Quick and Easy Crawfish Boil
I’m not even sure how she does it.She just walks off the plane, and EVERYBODY is putty in her hands.She says something, and it’s golden.”Hey Girls, let’s help your mom…
Whisky Baked Beans
Sometimes, I wake up on Friday, stuff happens and then I wake up sometime later on Monday (or Tuesday, as it were) and I’m not sure what I did. Like the WHOLE…
Strawberry-Basil Lemonade Slush
This weekend, my husband’s family had a reunion.It was in the country, where it’s hot. Sweltering, blistering, and humid. You know the kind of hot, where in the movies the…
Baked Fish Fingers
A few years ago, my sister got a dog.A cute little Maltese.She wasn’t a puppy, she was already potty-trained, and a sweet little thing. Her owners couldn’t keep her because…
Simple Tomato and Cucumber Salad
When I was a kid my mom used to tell me stories about her tomatoes. Her excitement would make me drool. When she’d tell these stories, as with everything, I…
While We Were Out. . . . . .
I lied.I told a fib.I spoke with a forked tongue.Liar, liar. My pants are on fire.Now my sister wants to eat my curds and whey.All because I didn’t send her…
Creamy Bowtie Pasta with Cheese, Tomatoes and Peas
This is my nephew, Cole. He’s 3. And really cute. He has been flowering up my life for the last 5 days as he plays, and smiles, and hugs, and…
The Fart without Fear Cookbook by Wayne Chen and Gary Goss
Today the topic is WAY serious.It’s about traumatized childhoods, inappropriate giggles, and smells that are so offensive they make you want to kill the offender.FARTS. Particularly, the really bad, ranky, putrid,…
Chicken Wings Just Like Hooters
I saw this picture the other day. The one below, not the one above. Try and focus.It’s a picture of my maternal grandmother and grandfather.I’d never seen a picture of…
Southern Style Fried Catfish
My family and I went fishing this weekend.Don’t be too impressed.It was at the city pool.We went because well, my mom is a big fisherwoman (and by that I mean she…