One of the easiest and most delicious holiday appetizers you can make is a cheese ball.  The great thing about this delicious treat is that it is super quick to make, and you can make it several days in advance..  In about 15 minutes, you can have a cheese ball made and chilling in the refrigerator. What I […]

Sweet Mother of Pearl!  For a summertime treat you cannot beat gazpacho.  The tomato based cold soup is filled with raw vegetables, and it is flavorful and so refreshing.  Gazpacho was served at Sheila’s Beach Birthday Party.  I was given this recipe by my friend who does not want to be named.  She got it from […]

Mary Pittman had a tea room and gift shop in Richardson, Texas.  Be still my heart!  It was one of the first tea rooms I ever visited.  The fact that there was a tea room in my neighborhood was beyond wonderful.  It proved that living in the city was the life for me, and just […]

We got a call from Number One Son.  “Would you like to come for dinner?” Sure.  What a treat.  Sweet precious Mikel (Number One Son’s wife) had prepared Slow-Cooker Barbecue Beef. (Or you could call it Crock-Pot Barbecue Beef – Whatever floats your boat.)  The minute we walked in the door, we were greeted with […]

Stew is one of our go to dishes  Everything you need for a complete meal is in the pot – meat and vegetables.  Plus you can easily make it with ingredients you have on hand.  This week I made stew, and it turned out well.  In fact, it turned out so well Ever-Lovin’ suggested I […]

It was so good to see Paula at the WOW Reunion.  She is a dear friend and wonderful cook. (She has even worked at Williams-Sonoma.  I am too jealous for words!  It is little consolation that she spent more than she made.  Wouldn’t I like to try that.)   I love it when she emails […]