A childhood memory. Growing up in the small community of Long Shop Virginia the memories I cherish are around people , events and really good food. Meals were prepared and enjoyed over long conversations with laughter and love. Halloween was an event I look so forward too with planning of costumes, decorating the big house…
Category: Traditions
Warm sticky cinnamon buns…cold weather favorite!
My dear friends on diets or watching gluten… please dont hate me for this one. I Love the smell of warm cinnamon bread in the house. My secret to adding this recipe in my simple/easy file is my bread machine. Making the dough in the bread machine takes the mess, sweat and time off your…
Tomato time-lets get canning! Salsa!
Ive recently descoved the love of canning my own salsa. Every late summer Ill can my stewed italian tomatoes and tomato sauce- but salsa comes out so nice. I do not make it spicy hot. Heat can be added at serving time for me. 5-7 pounds ripe tomatoes ( blanched ice bath peeled and chopped)…
Family Traditions-Fire Roasted Chile Peppers
Traditions run deep with me. I remember the long hours and rich stories around the copper kettle making applebutter.Usually a congregation of neighborhood effort where we all bring our jars, apples, sugar and cinnamon oil together for the production and social event. Several hundred jars would be filled for the winter months to come bringing…
Grit Cooking- A Southern Girls Taste 