There is more than one version of the origins of the Reuben sandwich.  Perhaps it was Reuben Kulakofsky a grocer in Omaha, Nebraska that invented the sandwich for his poker buddies.  “The Committee” as they called themselves met weekly at the Blackstone Hotel.  The hotel’s owner, Charles Schimmel added the sandwich to his lunch menu, and […]

Minetta of storytelling fame had a recommendation.  I love recommendations, and this one was a winner.  The review had been published in the Dallas Morning News about a restaurant called Kitt’s Kornbread Sandwich and Pie Bar.  Yes, they serve cornbread sandwiches.  Since Carolyn, Minetta, and yours truly were in desperate NEED of some fun girlfriend time, […]

Good friend Janet hosted The Living Stones Bible Fellowship Class for their almost monthly class meeting recently.  It is always a pleasure to be invited into her beautiful home (Janet and Robert do amazing texturing and painting themselves), and she is a  wonderful hostess. Sweet, petite, always put together Janet pays attention to every detail. […]

White Pimento Cheese I found this recipe in a spring issue of Celebrate magazine.  I think it is from Spring 2010. Oh my!  Many people have told me it is the best pimento cheese they have ever eaten.  It is the combination of the three cheeses that makes the difference.  It is so good, and […]

It seems impossible to have an English tea party or any tea party for that matter without having cucumber sandwiches.  I have had cucumber sandwiches so many different ways, and have loved most of them. This is a no frills recipe, and I love it. It is the recipe for the Basic Butter Spread (from […]