Aren’t cozy Sundays wonderful? Waking up without an alarm and enjoying a cup of coffee in your pajamas. On days like this, being in the kitchen can be so much fun. There is no schedule and you have the time to make whatever you are in the mood for. Today the weather calls for a…
Pantry Staple Recipes
Coconut Cookies, A Tea Time Treat
I can picture us sitting around my grandmother’s kitchen table. There was a steaming pot of tea set on the table and each of us had a China cup. Tea was absolutely never served without something sweet. These coconut cookies were my favorite treat that she made. Very few of my grandmother’s recipes were written…
Easy Cheesy Potato Soup Recipe:
Today was just been one of those days. I couldn’t wait to go home and make pot of cheesy potato soup. Undoubtably you have had days too, where you feel as though you are juggling a million different things at once. By the end of the day, you barely have enough energy left to make…
Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Old Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie is the ultimate comfort food that everyone in your family will love. This made from scratch recipe, has simple ingredients and is budget friendly. In fact if you follow my tips, you will have extra chicken already prepped for another meal. Before moving to the South, chicken pot pie was…
Sunshine Carrot Muffins
sunshine carrot muffins
Scrumptious Cinnamon Apple Streusel Muffins
As we welcome in fall, I find myself wanting to spend more time in the kitchen. The need to reach for a cozy sweater as the sun dips down brings about a renewed desire to create hearty meals that invite the family to linger around the table. Since we are in peak apple season at…
How to Make Elderberry Syrup
During a morning walk I saw these clusters of small berries in different patches on the side of the road. The leaves looked like Water Hemlock but those don’t produce berries. I also remembered reading that elderberry plants resemble hemlock. After taking pictures of the plant to double check, I confirmed they were elderberries. I…
Corn Casserole: A Potluck Favorite
Growing up my family was very involved in our church. It very much felt like an extension of our family. It was a wonderful part of my childhood and I have many cherished memories. We moved when I was fifteen, more than thirty years ago, and I can still picture the people that left an…
Peach Perfect
When my family immigrated to America, we moved to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. My parents had worked long hours and sacrificed to buy a small farm. As grateful as we were, it was at times lonely to be so far from family and friends. It was especially hard for my mother to leave my grandmother. They…
Ancestral Connections
Seasons in our lives come and go. It is the way of things. We are left with our memories of the past and dreams for the future. As we age, those dreams are for our children. The women in my family have been plagued with melancholy for generations. This sadness only visits in stillness but…