Today is Stephen’s Birthday. It’s also National Fried Chicken Day. Coincidence? I think not. Stephen decided to announce his impending arrival while his 44 year old mother was camping with her family. He was bound and determined to be born on an important day. He could have chosen to arrive a little earlier on our …
Posts from: July 2011
Some days I just want to make something good that makes me feel good. Something familiar, but if I have the time to make it special, it’s even better. Made with good natural ingredients. Fresh things Worthy of the good dishes. Extra touches on a good hearty bread. The real things that …
I’ve been wanting to make these for a while, but I admit that me, fire, and cooking might not be the best combination. Throw in a camera on a tripod and my grandmother’s antique cake stand and it’s just a whole new level of chaos waiting to happen. My goal was to finish these …
9am at the Pepper Place Farmer’s Market..it was hot. And sweaty. And at times, it smelled like goats. I was looking forward to this day for a couple of months. The market opens for the season the first weekend of May. We were spending most of our spare time working with our church (tornado …
Today was a little sad. Stephen had to say good bye to his little work truck that he’s had for the past 10 years. A few days after we got married, Stephen was working at the Memphis commercial airport when Tuesday, September 11 happened. When he came home that night he said he had never …