day! Autumn approaches, regardless, and pumpkins and apples are ripe for the picking. Noodle, Grandma Debbie,…
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Salted Caramel Applesauce
This was the view at Flamm Orchards in Cobden, Illinois last weekend! The Flamm family has owned this orchard for over 120 years… six generations! It’s one of two of…
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52 Ancestors #29: My Heroes
I’m writing about something a little different for my 52 Ancestors post this week. Earlier this summer, a brick honoring three men in my family was placed at the veteran’s…
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Friday Night Pizza and Movie
Sometimes the smallest of things turn out to be the most remembered traditions. When I was growing up, one of the things my dad and I shared a love…
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Merry Christmas!
I introduced Noodle to “A Christmas Story” tonight … she just turned 7 and I think I was 8 or 9 when I first saw it at the theater in…
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What Color is Santa Claus?
When I first saw the clip of Megyn Kelly telling all of us that Santa is White, I thought, “Hmmm, …” and I won’t repeat what followed. I haven’t really…
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Snow Ice Cream
For as long as I can remember, Mom would make batches of snow ice cream in the winter … weather permitting. I don’t really remember exactly how she made it,…
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Snow Day!
Even as an adult I get excited on snow days … and still let off a little squeal on the inside when I get the word that Noodle’s school is…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
It might seem odd that I’ve been married almost 12 years and never, until today, hosted a family Thanksgiving. It’s pretty simple, my Mom had the monopoly on that and…
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Thanksgiving Day Menu
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays … and it is, of course, all about the food! Okay, it’s not totally about the food. Our family has a lot to…
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Prime Rib with Fresh Horseradish
When I think of all the food my daddy loved best, “one-potters” and steak, specifically prime rib, are at the top. Daddy first introduced me to prime rib when I…
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Happy Halloween Party!
Or, rather … Happy HOWLoween party! Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday … I get it honestly. My Daddy always loved Halloween and loved seeing all the neighborhood kiddos all…
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Family Traditions Rooted in Apples
The Apple Festival is a long time tradition in the small town of Murphysboro, Illinois. It is the oldest and largest festival in Southern Illinois and the Grand Parade is…
