Sitting here relaxing, enjoying a cup of coffee, going through my emails.What smell is better than to wake up in the morning to a fresh pot of coffee brewing. It’s a cooler morning this morning. Thankful for that. I would rather have summer weather than wintertime. I liked winter best when I was young. Don’t…

Meatballs

1# ground beef 2 eggs beaten 1/4 Cup half n half ( you can use beef broth or water instead of the milk) 1/2 Cup grated Pepper jack cheese 1 1/4 cup cooked rice 1 small onion 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1  teaspoon  garlic powder 1 teaspoon salt Pepper to taste Panko bread crumbs Mix…

Good Afternoon

Hi how y’all doin this hot afternoon? I made a cake Mom’s Otmeal Cake this morning. This cake takes only a few ingredients, it taste delicious! As I was making the cake , I was thinking of all the times as a kid we had this cake. Someone dropped in, the cake was the first…

Moms Oatmeal Cake

Step 1. 1cup quick oatmeal 1 1/4 cup boiling water Stir together. Set aside while preparing the batter. Step.2 1 stick softened butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream together Add cooled oatmeal Step 3 1 1/2 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon Add to…

Sweet Tea

1Cup sugar 1 cup water Put in pan. Slowly heat to almost boiling, turn heat on low. Stirring till sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and cool. Tea: 12 tea bags Quart jar Hot water Place tea bags in jar fill with very hot water. Let tea cool. Pour into gallon jar adding water, enough…

One Dish Meal

1 sliced Zucchini 1 sliced yellow squash 1 cauliflower in small peices 1-2 Fresh tomatoes 1 onion chopped medium size 1 yellow pepper, 1green pepper, 1 red pepper seeded and chopped 2 medium size Yukon gold potatoes sliced 1/4 inch. Then quarterd. 1 pkg smoked Polska Kielbasa sliced Vegetable oil Salt Pepper Cajun seasoning 1…

Hominy

Serves 6 1cup dry hominy 4cups water Soak overnight.add 1/2-1teaspoon salt and cook til tender. You can skip this step and place water salt and hominy in crockpot cook on high stirring occasionally for approximately 31/2 hours. Serve with butter and pepper. Serve in place of potatoes.

Grits

Makes 6 servings 1 1/2 cup grits 2 chicken bouillon cube 6 cup water Put water in pan with bouillion, bring to boiling, slowly add grits, stirring frequently to keep from lumps. Reduce. Heat to medium–low and cook 5-7 mins or till thick. Remove from heat. Serve with eggs and toast or alone. Any left…

Fried Mush

WE eat a lot of fried mush. You ask what is fried mush? It is fried grits. You can cook these in a skillet on the stove or you can deep fry. I like using my cast iron skillet, you have even heat with cast iron and doesn’t cool down when adding more to the…

Fritatta

Friattas are so easy to make and makes the best breakfast for a crowd . You can serve it hot or room temperature. 1/4 red bell pepper chopped 1/4 yellow pepper chopped 1/4 green pepper chopped 1 small to medium Zuchinni squash sliced and quartered 1 small to med yellow squash chopped sliced and quartered…