Some of you may think this whole 'cronut' thing is absolutely absurd. Or maybe that's just my hubby. Seriously though, anything that involves scalpers, knock offs and the black market DOES seem a bit over the top. Especially when it's involving DONUTS. The hype actually intrigued me though. I wondered if those things could actually taste as good as they looked. After seeing several copycat recipes on the world wide web, I figured it was very doable. Also, cheaper than a

This year marks a whopping FIFTEEN for our youngest daughter. Rudy, named after my mountain man's dad, is our spunky little baby of the family, and always keeps us all hopping. She likes to rule and reign and run the show...but then again, don't all babies? It's been several years since this poor pitiful child has had an actual birthday party. Bless it. Being a spring break baby always seems to hinder party throwing, so this year we caved. Rudy's cake request was an ice c

Happy Friday everyone! It's certainly been a good long while since Free Recipe Friday happened, but I am making it up to you with PIE. Sausage Pie to be exact. Pie that's great for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It's super duper easy to make and everyone will love it. I got this recipe from my friend and former co-worker Linda Wells. It was her go-to dish for every office celebration we ever had (we twisted her arm to bring it)! The guys loved it, the girls loved it, and

Living in the south, well, I suppose maybe living anywhere, people can become pretty argumentative about their cornbread. Oh. That's just me? Oops. Well, maybe I don't necessarily mean argumentative, I just feel my recipe should be the universal one that's all. It's all I've ever made. Does that alone make it the best? Of course not, but..... :) Now, we are talking regular cornbread. Mexican cornbread or fried cornbread, is to me, something completely different. I've made tho

The long awaited for sugary sweet birthday pie is our focus today, dedicated to the sweetest friend anyone could ever ask for. Brenda has been an amazing friend to me for many years. She is a treasure. Our girls even grew up in the church nursery together...started school together and we all survived the start of middle school together. Though we are a few miles apart these days, we keep in touch with social media and meeting up at the boardwalk for date nights. What better r

It's only recently become a thing for people to waste food. We've become awful haven't we? Sometimes I just cringe at how much food WE throw out. Throughout history, most food scraps, in Europe anyway, would be taken and thrown into a pot that was nearly always kept simmering to keep the food from going bad. (blek) This stew mixture was handy for quick meals throughout the day and served as a great way to make sure every scrap of food would get eaten. Our kids would just crin

Happy New Year everyone. I hope yours is off to a great start. We've had a very relaxing holiday season this year. From Thanksgiving through to Christmas, we've had very little travel and lots of pajama wearing days. THE best.Our oldest daughter, Melody, completed her final two classes in December and The University of Texas at Tyler assures us her diploma is on the way. Another milestone in December was watching our middle daughter graduate from Texas A&M University at Comme

Food hangovers, tight pants, piles of leftovers, and tons of trash. Sound like your house? Need an easy vintage breakfast idea without buying one single thing? Mom's Fried Cakes. A cross between a funnel cake, beignet and a donut. Scrumptious. Might as well forget starting that diet just yet. If you have children in the house, as we do, you'll need to feed them SOMEthing, so why not these easy little treats?! WHAT YOU NEED: 2 egg yolks 1/4 cup sugar 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powd

Once upon a time there were three daughters that lived in a house and wanted cake. Wait,that's almost daily! It seems like at least one of these girls has a craving for something almost everyday. A few weeks ago, Rudy, had an instant craving for lemon cake. It didn't take very long until we were all on board with that same craving. We were having a lazy weekend, so we searched to find that perfect recipe that would satisfy us. It had to be super moist, not too heavy, swee

It's officially feeling like fall around here. The trees showing off their rich beautiful colors and the smell of neighborhood fireplaces in action. Cool temps are not my favorite but, the beauty of the countryside makes it tolerable. This week's Free Recipe Friday just screams fall. Pumpkin Bread has been a staple in our family since I was a child. Mom used to make hers in clean empty coffee cans. Round bread! It was the coolest. My mom was very nifty and was great at