A Southern Grace

July 29, 2012

spoom moany

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Sometimes I think people write down a bunch of ingredients on little slips of paper, toss them into a bowl, pull out a few, and combine them all in one random dish. I'll bet that's how the Spumoni blend was created. What other option could there be?


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July 26, 2012

waste not, want not

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I see you eying that loaf of hard, unpalatable bread on your counter. Don't you dare throw it away. Make bread pudding. Then make whiskey sauce. Then eat them together and rejoice.

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July 23, 2012

pig pickin' cake!

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I've become a contributor to what's rightfully being described as the social network of the South--The Southern Coterie. If you have any fascination with or connection to the southern US, you simply must take a look at our site.

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July 20, 2012

the british are coming!

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I'm not ashamed to admit that there's a lot I love about the United Kingdom. So many of my favorite shows are set there (in one era or another)(and for the record, Sherlock tops my list right now, without question or competition), and I enjoy the accents and overall demeanor of its people.

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July 15, 2012

pie in the sky

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Some may accuse me of being a little bit un-American, but my favorite pie isn't the apple variety, though it was at one time. My tastes have now moved on to coconut cream (sans meringue, if you please!).


Since I'm also on a cupcake tear, it's only natural that I devise some sort of coconut cream pie cupcakes. That, my friends, is what you've stumbled upon here.

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July 9, 2012

turned over

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If you've ever longingly eyed a fruit-filled turnover at your local bakery and wished, "Man, I'd love to be able to make those at home!", good news! I'm here to teach you how it's done.

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July 6, 2012

a tiny grill is still a grill

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I grilled some banana bread, and it was good.


George Foreman (and his five sons named George) would be proud.

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