Shellie’s Super Spaghetti Sauce
Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! I'm happy to share my Homemade Spaghetti Sauce with y'all. It's good, MAMA MIA good. Jarred sauce can't compete but then, I've gotten to where I don't like to use anything processed if I can help it. It's better for your taste buds and your insides. Here, let me show y'all how easy it
Auto Correct Will Do You Wrong
Hello folks, let’s chat…When my sisters and I were teenagers, Mama had a saying she'd use to cover for people we were upset with if she felt we girls weren't being fair in our assessments of the situation. She drove us crazy saying, "She means well." Granted, we gave Mama ample opportunities to use it. One of us was always in a teenage tizzy about
Author, speaker, blogger Karen Spears Zacharias on ATS LIVE today!
There is only one Karen Spears Zacharias and in about an hour, give or take a few minutes, she'll be on ATS LIVE to talk about her latest book, Mother of Rain. Here's a synopsis of the book: Maizee Hurd starts hearing voices soon after her mother's death. She is prone to hallucinations--"A brigade of roaches, some nearly three inches long, would line up around the bed
This Book is Unlike Any Other
"But, it's all touching!" The woeful complaint came from my friend's son. Bless his six-year-old heart. From where I sat it looked like his mother had done a good job of segregating the food on Welton's plate, but I sympathized with the little fellow's distress. I never could make my parents understand that it was impossible to redeem my fast food hamburger by simply removing
Shellie’s Home-Style Scalloped Potatoes
Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. Today is all about comfort food. I'm making my Home-Style Scalloped Potatoes and I'm eager to share the recipe with y'all. I was trying to decide what to do for supper the other evening and it occurred to me that it was past time for scalloped potatoes. I'll show you how to stir them
Selfies Make Your Butt Look Big
Hello folks, let’s chat… Several days ago, I was having coffee with my girlfriends when someone brought up the subject of Selfies. In the event you aren't familiar with the term, "Selfies" is the name given to the endless self-portrait photographs being posted on social media, compliments of our ever present smart phones. For a clue as to how I feel about selfies, I offered the
The Power of Forgetting to Remember
I have a reputation in my immediate circle that's well earned. I'm forgetful in a uniquely selective way. I can't remember to buy milk at the grocery store, but I can access childhood memories, random song lyrics, and the untold number of stories in my head at will. My man has always said my brain needs to be devoted to science when I check out
Roasted Potatoes Bites with Balsamic & Feta Dressing
Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. I'm excited about sharing this week's recipe with y'all. My Roasted Potatoes Bites with Balsamic and Feta Dressing will ramp up the flavor on the regular old potato dish. Let me walk you through this. "Roasted Potatoes Bites with a Balsamic and Feta Dressing" 3 lbs of potatoes 1 clove crushed garlic 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 3/4 cup water Juice
Is Your Baby Wearing a Toupee?
Hello folks, let’s chat…I happened upon a Straight Running Crazy development earlier that I must share with y'all so I can file it away and try not to think about it again. At least that's the goal. I'll get right to it. You can now buy hair pieces for your baby on the Internet. Let me be perfectly clear, I'm not talking about helping children who
A Pre Duck Dynasty Tale
Hello folks, let’s chat…We did the neatest thing over the holidays. It's something I wished I would've done with some of our other relatives while we had the opportunity, but live and learn, that's my motto. As my daughter-in-law and I began clearing the gumbo dishes that evening, my husband and son started asking my father-in-law questions designed to get him into storytelling mode. For the
