August 2011

Stewed Okra and Tomatoes

I have been eating okra as far back as I can remember and love it because my Mama, May Fair always made the most delicious okra and tomatoes!  As you can imagine, I was not a very picky eater as a kid.  The one thing I know that bothers most folks is that there is a bit of a slimey texture …

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Calling all “boiled egg” challenged folk!

  Quick Tip Tuesday! Sometimes it’s just the simple things in life that hitch you up, don’t you think?  At least that is true for me in regards to boiling and peeling the perfect egg ALL the time.  Now this is true confession time y’all. :-)  The only thing that has frustrated me this much is trying to get my Yogourmet to hold …

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Bread Pilgrimage

Faith and Food Friday! I was chatting with my sweet friend, Maia at our book club the other night and she shared a story with me about her time in the kitchen that day.  Maia is orginally from Georgia (the country, not the state) and has the most glorious accent and loves food like I love food!  So that day she just …

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Get Your Gazpacho On!

Well, tis the season for making gazpacho people!  I don’t know about you but I just love this burst of fresh, cool, crunchy and bright goodness in my mouth…especially when it’s 100 degrees in the shade as it has been most days over the last month or two, but who’s counting?  Come on Fall!!!!!!! So when you hit the farmer’s …

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Very Blueberry Almond Flour Muffins

Blueberries are starting to wane in the middle Tennessee area and that is a sad state of affiars.  But, there is always freezing and jam making to carry us through a bit of winter.  We all know that blueberries are a super food and that fact never changes.  So, I add fresh blueberries to everything this time of year. Since …

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