It’s football time in Tennessee and I’m gonna make this soup very soon, in honor of all things fall and football! It’s one of my favorite fall soups so it thought it was time to re-share it. When I found out a few months ago that there was gonna be a certain photo shoot at [...]
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The first time I ever had this salsa, I was in the North Woods on vacation and Mi-uss Vicki (as my Southern self calls her) brought this to the cabin for our snacking pleasures. I was smitten and determined to never let a summer go by without canning salsa up a storm. This [...]
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This recipe has taken 8 lifetimes to post so please someone make it and tell me about it. I’m trying out a new recipe plug-in called GetMeCooking to make it easier for me to post and for you to print recipes. This roasted vegetable lasagna recipe takes endurance and patience and should be planned for [...]
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The whole shebang was Stevie’s idea. He wanted the family to join us for a huge, week-long Fourth-A-July fun fest. He started inviting them a year ago so that everyone could make plans to vacation in Bean Station, Tennessee and celebrate with us the rebuilding of our home. It was a family fun week [...]
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I blame this all on Sara. She brought these cookies to our house on the 3rd of June and I’ll never forget the look in her eyes. She knew what she was doing to me and she did it in cold blood. And I was skeptical at first. Cherry? In my chocolate chip cookies? I [...]
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My friend Jen is hosting a ‘must try’ recipes contest today with 8 other bloggers. This week is such perfect timing since we’ll all be trying to think of new and tasty recipes to make for our Memorial Day cookouts! The contest lasts for 24 hours and you can only comment once. I’d be [...]
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This is life{in}grace rerun and is dedicated to my new bff , Paige, and her daughter Caroline, who have officially made this soup more than me. But while smarter folks than I try to figure out all the things that have been going wrong with my blog for the past two months, give this American [...]
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You can thank Stevie for this taco casserole recipe because here’s exactly what he said at dinner. Stevie: ”Is there a recipe for this?” Me: “No, I improvised because I’m so desperate to go to the store and had to use what I had on hand.” Stevie: “I want you to go write it down [...]
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I haven’t bought store bought dressing in ten years and when I do have occasion to eat it, I’m always disappointed. Well, that’s a bit of a lie. I do from time to time buy ranch dressing so my girls will make nice will their carrots. But dressings that we eat on salads? Only homeade, [...]
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I’ve written about this recipe before but it’s been a few years and this chocolate chip cookie recipe is absolutely my most requested one. And trust me when I say that I’ve made more versions of the chocolate chip cookie any one woman should. My wonderful friend Kimmy introduced me to these delicious cookies [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
