Impromptu dinner parties are perhaps the best kind. Especially when they are with the people you love most. The day of Miles' birthday party led to just that sort of dinner. Everyone had come for the morning party, but no one was in a hurry to leave. My brother was staying to help us paint. My youngest sister was staying to work with me on finishing the pictures for the book. My mom was staying ... View Post
Chicken Pasta Salad Salad
I love chicken salad. I love pasta. I love summer salads. So last week I figured, why not love them together? I have recently discovered that making more than enough pasta for one dish, enables me to have enough pasta for a second dish later in the week. How I have never thought of this I am not sure, but hurrah! I finally figured it out. In addition to being a mixture of all my favorite ... View Post
random tuesday smiles – a public service announcement
A few years back, Sweet Man and I went to visit my childhood friend Tracy in Juneau, Alaska for her wedding. For the rehearsal dinner we were told that we would be having BBQ or maybe that we would go to a BBQ. However when we got to said dinner, there we found Hot Dogs and Hamburgers. I don't think I noticed or had thought much about the menu of this event, but my Southern born and bred country ... View Post
tuesday smiles – camp cooking
Camp cooking is one of those things that I have a love-hate relationship with. I have issues lighting the propane gadgets. I love cooking outdoors. I hate washing the dishes in make-shift sinks or underneath water spouts. I love fresh squash anytime I can get it. I love the way things taste when they have been grilled over an open fire. I hate the ice that melts in the coolers, reaching ... View Post
brady lee’s nutty pasta
Every now and then I plan out dinner. Mostly, I throw it together with what we have on hand. Generally it turns out pretty good. This was one of those dishes. When Lilly and Brady come over it is generally Lilly that ends up in the kitchen with me while Brady is outside with the boys playing their elaborate and made-up games. But on this day Lilly was asleep on the couch due to a long ... View Post
soy joy pt 3 – a recipe for perfection
Recently I was invited to P. Allen Smiths farm to take part in Bean2Blog day which was sponsored by the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board. and was hosted by P. Allen. The day was beautiful and educational and it is taking me forever to tell all about it. If you want you can read Part 1 and Part 2 of my Soy Joy experience. *************** Like everything at P. Allen Smith's Moss Mountain ... View Post
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