Category: Playtime in the Pantry

I come from a family of great pie bakers, so Pi Day presented a good excuse to pull out the recipes and bake a family… ( Read More )

For as long as I can remember, Fall has been my favorite season. Although Fall also signals the coming of shorter days and dreary wintry… ( Read More )

As much as I love my playtime in the pantry, I’m still a full-time working girl.  Most days, my schedule limits the time I can… ( Read More )

I come from a family of great cooks.  For as long as I can remember, our family gatherings have started with a menu.  As granddaughters… ( Read More )

The name of this section of my blog speaks to my favorite way to spend a Saturday.  However, I’ve learned over the years that all… ( Read More )

Meat is a staple at our house and makes an almost daily appearance in some form, usually during our evening meal.  In the early days,… ( Read More )

My Dad’s love of peach cobbler led to what is now my “tried and true” cobbler recipe.  Dad came by his love of peach cobbler… ( Read More )

My husband is known for his quick wit.  He has a joke or a story for any occasion.  One of his more memorable funny lines… ( Read More )

While putting away groceries one afternoon, I noticed a can of yams on the shelf.  I had just come from the grocery store and was… ( Read More )

Part of the fun of cooking, for me anyway, is the memory of good people, good times, and good food. Blogging about those good memories… ( Read More )