Recipe Measurements
“Most cookbooks use explicit measurements in their recipes. . . [My husband] would say, “Billie if you’ll just measure, you’d…
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Growing Beets
I’ve been growing Detroit Dark Red Beets for over ten years and each spring I am still amazed by their…
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It’s Strawberry Season
It’s strawberry season and we’ve been enjoying the red bounty that’s only worth eating this time of the year if…
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Cherry Bounce
“Old man Amos stands treetop-tall in mountain folklore. He made his name and his fame with a concoction called Cherry…
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Lynn Gault’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake
I’ve been on a coffee cake kick lately. I remember back in the day when all the ladies at church…
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Poke Sallet
“Mountain Cooking—Poke Sallet” written by John Parris Poke sallet is a favorite dish of mountain folks whose tastes run to…
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A Mess of Ramps
“A Mess of Ramps—Kimsey Creek” by John Parris Burton Bumgarner will tell you, with the faith of a true believer,…
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Sassafras – A Spring Tonic
“Drink sassafras tea during the month of March and you won’t need a doctor” —Old mountain saying Sass Tea? My…
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Scottish Delights
I love cooking recipes from the “Favorite Recipes of the John C. Campbell Folk School” cookbook. It was published in…
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Carrot Bread
I’m still on the toasted sweet bread kick for dinner (lunch) every day. This past week I stumbled upon a…
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How to Cook a Deer or Venison Ham
Even though we love to can the deer meat The Deer Hunter harvests, he always leaves a few hams whole…
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Cranberry Fruit Bread
Do you ever get in the habit of eating the same thing? Lately I’ve been eating a piece of toasted…
