This is the time of year when guests descend on our homes in the form of family, friends, friends of our kids, and neighbors. Having a few snacks and easy “on-hand” treats ready to go if unexpected company arrives can save time and create a stress-free zone for entertaining. Spicing up some nuts – read…
My girlfriends and I took a weekend trek to Tennessee to visit part of the whiskey trail. On a weekend trek, we only managed to get to two distilleries! We were in the Fayetteville area the weekend of their Host of Christmas Past event and spent time wandering the town square eating from every food…
I love pimento cheese. I love it on crackers as a snack. I love it between bread as a sandwich for lunch. It’s the quintessential “munchy” that combines the creamy, smooth texture of cheese with the pungent bite of roasted red pepper. It is also one of the foods I remember most fondly growing up. It…
So … I jumped on the bacon jam bandwagon … finally … and at the request of one of my best friends. He loves bacon. I mean really loves bacon. He kept sending me text messages with recipes of bacon jam. Many text messages that said things like “I just ran across this again,” and…
I love old cookbooks, especially from the 1950s and 1960s … the decades just before I was born … the decades devoted to Leave it to Beaver, Bewitched, and I Dream of Jeannie … the decades of economic prosperity and back-yard BBQs … the decades of Tupperware parties and very awesome Pyrex designs. Party food…