This particular manilla envelope I grabbed addressed to my grandmother from Florida’s Department of Natural Resources was stuffed full of newspaper clippings. I had no idea what was in it, but if someone took the time to cut them out and keep them all these years, they might be important. I needed to peek.
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A discovery better than food.
Posted in Grandma's recipes, tagged crock pot, slow cooker, Cook, recipe, military spouse, grandma's recipes, Sweet potato, cook books, newspaper clippings on February 22, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Finding grandma’s recipes
Posted in Grandma's recipes, tagged Bird feeder, Cook, crock pot, grandma's recipes, Grandparent, military wife, recipe, slow cooking on February 15, 2012 | 32 Comments »
I visited my dad this weekend on the farm where I grew up. My grandmother’s house droops in shambles, full of mouse poop, a former shadow of itself on the now deserted farm. Empty and haunting, I remembered movement and the smell of constant meals wafting from her stove, served on the grey table at [...]
Carrot cake in the crock pot
Posted in Dessert, tagged apple sauce, Betty Crocker, Betty Crocker Super Moist cake mix, cake mix, Carrot cake, carrots, Cook, cream cheese icing, crock pot, Crock pot cake, Dessert, egg whites, food.com, Ice cream, Jamie Oliver, low-fat, military, military spouse, military wife, Navy, Navy wife, Paper towel, recipe, slow cooker, slow cooking, slow cooking desserts on June 12, 2011 | 9 Comments »
My aunt Pat asked if it was possible to make cake in the crock pot. I looked it up and honey, it’s been done! I would never have thought….. I chose the cake I like most–carrot and found a “low-fat” recipe on food.com by Purdy Good Cook. I looked around the kitchen and said, “Let’s do [...]