Candied Sweet Potatoes with Pecan Bacon Syrup Recipe originally from Garden and Gun Magazine Serves 4-6 photo from original recipe: Ingredients 3sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1.5 inch thick rounds Canola oil for frying Salt For the syrup: 2 cups bacon, cut into small dice 2 cups pecans, chopped 2/3 cup sliced scallions ( … Continue reading Candied Sweet Potatoes with Pecan Bacon Syrup – Family Cookbook Scrapbook – vol 2
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My Friday Favorites 01.31.14
Better late than never, right? I know it's Sunday, but here are my favorites from last week anyway! On TV - I needed to be two days late - just to help me catch up on my DVR. I am still not up-to-date on all my shows, but I did watch the season finale of Carrie … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 01.31.14
Spinach-Feta Bake
Last year I tried a new recipe for Christmas morning Breakfast. I wrote about it here: Blueberry Maple Breakfast Bake. What I loved most about this recipe was it was easy to prepare while I was cooking Christmas Eve dinner and it took the same amount of time for it to bake in the morning as … Continue reading Spinach-Feta Bake
My Friday Favorites 01/10/14
one day late! here are all the things I am loving this week- On TV - White Collar - Is Peter going to take the job in D.C.? Will Neal and Peter ever be the same again? Lots of "what ifs" happened in this episode - but there was no bigger question then this one: Who … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 01/10/14
My Friday Favorites 01.03.14
Happy Friday everyone, the first Friday of 2014. I hope you have recuperated from all of your holiday festivities and are sticking to any New Year's resolutions you may have made. Here are all the things I am loving this week! On TV - Parenthood - started back last night with a new episode - one … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 01.03.14
Family Cookbook Scrapbook
As I mentioned in my Happy New year post - my sisters and I have been working on a Family Cookbook Scrapbook for two years. It started as a gift from me to my sister, Roberta, in Atlanta. She loves pumpkins, so I gathered a bunch of pumpkin recipes and scrapbooked them into a binder … Continue reading Family Cookbook Scrapbook
Happy New Year – and where the heck have I been?
Where have I been? I don't even have a good answer! I wish I had some fabulous story like I was whisked aways for a two month journey through Europe ... but I must be honest, it has been nothing like that! Work has been busy, family life has been busy and I have been … Continue reading Happy New Year – and where the heck have I been?
Halloween Party!
We had a great time hosting a Halloween party for Olivia and her friends this weekend. You know I love a good party - and I love Halloween! It has always been one of my favorite holidays. I hope by having fun get togethers for Halloween that Olivia will grow to love this holiday too. … Continue reading Halloween Party!
Fall Treats
I love making corn muffins in the fall. I like them to be a little bit sweeter so they can also serve as a dessert. Here is my corn muffin recipe: CORN MUFFINS 1 cup of corn meal, 1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, 3 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 … Continue reading Fall Treats
My Friday Favorites 08.30.13
Happy Friday everyone and happy last weekend of summer. I hope whatever plans you have for this long weekend will be relaxing and peaceful before the air starts to cool, the coffee turns pumpkin flavored, and the kids get on the school buses! Here are all the things I am loving this week! On TV … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 08.30.13
My Color-Coded Life 