Tales of Traveling, Baking and Memory Making™
I read somewhere that Mark Twain declared that age is an issue of mind over matter and if you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. I’m inclined to agree. I don’t mind! I’m not quite ready for the alternative. I have gained an extensive education over these 67 years; and I’d […]
Aunt Maxine was a quiet, unassuming, slight woman from North Louisiana. I add the word “slight” because hardly anyone in my family was slight. She was married to my Uncle Buddy, Momma’s brother, which explains it. She didn’t have the genetic predisposition for our corpulent figures. Buddy’s real name was […]
Tea cakes take on many forms for different parts of this country and others. Aunt Maxine’s tea cakes were a southern version … which means that butter, sugar and flour were the main ingredients. Her tea cakes were fluffy, soft, moist, buttery little cookies. The dough is versatile, you can […]
Ancel Coconut Cake was my Momma’s favorite sheet cake to take to reunions, church functions and to have for Sunday dinner (which was really lunch but we called it dinner and dinner was called supper). And if the preacher was not wrapped up with an Amen at noon, Daddy would […]
My first cousin, Gwen, has been making these delightful little muffins for years. They are easy to make and transport. She brings them to family functions and to her friends and neighbors. You see, what I appreciate about Gwen is that she always made time to visit my parents when […]
I discovered Nancie McDermott while browsing the housewares department at Macy’s. Well actually, it was her cookbook, “Southern Cakes: Sweet and Irresistible Recipes for Everyday Celebrations” that caught my eye. There was the most luscious coconut cake on the cover…but I felt all of the cake recipes were made for […]