Hot Chicken Salad Casserole
If you're the least bit Southern, you've had your share of chicken salad. Today I want to show y’all a delicious twist on it. This is chicken salad served as a main dish. 4 cups chopped chicken breast ( 6 breasts ) 1/2 stick butter 2 cups mayonnaise 4 tsp. lemon juice 4 tsp. chopped onion 1/4 tsp. Accent 2 cups chopped celery 1 cup slivered almonds 1 cup grated cheese 2 cups plain potato
“Lewis Grizzard in the Southern Quote”
He was born on Oct. 20th, 1946 in Fort Benning, Georgia. He spent a life time making us laugh and we responded by making him famous. We laughed at his jokes and bought his books. Although he first worked as a newspaper reporter and editor, it was his humor columns that endeared him to his countrymen. Like Mark Twain before him, he took scenes from
“Muddy Holes and Swimming Pools”
One terribly hot summer day on Bull Run Road, when my sisters and I were three little tomboys with a lot of time on our hands, we decided to build ourselves a swimming pool behind my daddy's tractor shed. We must've dug most of the afternoon before Cyndie, my oldest sister and consequently the foreman, deemed the hole to be large enough. The three of
“Running Bear Goldstein Flys High”
I once heard it said that a writer is an eavesdropper with the instincts of a peeping Tom. I wouldn’t go that far, but I will admit that there’s a hint of truth to the quote. The only way I could possibly quit gathering stories would be to wear blinders and earplugs and something tells me that I could still pick up a few whoppers.
Crow is Never Tasty
Hello folks, let’s chat… As the election draws nearer, and the rhetoric gets more and more heated, I think we could all stand to be reminded to keep our speech seasoned with salt, lest we be forced to eat crow. And crow, my friends, is never tasty, which of course reminds me of a story… experience. It happened years ago at the Dairy Queen that used
Photo Ops and the Big Drift
As I pulled my paddle through the water, and eased into prayer, the sun began peeking over the line of cypress trees on the lake’s edge, casting a glorious band of gold across the surface like it was marking out a path. It felt like divine timing. Yesterday I’d been writing about a scripture from Proverbs 4:18, “But the path of the righteous is like
Girls Gone Belle
Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, Belle of All Things Southern, and her BFF, Rhonda Perry, give a tutorial on how to tweak that Southern Mama advice and make it work for you!
Pumpkin Finery Ideas from My House to Yours
Hey y'all! I remember sharing this idea last year, but since I can't find a picture or post to prove it, (isn't that par?), and since it takes minimal time to yield maximum charm (who doesn't love that combo?), I decided a redo was in order! Last year I did several large pumpkins and gours of different colors, but this is what I had on hand, so last night
“Plant the Seed” Austin Moody to visit ATS LIVE today, Monday 24th!
I'm in a full-out run today, laying tracks here at home for the taped radio segments that air daily on my affiliates in what I fondly call the "Redneck Radio Studio" (I really must document it with pics soon) -- and then it's on to Monroe for errands and this afternoon's production of ATS LIVE the Radio Show! My special guest today is Austin Moody, son of
My Happy First Day of Autumn Present to Y’all!
The Lucy Cookbook is a labor of pure love. It's all of my mother-in-law's recipes bound into one keepsake, pulled together by my sister-in-law, Sandy. Mawmaw Lucy had lost her battle with Alzheimer's by the time the project was finished, making the handwritten recipes that much more of a treasure to all of us. The other night I pulled it out and began browsing the familiar pages again. It felt