Happy belated Easter to you all! I hope you were all blessed with as beautiful an Easter Day in your home towns as we were in Charlotte. Simply gorgeous! To celebrate this joyous day we joined some friends for an after church outdoor brunch. It was potluck. After last week’s potluck fiasco resulting in me [...]

Last Sunday BG and I attended an appreciation cookout as supporters of a friend’s ministry.  She was providing the main course and the rest of us were to bring sides.  I’ve mentioned that I have a reputation a foodie and cook amongst my Charlotte friends, so I wanted to make sure my side was especially [...]

I must have been a very good girl this year because Santa was very good to me. He brought me lots of stuff for The Kitchen… (for serving) (for cooking) (for storage) (for entertaining) And THIS… is for The Travel! I was bitten by the biking bug while we were in Hilton Head this summer. [...]

Ever wondered how to get a little red wine into your breakfast? (crickets…crickets…) No? Is that just me? Well, in case you HAVE ever wondered that and just don’t want to admit it, never fear. I have found the way! All you have to do is make Spanish Torrijas and a little Mosto to drizzle [...]

Y’all remember how I lamented the  Shrimp & Grits I had last week from Charlotte’s Bite Your Tongue, right?  I can’t help it, though.  You see, I’m spoiled…but let me back up. I told y’all I went to Ole Miss, didn’t I?  Ole Miss is located in a town I love like no other – Oxford, [...]

Today, I introduce what I intend to be a regular spot on this blog – Spanish Cooking Saturdays.  I do not promise that it will be a weekly spot, but it will be at least a monthly spot, possibly a little more frequently than that. I’ve got a big cookbook full of Spanish recipes, courtesy of [...]