Party Meatballs
This time of year who doesn’t like a quick party appetizer to serve your hungry guests? Laugh these off if you want to, but when I have a shower or...
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Chicken Stirfry and Blogger Awards
Well, for this post, I was thinking about something a little bit more healthy than what I have been posting. I have a little more spring in my step...
Cinnamon Buns
It’s freezing outside, and its going to get worse. The forecast calls for more snow to fall. By more, I mean more than the 14 inches that we recently received from mother nature. The...
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
I would like to give a shout out to Cheslea of Hello Miss Chelsea. She is the winner of my giveaway. She wins a $20.00 gift certificate from CSN. Now on...
Pot Roast
How we eat and what we eat reveals who we are as a person. The thing about cooking is that it is rich in many meanings the least having anything to...
Amish Friendship Bread (and being an outcast) part II
Last year, Mrs. Pile smiles sweetly as she hands me a gallon bag of Amish Friendship Bread starter. She informs me that the bread is delicious and I will...
Poor boy gumbo, that warms the soul.
It is that time of year. It is cold outside and you are craving something warm and satisfying. This gumbo is the perfect match. It is perfect for one...
New Year Spicy Black Eyed Peas and a CSN giveaway
I guess y’all figured that I was Catholic from the name of the website. Well, I was also born in Virginia and lived here most of my life. So...
Slow Cooker Chocolate Dump Cake
Visualize if you will a rich dark chocolate brownie warm from the oven. Well, more like a chocolate souffle. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream, melting down over...
Food, Family, Faith and Rachel Cookies
Every year Christmas celebrations change even in the most traditional of families. Each celebration will be different due to many factors: deaths, births, who is in town, etc. But...
Coconut Cashew Brittle and Carol Night.
Advent leads us to the Silent Night when the whole world finds joy. Tonight was Carol Night for the kids at St Pius X School. It is an annual tradition....
Daddys Fudge
This is a kind of nostalgic recipe for me. My dad loved fudge. When I got old enough, I used to give it to him on his birthday or...
Angel Coconut Macaroons
I got this recipe from the back of the angel coconut bag. Soft, chewy, toothsome, with just a hint of almond flavor. It is oh so simple but, oh...
Pumpkin Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie
I thought of this recipe one night just before I started to doze off. At the time, it is getting close to Thanksgiving and I was trying to think of...
Aunt Janet’s Baked Brie
The Gantley clan recently had a family function where my sister-in-law Janet made this delicious appetizer. She has several really delicious appetizers that she serves at most of our functions....
