Eat Real Sourdough Bread I LOVE BREAD, but not all bread is created equal. I was telling Carolina and Marv (amazing husband) the other day that if I could recommend just one thing to add to someone’s diet that would be a game changer, it would be fully fermented sourdough bread! I wouldn’t add a…
If you don’t use harsh chemicals and you live in a tick-laden area of the country, you need this homemade tick repellent recipe! In Tennessee, we have lots of woods and high grasses, and lots of ticks. Not only do they attach to our dogs, they tend to seek out any human who travels their way….
I did not grow up on roasted vegetables. In south Alabama, we didn’t eat beets, parsnips, or most cool weather root crops. We ate the greens off of the top of the roots, like turnip greens! And if we did eat a root veggie, it was a rutabaga (properly pronounced “root-a-beggar” where I’m from…) and…
When we opened our restaurant, Bliss, I knew without a doubt that I wanted to serve Chicken Salad on croissant. Who knew it would become our famous chicken salad?! I had always dreamed of having a tearoom (though we technically didn’t open a tearoom) and there are two things that tearooms are judged on: Scones…
Years ago, we learned about Santa Lucia Day in homeschool (thank you Konos!) and decided to make it a part of our Christmas celebration each year on December 13. While our family doesn’t celebrate saints, we do want to be lights to the world and this is a beautifully symbolic morning.The tradition is all about…
Years ago when my kiddos were little, I created what would become our Advent Countdown to Christmas Calendar. We had homeschooled for a few years but then the two oldest spent a year in public school. That Christmas break lasted for only one week and my heart was so sad to not have them at…
