April 2011

SIMPLE SPRING SALAD

Tis the season for lettuce galore!  Who doesn’t love a good simple salad that becomes a beautiful base for a lovely piece of salmon or what have you.  I learned about this Garlic Salad recipe from my friend Carol so I wanted to pass it on to y’all. Make sure you get your booty to your local farmer’s market this week to pick …

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Saturday morning is such a great time for family and friends to come together and eat a bit of brunch or breakfast and I’ve got the perfect thing to serve. I love a good meal in a bowl.  In my grits bowl I begin with coarse-ground grits, some leftover sauteed greens, crumbled up sausage or bacon and an egg sunny-side-up!  Now, …

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Food is Fuel!

I met with a friend of mine the other day and during that visit he drank a few diet sodas, and I asked him, “What grade of gas do you put in your fine car?”  He said, “supreme gasoline.”  “And, what would you think if I told you to put regular gas in your tank?”  He said, “I’d say, that …

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“Happy Rich”

Hey Y’all! Who wouldn’t want to eat something called “Happy Rich?” I just picked some up this last Saturday at the Franklin Farmer’s Market from Julie & Jim Vaughn at Rocky Glade Farm.   Another fabulous family run farm that grows some of the most beautiful produce you’ve ever seen and tasted. Well, last year was the first time I’d ever …

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Yogurt and Cultured Cream

My Mama, May Fair has been eating yogurt for as far back as I can remember when the general population thought that was pretty wierd.  Well, those days are over, for sure.  We’ve got it all going on in the cultured dairy department these days with Activia, a variety of greek yogurts, soy yogurt and many, many more.  I’m not …

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