This is No Time to Retire
Something unprecedented happened recently at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York, and it had nothing to do with the record setting history everyone expected. Isn't that life? It's predictably unpredictable. Everyone and their mama had Serena Williams not only competing in the finals, but winning it, to complete a calendar Grand Slam and become the first man or woman to accomplish that feat since
Why you can’t trust spiders
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Roasted Red Pepper Spread
Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen folks! I'm whipping up my Roasted Red Pepper Spread. This is a simple spread I like to serve on crackers or toasted French bread. Let's get cooking! Ingredients: 2 roasted red bell peppers, peeled and chopped 2 cloves minced garlic 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Dash of sea salt You
Who has ears to hear?
My daughter-in-law instructed her oldest two kids to get in the car while she finished packing the vehicle for another of our day long photo shoots. Carey's doing a fabulous job with the photography for my new cookbook, Hungry is a Mighty Fine Sauce, but more on that soon, we have a story at hand. Little Weston and Carey were still inside when six-year-old Emerson stormed
Say That Again
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All Cheesed Up Artichoke Quesadillas
Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen folks. Here's the thing. I had plates spinning around my head and I needed to cook supper early so I could take something to the parents so I started snooping around the fridge and pantry. The first thing I realized is that I had a recipe of my All Cheesed Up Artichoke Dip in the fridge that
Are You Self-Soothing?
My kids had them. My grandkids have them. I'm talking about their "lovies". The textbook sounded definition of a lovie would be any object, often a stuffed animal or blanket, that a wee one forms an emotional attachment to in order to feel safe and comfort themselves. This practice is known as self-soothing. Horses, giraffes, doggies, and rabbits, the lovies of my kids and now my
On Uniquely Redneck Roadtrips
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Frozen in Dixie
With the temps reach blistering highs and the humidity so thick every trip outdoors feels like one is going out for a swim, it's time for a good ice cream recipe, amen? This dish is actually feature in my first humor book, "Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On" but I was whipping it up for my Pokeno group the other evening when
The Stupid Virus Has an Antidote!
Several weeks ago, I brought y'all some interesting news that confirmed something I've long suspected: Stupid is contagious. At least these were the findings being released from John Hopkins Medical School and the University of Nebraska whose scientists claimed to have discovered a virus that makes people stupid. I had a lot of fun opining on who I thought should cover their mouths when they