A Proverbs 31 Kind of Day

We honestly love pimento cheese. I've told you that before. But we are persnickety pimento cheese eaters. We are somewhat connoisseur and somewhat know-it-alls about this Southern delicacy. We do not like store bought pimento cheese. I know; that's what we have grown up on; Spent hours smearing the spread on white bread, so we can cut it into triangles and stack on a serving tray. Taken to church socials. And shared with our friends. I'm not against any of that . . .except the actual store-bought pimento cheese. I make pimento cheese a lot at our house. It's kind of our go-to sandwich. Partially it's because I don't buy deli meat and pimento cheese is easy. When we are low on peanut butter or out of grilled chicken, I usually have the stuff to whip up a batch of pimento cheese. Because I make so much of this yummy concoction, I sometimes play around with my recipe. Sometimes the Mr. and the Cherubs don't like that. The ch

I honestly can't believe I haven't shared this recipe. It's not because I make it a lot. Matter of fact, I haven't made it in a very long time. But it is a good stand-by for those Summer dinners. I first got this recipe more than 10 years ago. We were living in Oklahoma City and the Mr. and I packed up the two cherubs and we went on a weekend get-a-way to cook for a "mature" crowd who was having a retreat. There were about 70 "mature" friends that spent the weekend at the lake. The guys fished and golfed. The girls shopped or golfed. At night, everyone sat around laughing and playing games. That's where I learned to play "Jokers!" I've got the best Jokers board around, thanks to a very talented wood-worker friend! As our friends golfed, fished, or shopped, the Mr. and I prepared the meals. 3 meals a day for the weekend. One night we served cole slaw. After we ate, one of the ladies said she had a

I love friends like this . . . "Hey! What are you doing for dinner tonight?" "I don't know . . .what are y'all doing?" "I have no idea!  I've got chicken." "O.K!  I've got bacon." "I can bring some chips and ice cream." "O.K!  I've got caramel sauce and tea!" "Great!" "Perfect!  Y'all come down about 6." I looked in the cabinets to see what else I could bring to the table; literally! I had a couple of apples. I thought an apple slaw, or apple salad, or something with an apple sounded good. I went pilfering and here's the result! I just guessed at the measurements and went by sight on the cranberries and nuts. You can make adjustments where you need and according to your taste and the number of people you are serving! We did not have too much left over from our impromptu dinner with friends, but my girl cherub and I had the wee bit of left over ap

I was really wanting french fries. Deep down in my heart, I love french fries. I know . . . kind of childish, huh? French fries and ketch-up. But on this night, I couldn't really justify going to get french fries. I mean, I " could have; " After all, I was making a very kid-friendly meal. This meal, my cherubs really like . . . and it is really not one of my favorites. Sloppy Joes! My internal compromise was to add french fries! French fries would go perfect with the sandwich. Instead of giving in, I made a very grown-up decision. I decided to make a french fry alternative:  a pan fried potato. Only I would make it better than a french fry! I'd add some grown-up flavor! But not too grown-up, because I still wanted to use ketchup. Confession:  this conversation was really going on in my head! Potatoes with Onion and Green Peppers 1 small onion, chopped 1/2 large green pepper, chopped 2-3 TBSP oil (or bacon grease, if you h

When the Mr. and I lived in Nashville, we were "adopted" by a great family. John was my boss, both at my full-time job and at the church where he and I served on staff part time. Ms. Kaye, his wife, was the church cook and was fantastic at everything! We became fast friends with the two of them! Ms. Kaye and I shared the love of good bargains, fun shopping, and cooking together! It's been a lot of years since we have lived in Nashville, but we still keep up with our friends, and on the occasions when we get to see John and Kaye, we always pick right up where we left off! This recipe is one of the many I have from Ms. Kaye. I like this for many reasons: It's easy. It's great for a crowd . . .or a family with guaranteed left-overs. It makes a lot. It's adaptable.  That's enough reasons to make it! Today, I had left-over turkey I had baked over the weekend that I wanted to use.  Because the poultry was already cooked, thi