Category Archives: casseroles
Poppy Seed Chicken and death
I apologize. Right from the start. I will talk to you about Poppy Seed Chicken, one of the South’s greatest inventions. But first, death. In a funny way. My husband is a lawyer and a few days ago he got … Continue reading
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Chicken and stuffing casserole
Sometimes you just need easy. You need not feel guilty about pulling out a box of cornbread stuffing (O.K., Stove Top), looking on the back of the box and just letting her rip. I have embellished the time honored recipe … Continue reading
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Fire in the hall (and breakfast casserole)
Everything was going according to plan at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Fat Tuesday pancake supper. Until the fire department came. The Youth started off strong. They were pumping out pancakes like a Ford assembly line. I was proud of … Continue reading
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When teens cook pancakes
Lord, help me. The annual St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Pancake Supper is tonight and I’m in charge. Episcopalians, Catholics and Lutherans are very serious about this time of year. Lent starts tomorrow. Forty days of self-reflection and penitence. We are … Continue reading
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Smothered pork chops
If it wasn’t for Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup, we might starve to death. And I don’t think this is a Southern thing, although we can slap wear out a can of cream of mushroom soup for almost any occasion. … Continue reading
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The Women of St. Paul’s (and hot onion dip)
Oh, my Lord. The Women of St. Paul’s have gone on retreat at the Dubose Conference Center “on the mountain” in Sewanee, Tennessee. It is late Friday night as I am writing this and I just heard wild hooting occurring … Continue reading
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Meat stadium
Well, I just had to smile at this. Barry Martin, my amigo at Char-Broil, e-mailed me about his staff building a meat stadium for the Super Bowl. This is not something I would ever attempt as merely consuming the cocktail … Continue reading
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Paula Deen and diabetes
I apologize in advance if I am going to offend anyone, but I am just a little pissed off about poor Paula Deen and all the flack she’s getting for taking money from a pharmaceutical company to peddle a diabetes … Continue reading
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Swedish meatballs
That boy is gone again. Back to college. He did not even look back as he drove down the driveway. He did not even wave one last time. He will not remember to text me when he gets there and … Continue reading
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