Made from Italian leather, the Rienzo satchel by Patricia Nash Designs comes in a variety of colors. Get an up close look at my Rienzo satchel, inside and out, in this handbag review.
What’s New
Pork Belly Casserole with Dumplings
Pork belly casserole is richly flavored with pork belly, beans, tomatoes, and red cabbage, and all topped with delicious dumplings.
Apple Ginger Bourbon Fizz
The classic fizz cocktail gets a Southern twist with bourbon, apple butter, and ginger beer instead of plain soda. Try this Apple Ginger Bourbon Fizz at your next shindig.
The Cookbook
Fixin’ to Eat: Southern Cooking for the Southern at Heart
Add love to your Southern cooking, and you’ll be Fixin’ to Eat! New cookbook Fixin’ to Eat: Southern Cooking for the Southern at Heart is now available.
Gardening
Epidendrum Radicans: The Easiest Orchid You’ve Never Heard Of
Epidendrum radicans, also known as reed-stem epidendrum or fire star orchid, is a beautiful, easy care orchid suitable for the ground or in a pot.
Travel
A Night at the Renaissance Charleston Historic District
We stayed at the Renaissance Charleston Historic District in Charleston, South Carolina. Get an inside look at this beautiful hotel.
Wine
Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir 2014: Beauty in a Glass
This garnet colored beauty in a glass is my favorite Pinot Noir so far this year. Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir 2014 is the wine I want to be when I grow up.
Looking Good
Handbag Review: The Rienzo Satchel by Patricia Nash
Made from Italian leather, the Rienzo satchel by Patricia Nash Designs comes in a variety of colors. Get an up close look at my Rienzo satchel, inside and out, in this handbag review.
Favorite Recipes
Pear Walnut Bread Pudding for #SundaySupper
The world would not be the same without storytellers and writers. Those who have the gift of taking the most mundane thing, for example going to the mailbox to get the mail, and turning it into a captivating story gives me great envy. They can articulate a breeze blowing, the crunch of grass underfoot, or […]
Strawberry Almond Muffins
Strawberry season in my area is in full swing. Winter may be the season for Florida ones however spring is when it happens in Georgia. I wish the season here was as long as it is there. It seems to come and go in a flash. Each year I visit the farms and get buckets […]
Citrus Pecan Quick Bread for #TwelveLoaves
Exiting onto the turnpike was always a relief. It meant the long car journey was almost over. We were on the final stretch to our destination. Giant billboards are lined up one after another on both sides of the road. Each one is selling the message of fun in the sun: “Stay Here”, “Play Here”, […]
Artichoke Spinach Pasta for #WeekdaySupper
Something is wrong with the clock. You can hear it ticking like normal when all is quiet. The hands move at their regular pace. Each tick marks a passing second. Then a lapse in time occurs and suddenly a few hours have disappeared. It seems to happen more often these days. Perhaps Father Time is […]