Heading out on our Southern Spring Adventure
On a stop over in Chattanooga, birth place of Bessie Smith, my friend Kelly and I took a long walk around the River Walk section of the downtown. The Tennessee River meanders through the city center and the public areas…
Cows, Milk, and Agri-biz
Heads up, folks. You can buy and consume foods with all the high fructose corn syrup and chemical additives you want but you don’t dare buy unpasteurized milk from a friend! My thoughts on this topic were sparked by the…
Garden Fantasy for Spring 2010
I took advantage of a beautiful day to spend time outdoors in the winter garden with pruners in hand. With the soil bare and the leaves gone I was checking where the new plants will go come spring and the…
Winter Squash Soup
Leni’s Squash, Yam and Roasted Sweet Pepper Soup Butternut or other Winter squash Red Jewel Yams Curry Powder (optional – a very small amount – it’s just an accent) Sweet Peppers – yellow and red Onion Butter Half & Half…
A deboned turkey ready for the oven
Here is the bird trussed and ready for the roaster. It weighed 23 lbs. The thigh bones were removed.
A Lovely Way to Roast a Turkey
Here is our de-boned Thanksgiving turkey before putting it in the oven! Having not de-boned a bird in awhile it took about 45 minutes . . . . but it’s worth it. I didn’t stuff the bird – one can…