I always thought of Chicken Cordon Bleu as one of those “fancy” dishes you only get at restaurants or bought frozen at the grocery store. The restaurant version is usually wonderful, while the frozen version is OK if you’re in a hurry and don’t mind “processed” food. Several years ago my mother-in-law and…
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Continue ReadingI like to plan our meals a month in advance, then make one big grocery list and get everything that I need. A few months ago I was making the monthly menu and feeling like we had been eating the “same ol’ thing”, so I decided to look through my cookbooks. In my Gooseberry Patch…
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Continue ReadingLast weekend our daughter had a friend over to spend the night. We wanted to make something special for breakfast. I chose these No Rise Cinnamon Rolls because they take much less time than most homemade cinnamon rolls. They looked (and tasted) so good I decided to let the pictures speak for themselves. They aren’t…
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Continue ReadingHospitality is something very important to our family. One way we demonstrate hospitality is by having people in our home, and that usually involves food. Another way we have shown hospitality to others is by taking them a meal. This is most often appropriate when “mom” is unable to cook or if circumstances make it…
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Continue ReadingSouthern Favorites #5 – Country Style Steak Country Style Steak is THE meal we could always count on having at Grandma Vivian’s house. (My husband’s grandmother) Even though I would make it at home and so did my mother-in-law, it was still a “treat” when Grandma Vivian made it. Her’s was the best. She usually…