You may have seen my green mason jars on Instagram. The moment I spotted them I knew they’d be perfect for St. Patrick’s Day and because I’d need something “green” to drink to compliment the jars, the Fizzy Lemonade popped into my head. Add mint and call it a day. Add handmade bowties to the jars…
Homemade Butter Biscuits {aka Big Momo’s Biscuits} This little girl used to help her great-grandmother on her Mermentau farm. This little girl used to think that all big white houses with columns were Louisiana Plantations. And on this farm, with this great-garndmother, this little girl learned to drink “coffee milk” and eat “butter biscuits”. I’ve…
Do you know what time it is? It’s Girl Scout Cookie Time. Every Year. Like Clock Work. They swarm. With their cute smiles. And shy little voices. “Would you like to buy some girl scout cookies?” And I fall for it. Every. Single. Time. Who can say no to those faces?! I have 2 favorites,…
The past two Saturdays I’ve been in Mississippi hosting the Taste of Home Cooking School. I’ll be wrapping up the series of shows this weekend in Lake Charles, Louisiana and as fun as its been I’m so happy to get my Saturdays back, and spend some time creating the recipes we performed on stage at…
Spicy Creole Shrimp Crackers With New Orleans Style Pig Candy (Lisa Talberg, Louisiana) I’m going to just go ahead and warn you guys here, these Spicy Creole Shrimp Crackers With New Orleans Style Pig Candy will change your life. I’ve made them at least 4 times and in our household, we now affectionately refer to…
It’s Valentine’s Day, and while Pimento Cheese Sandwiches don’t necessarily scream “lovey dovey lunch time snack” it most certainly can if you use heart shaped cookie cutters! Wednesday night, I hosted a Valentine’s Day custom card creation workshop at our local Anthropologie. We made glitter cut out cards and coordinating stationery boxes to house them. It…