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I’m Shellie, a laughter loving story stacking farmer’s wife, country cook, mom, and Keggie to five adorable grands with one on the way—HOORAY! I snuck that one in on y’all, but that’s okay. The kids snuck this one in on us, too. Everyone thought they were through. Including the shocked but excited parents. I’m also a speaker, author, and Bible teacher known as the Belle

Welcome back to the kitchen, y’all! The men are almost through harvesting. Give us a week and praise the Lord. It will all be in the bins, and what isn’t in the bins will have been shipped out to the grain elevators. Will they slow down? You’re kidding, right? Nope, they’ll switch gears and try to get the land ready and “laid by”, that’s a

Those loud celebrations you heard recently weren’t necessarily coming from your local schoolyard. This belle’s off-season has also arrived, and I whooped it up when I finally unpacked my suitcase. I adore helping us women feast our hungry souls on Jesus through humor and storytelling, but I’ve learned just how much I need to rest and recharge. Feel free to contact me to get something

Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! We’re making Crawfish Etoufee. Confession? For years, I made what I called cheaters etoufee, meaning I used cream of celery soup instead of making my own roux. I do believe I even included that version in one of my humor books. That was then, this is now. I have not turned into a food

I’ve got a question for y’all. I suppose it’s on my mind because the beloved farmer and I just celebrated our respective birthdays. Tell me, are you as young as you used to be? That’s pretty much what I thought. So, why would I ask such a silly question? Because every time I hear someone tell someone else that he or she isn’t as young as

Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! Here’s something you may have picked up on about yours truly. I get obsessed with certain flavors. Currently, that would be lemon. Hence, the lemon infused pasta from last week. I hope you enjoyed that one. We found it perfectly appropriate for summer. This week, I’m still into lemon. I baked it into my

Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! Everyone loves French Toast! However, making enough for the whole family and having everyone sit down to a hot plate at the same time can be daunting. Right? Right. The solution? Make my French Toast Casserole. You can do most of the work the night before and put the finishing touches on it the