Corn from the farm!

OK… so if you follow this blog you know that I LOVE oysters.  So recently made fried oysters when we had a few friends over.  Here is the recipe and a few step by step photos. First take the oysters and soak in eggs whipped with salt and pepper. Place the oysters individually in a [...]

On the plane headed back from New York. Had a great time! I really enjoyed John Dory. We met up with my friend George who is a frequently in New York and he selected this great place for dinner. John Dory is located in the Ace Hotel (which is amazing). John Dory features a loud, [...]

Gumbo sounds good today on this cold winter day…

Where did the recipe for your rolls originate? The roll recipe was taught to me by my grandmother on my daddy’s side,  Leona Henderson Wood. We all called her Gommey. Where did you learn to cook? I learned to cook from my Mother, Grandmothers, Great Grandmothers, and especially our cook Mary Ella. We called her [...]

I love living walking distance from our local farmer’s market in Seaside, Florida.  Every Saturday we make our way down our little dirt road and head to Seaside. When we arrive we see friends and enjoy conversations and buying veggies… One thing we buy every week is milk.  The milk is great.  I also love [...]

These are my favorite type of pea. They are cream 40s. We call them “little green peas”. I am a lucky girl and my dad brings me bags of these shelled every summer. I blanch and then freeze them. I also see them at my local farmers market in the summer. My family enjoys them [...]

I thought I should share with  y’all a photo of my dad, the farmer, in the title of this blog!  My dad was in Atlanta this weekend while I was there for work and we all went shopping.  Check out his great new scarf.  Get it {here}!  This is a photo of him headed out [...]