A Proverbs 31 Kind of Day

Image used from the Internet . . . but it looks pretty close to what my salad looks like! I met Melba about 15  years ago. We ended up teaching 3rd grade Sunday School together, with another friend of ours, Judy. We three taught together nearly 10 years! There is nobody like Melba! She's a mover and a shaker and if you need something done -- just ask Melba! She'll grab the bull by the horns and do her job . . .and maybe your job too! Melba is also a good cook! One day she told me about this pasta salad. You're not going to believe it when you read the ingredients. But I'm telling you -- any time that I serve it, I'm always asked for the recipe. I don't know what it is about this salad, but it's a hit! It's called Rainbow Pasta Salad. But really, I ought to call it "Melba's Pasta Salad!" Rainbow Pasta Salad 1 bag Rainbow Pasta, cooked according to directions 2 carrots, cleaned and shredded or chopped 1 re...

If ever there should be a marriage, this is it. Candy Corn and Peanuts. It was meant to be. Promise! It's the best of two worlds: Nasty Holiday Candy and Dry Roasted Peanuts! In no other recipe would you mix the two. But here, it works! And if that's not enough. It's a science of two great elements! And you have to find the right concoction that fits best with your taste. For me:  2 to 1. 2 candy corns to 1 peanut. I line them up on the counter in their little family groups. And if it turns out with an uneven mix, I'll fix it. 2 candy corns to 1 peanut. Always! I only allow one bag of candy corn and one container of dry roasted peanuts into the house during the Fall. When it's gone . . . I cry! 

This week a friend of mine celebrates her birthday. She doesn't like chocolate. Other than that, she's a perfectly normal lady! She listed off all the flavors she DOES like . . .and I think I remember lime and lemon, among others. I searched for a recipe and found this one on the Duncan Hines website. It just sounded good. You know, sometimes you can read a recipe and think "this is a winner!" While I haven't tasted the cake, I did taste a bite of the batter and I liked it. I'm sending this to the office with the Mr. tomorrow, with no taste-testing!   Will the Mr. bring home an empty plate from the office or will there be cake left on the plate? We all know what the tell-tell sign of a good cake really is! Creamy Limeade Cake 1 package plain white cake mix 1 cup sour cream 1 container (12 oz.) frozen limeade concentrate, thawed; divided* 3 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature 3 eggs Glaze: confectioners sugar 1/...

The other day, I was showing a friend of ours Pinterest. While on there, I was looking at my boards. Not " my boards ," because I'm not on Pinterest. My mom is on Pinterest. I ghost pin for her. That way, she looks cool and has followers. I started doing that for her when she showed me Pinterest and I noticed she had followers who were following nothing because she didn't have any boards. How boring is that. So I'm helping her. I'm a good daughter that way! On her/my board of Breakfast or Breads or something like that is this idea. So I looked it over and made some modifications. Here's the finished product. See  if you like it! *I've since made and tried these muffins.  I think they're a bit dry, not overly sweet, and needs a little bit more flavor.  You'll find my suggestions at the bottom of this post.  One of my friends who tried the muffin said she "really liked it."  Apple Harvest Muffins 2...

This isn't my photo; it's from the internet. But it does look like my cornbread! My oldest cherub's birthday was last week. At our house, when it's your birthday, you get to have your favorite meal. Whatever you want is what momma fixes. Usually. Unless it's really, really weird! This year, my cherub wanted Cornbread and Chicken. Why? Because of Alan Jackson's song, "Where I Come From." Do you know it? Here's a link to listen:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMfI0qd3fyA Along with the cornbread and chicken, he wanted creamed corn, sweet potato casserole, rolls (which, by the way, I did NOT allow!), and cinnamon rolls for dessert. So, as a good momma . . . I gave that boy what he wanted! Here's one of the recipes from that meal. Cornbread 1/2 cup cornmeal 1 1/2 cups flour 2/3 cups sugar 1 TBSP baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1/3 cup oil 3 TBSP butter, melted 2 eggs, beaten 1 1/4 cups milk In a large bowl ...

 We had lunch with some friends of our the other day. I love going to their house because. . .  my friend is a great cook she has pretty serving pieces from Southern Living Home she's got 3 darling boys that make me laugh she shares her recipes with me . . .even if they aren't her recipes OH!  I forgot another reason! She ALWAYS has an appetizer. As in always, never-fails, can count on her, without a doubt she'll have an appetizer. On the corner of her kitchen island, where we always gather and eat and talk and watch her finish up last minute cooking . . . while we eat the appetizer! This was the last appetizer we ate at her house. It's good! I made it the other day and my cherubs said, "This doesn't taste like Lady J's!" "Oh?"  I said.  "It's her recipe!" And they ate it! But it didn't really taste like hers!  And here's why! I didn't measure the mayo . . .I didn't wa...

Homemade Fried Avocados! Last Spring, after a baseball game, we stopped to have dinner at a new taco shop in town. My girl cherub ordered a fried avocado taco. She couldn't stop talking about it! She's asked me several times to make fried avocados. "It can't be hard, mom!"  She'd say! But, you know how things go . . . . it seemed like I never got around to it; until last night! I tried my first recipe of fried avocados and we all liked it! I think these would be great for tacos, to top grilled chicken, or on top of a salad. I need to work on the final product; my girl cherub thought they were to "batter-y."  The Mr. and my boy cherub thought they were great. I'm not sure how to improve that -- except to not pat the bread crumbs on, simply dredge through the bread crumbs! You give it a try and see what you think! Fried Avocado Avocados (I sliced each avocado into sixths) flour cornmeal salt 1 egg, beaten pank...