Breads

• Irish Soda Bread

  This dense bread is a staple for traditional Irish meals.  I've never been a huge fan, though Lord knows I ate plenty of it while touring Irish Pubs through Europe.   But that was in my younger, wilder years.  I would never go such places now.  <ahe...
• Sweet Potato & Pecan Muffins

  Fall flavors continue to mesmerize and inspire me in the kitchen.  This time I've moved on from pumpkin to sweet potatoes. {I'm not completely moving on from pumpkin, but Spicehubby has requested I give it a break for a while!}  ;) Since the time chang...
• Pumpkin Pecan Bread

  After 2 solid days of rain courtesy of Tropical Storm Lee, a cool front has moved in and it feels gloriously like fall!  So much so that I've been inspired by visions of pumpkins and apples and baking and gearing up for the holidays.  Lessons of the past ...
• Tuscan Sliders

  It’s been such a wonderful Saturday, I hate to see it end. I spent the first half of the day at the Natchitoches Farmer’s Market. I set up with my seasoning and my sister tagged along with her homemade amaretto. Needless to say, she sold nearly EVERY bott...
• Blog Award & Banana Oat Bread

  While I was riffling through my recipes and cookbooks looking for inspiration for Easter, I came across a banana bread recipe I’ve been wanting to try. I love breads of this nature because they freeze well and make the perfect little sum’n sum’n to go alo...
• Flatbread Inspiration: Season 52--Atlanta, GA

  Last summer on our annual buying trip to Atlanta, my business partner and I discovered the most wonderful restaurant! Season 52 boasts a changing menu according to the season and all dishes under 500 calories! We were very anxious to try it out after read...
• MexiCajun Cornbread Casserole

  This cornbread casserole has become a favorite recipe of mine and many others with whom I've shared it.  Several people have asked for this recipe, so I'm sharing it here for easy access.  If you try it, please let me know; and if you have any suggested v...
• Just Keep Going...

  When I first began running last year, I hated it.  I had convinced myself that I couldn’t do it, that I shouldn’t do it, and so I never had.  Decreasing strength in my knees and a couple of extra pounds each year dictated that I HAD to do SOMETHING, a...