
I get a little long winded in this one, y’all. Feel free to scroll down to just the recipe if you like If you’ve never had Sawdust pie before, I really do feel it could become a fast family favorite. The taste is rich and buttery, and whipped cream and sliced bananas set it off [...]
Nov 30 2009 | Posted in
Dessert,
Pie |
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Waste not, want not. Those words hold more truth than ever right after our Thanksgiving feasts. Hopefully, you are fortunate enough to have had a turkey at your house and are blessed with leftovers. What to do with all of that turkey? Recycle it into delicious meals for your family, of course! The very first [...]
Nov 26 2009 | Posted in
Holidays |
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I sure am looking forward to the holidays and hope you are, too! I’ve decided to take a little time away from the internet and spend it focusing exclusively on my family for the next week. I’m going to miss y’all terribly but my kids are growing up so fast that I just want to [...]
Nov 18 2009 | Posted in
Holidays |
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These cinnamon rolls have power behind them – real power. You could pretty much get anything you wanted if you showed up toting a plate of these babies, warm with icing oozing down the side. Regardless of their power, though, I want you to try to use them only for good. Rather than taking over [...]

This is my third Puff Pastry post for Pepperidge Farm and I gotta admit, those folks have me hooked. I’m plotting how I can work in a holiday party or two just so I can show up with some of the creations I’ve turned out since being turned on to the wonder that is puff [...]
Nov 12 2009 | Posted in
Holidays |
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My mother loves homemade cranberry relish, she always has. Me, I was a died-in-the-wool devotee of “the kind with the rings on it” from an early age and only discovered the beauty of homemade as an adult. Yup, I loved the stuff from the can. Since we only had cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving and at [...]

Turkey Winners! Congratulations to: Tracey Bentley, Tiffany Schmidt, and Sally Rector Patterson! Only thing I hate about giveaways is that everyone can’t win! I really need to be Oprah one day… Please email me your mailing address at ichristy@ymail.com and I’ll send them out tomorrow! When it comes to Thanksgiving and turkey, one name instantly [...]
Nov 9 2009 | Posted in
Misc |
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Chicken Lettuce Wraps made the easy way and the inexpensive way – at home!

Come meet me November 17th when I’ll be speaking as part of the Livingston Concert Lecture Series at historic Athens State University in Athens, Alabama. I will be speaking and then taking time afterward to meet all of the good folks who come to listen. I’d dearly love a chance to meet more members of [...]
Nov 4 2009 | Posted in
Misc |
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WINNERS OF SEATTLE’S BEST GIVEAWAY! Special thanks to Seattle’s Best coffee for offering us such a great giveaway and thanks to everyone who entered. The winners are listed below. Please send an email to me with your mailing address at ichristy@ymail.com. I’m using a different email addy so I can keep track of them better. [...]
Nov 3 2009 | Posted in
Holidays |
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Back in the old days (a whopping whole year ago) I tried not to let on when I was bringing you a recipe that I developed myself. I was afraid if y’all knew I had made it up, you wouldn’t want to try it! Now that we’ve settled in and become a big old family [...]
Nov 2 2009 | Posted in
Breakfast,
Cake |
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