Shellie’s Sweep the Kitchen Veggie Roast
Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen friends! The other night I was trying to decide what to do for supper when I noticed that my red potatoes were spying on me, (sprouting eyes.) I needed to use them asap. I also had some peppers in the produce bin of my refrigerator. Now, I’ve used that as a starter for a good veggie roast
The One Thing We All Have
I greeted the older gentleman as I extended the gift from our church group. “Hello there! We brought you a little something for Christmas.” The resident scowled at me and ignored the offering in my hand. “I can’t sleep with all this singing,” he grumbled. I smiled and made another effort at conversation that was dismissed as quickly as the first. The only thing
Sarah Breedlove in the Southern Quote
She was born December 23, 1867 in Delta, Louisiana, one of six children. Her parents and elder siblings were slaves on a Madison Parish plantation but she was the first child in the family born into freedom after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Her mother died in 1872 and her father shortly thereafter. In 1878, to escape a yellow fever epidemic and failing
How to Wake Up your Audience
Today’s story should go a long way to explaining why it’s important to do your own legwork when you’re speaking, preaching, or as I like to say, “Just talking really hard.” A minister decided to visit a large church in a nearby city while he was on vacation. Before the service began he introduced himself to the preacher and explained that he was intrigued
The Truth About a Man’s Love Language
Hello folks, let’s chat! My middle sister got married! Nana brought her fiancé home for Christmas and he survived the experience of our extended family. That’s saying something. I think they’re both getting a good deal— and I know for sure that Gene is getting a good cook. We’ve always thought Nana’s cooking can make you want to slap your mama but apparently that’s not
The Show Must Go On — (and it will!)
Isn't that what they say? I don't know who "they" are and I don't always listen to them, but for today at least, I"m going with the familiar adage. Due to icy road conditions, traveling is perilous in these parts, but I'm refusing to cancel the show! ATS LIVE will be airing from my house on the banks of Lake Providence, LA! Two big reasons I
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Dangerous Poison
I dropped mama off at her house and logged another twenty something miles to mine. The two of us had gone to Dallas to see my sister Rhonda and watch my nephew play ball. The weekend had been good, and long. It felt good to pull in my drive. I wanted to see Phil and Dixie Belle. Dixie met me at the top of the
Carl Perkins in the Southern Quote
This son of a Tennessee tenant farmer was born in 1932. He and his brother grew up in the cotton fields, enchanted by the rhythmic gospel music of their fellow laborers. By the age of seven he was playing a guitar fashioned from a cigar box, a broom handle, and some baling wire for strings. He'd hide behind the chicken house and pretend to perform