Ain't nothing but a party!
In preparation for The Prince to come home for spring break I made Hummingbird Bread Pudding with a runny Cream Cheese Pecan Sauce. People, it was crazy good! I wish I could take credit for the recipe but that would be outright theft. I’ve had Hummingbird cake a million times but I’m not a big […]
MoreEarlier this week I met some dear friends for breakfast at a small, tucked away French restaurant. There were all different kinds of quiches on the menu, ALL calling out to me. I decided on spinach and at the first bite was not disappointed. The baked custard filling was smooth and rich and each mouthful […]
MoreGrowing up our mornings were blissfully uneventful. Monday through Friday Mama would wake us up by throwing open the curtains then at the same time grabbing my big toe and Cynthia’s while singing a voz alto, “Good morning! Good morning! The sun is shining! Good morning!”. We would both grumble and try to bury ourselves […]
MoreIt’s almost here!! The most remarkable, staggeringly wonderful, magical day of the entire 365 day year!!! Christmas day was the ONE day Mama threw caution to the wind and woe to the person who even remotely thought about possibly admonishing her on frugality. Mama was financially cautious and squeezed her dollars until the eagle screamed […]
MoreCafe con leche. James grew up on this stuff. He grew up to be over six feet tall, so it’s a good thing for him that we didn’t have to worry about “stunting his growth”, because, Lord knows, we didn’t! He had his first REAL taste of java at about two and a half, maybe […]
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