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My college friend, Bitsy, shared a comment on an earlier post about my meatloaf which inspired this post. 1 lb. ground chicken 1 lb. ground pork 1/2 small onion 8 baby carrots 1 cup sliced celery, (about 1 stalk) 2 tbsp butter 1 cup Pepperidge Farms stuffing mix 1 tbsp garlic salt 1 tsp turmericContinue reading “A Holiday Twist on Salisbury Steak”

I’ve become really interested in drink mixing and how much better drinks are when you use top notch ingredients–night and day. While I was in Atlanta recently, my neighbor and I went to Buford Highway Farmer’s Market (which is really a giant grocery store with the best selection of ingredients for all kinds of cuisines–especiallyContinue reading “Homemade Grenadine”

Stromboli patty (or meatball) recipe: 2 lbs hamburger or ground turkey 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce 3/4 cup Italian style dry breadcrumbs 2 eggs 2 tsp Italian seasoning 2 tbsp garlic salt 20 oz turkey Sweet Italian Sausage with casings removed Place all the ingredients in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and mixContinue reading “Stromboli Sandwiches”

There used to be an online store that ONLY sold items that are made in the US, but, sadly, they closed a little over a year ago. I have been sending cards that are made in the US for years, but they have gotten difficult to find. However, I found a new source–Allport Editions (allport.com).Continue reading “Christmas Cards and Gift Ideas”

During the COVID holidays, I challenged myself to come up with really cute/creative tablescapes using only items that I had in the house at the time. Here are some of my favorites from that series of posts. Toyland Table For this Toyland table design, I looked through the sweet toys that used to line theContinue reading “Holiday Table Ideas”

When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of being presented a large stack of beautiful boxes topped with a fancy ribbon, just like in the movies. So this year, I bought stacks of boxes for everyone (Nashville Wraps). These boxes are not very big, so I had to come up with coordinating wrappingContinue reading “Gift Wrapping”

Normally, my SIL and I work on the table for my in-laws holiday celebration the day before we’re all gathering. However, this year, I am not planning to use any of the items that we are planning to use for their table, so while I had all the Christmas stuff out to decorate our house,Continue reading “The Christmas Table”

This year, we’re having another big crowd–13 for dinner–so we had to extend the table ALL the way, and add a couple 2′ x 4′ folding tables at the end to get everyone in. We topped the table with 2 white cotton hemstitched banquet cloths. On top of this, we put fabric, wicker, resin, metal,Continue reading “The Thanksgiving Table”

We aren’t having Thanksgiving dinner at our house, but my oldest and his girlfriend are coming in for the holiday/weekend, so I wanted to do some pretty flowers on the counter. I have some really interesting branches that I cut off my curly filbert earlier this year that I have been dying to use forContinue reading “Thanksgiving Flowers”

Thanksgiving is the perfect holiday to whip up some fantastic cocktails to enjoy while cooking, watching the game, or catching up with family. I have included non-alcoholic versions where possible. In our family, we have a couple of favorites that we like to enjoy during the holidays. Caramel Apple Martini 2 oz apple cider 2Continue reading “Holiday Drinks”