Can I Say Here What I Was Too Chicken to Say There?
Dear friend, My heart broke this afternoon as I listened to your story and tried to understand even a fraction of the horror you've lived through. I knew bits and pieces from the brief notes you've sent me before, but those messages came across many miles and through a computer screen. I couldn't see your eyes or hear your voice like I did today across the small round table that separated us.
Southern Americana, Louisiana Book Festival & Tricia Goyer, all tomorrow on ATS LIVE!
How about a piece of Southern Americana? This is Mammy's Resturant. She stands south of Natchez, MS on Highway 61, and yes, she's open. I snapped her picture on the way home from the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge, LA. What an icon, that Mammy. I remember the first time I heard my own Mother say that Mammy had been a popular hangout for her high school friends.
Berry Breakfast Bread
The next time you see fresh blueberries or blackberries at the store I want you to think of me and my Berry Breakfast Bread. Let me show you how to stir it up! 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (or blackberries) 4 lightly beaten eggs 2 cups of sour cream 1 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla
Follow that Fire Truck!
My man and I just returned from Houston, TX where we spent the weekend keeping the Baby Beau Czar while his parents went to a wedding in NYC. And may I just report that his mommy, our darling daughter, the same child who would have given her right arm to go to New York as a teenager, spent the entire weekend texting and calling to
Mark Reconsiders His Enemy
It’s been Becky’s turn to run the carpool this week. Yesterday afternoon she picked up her kids and a couple of their friends for the ride home. Her daughter and her best buddy sat in the middle seats of the mini-van, talking excitedly about every aspect of their day. Her son, Mark, and his good friend sat in the very back. Becky said the group
Language Barriers Can Come Back to Bite You
Hello folks, I hope y'all haven't been worried about me! I know your newsletter is late this week but your happy hostess has been a busy little road warrior. Yesterday I spoke at the Louisiana State Fair in Shreveport at noon and then traveled back to Bastrop, Louisiana to do a cooking show and speaking gig! That said, I'll jump right into this thing! Have
Brenda Mae Tarpley
She was born in the charity ward of a Georgia hospital on December the 11th, 1944. Five years later she won top prize singing in a talent contest. The achievement led to repeat performances on an Atlanta radio station and a regular singing job on local television WAGA-TV, all by the age of seven. The television job offered publicity, the radio gig paid in ice
A Thanksgiving Challenge
*****I'm posting y'all, because this is our official All Things Southern Thanksgiving Challenge. After reading this post, consider asking those loved ones you gather with this Thursday to join you in rescuing a child trapped in sex-trafficking. $128 will free a child. Can y'all join together and do it as a way of expressing your gratitude this year? I'd love to hear from you! *******2nd update- I'll
Could You Be a Tad More Specific?
I don’t know if this holds true across the board but after extensive research, (meaning I text polled the girls in my immediate circle of family and friends), what I’m about to say holds true with our men. They’re notoriously vague about expressing their restaurant preferences. If we ask our men where they want to eat they’re most likely going to toss the question
Aunt Peggy’s Peach Tea
Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen, y'all. Can I just say that I love fall! When the weather turns off this pretty I start hankering for a nice cup of steaming cider. Now, I’ve shared my Spiced Cider recipe with y’all before, so today I thought I’d show y'all how to whip up a batch of my Aunt Peggy’s Peach Tea! It's a