Category Archives: Food

Recipes, cooking, and how to

The Tradition

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Once again it’s a holiday weekend and once again it’s time for our family reunion. The tradition goes way back and seems to continue on year after year. When I was a child, my mother and all her siblings gathered … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food, Holidays, Southern Humor | Tagged cooking, Family reunion, Home cooking, Homemade food, Leftovers, Over eat, Picnic, Potluck, Relatives, reunion, Traditions | 4 Comments

The Savings Place

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Sheila Moss

I usually try to go early on Saturday morning before everyone else gets there. The trouble is, everyone else has the same idea. I probably would be better off to wait until about midnight, but I want to get it … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Shopping | Tagged Candy, Canned Goods, Cashier, Checkout, Cosmetics, Discount Stores, Greeters, Paper Goods, Pet Food, shopping carts | 9 Comments

Granny Makes Pudding

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Okay, grandkids, today we are going to make an old-fashioned banana pudding, grandma’s way, not that new fangled stuff they make with instant pudding and phony whipped cream. Phooey! Ours will be made from scratch – real pudding made on … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged baking, Bananna, Bananna Pudding, cooking, Grandma, Grandmother, Old-fashioned food, Pudding, Recipe, Wafers | 9 Comments

The Vegetable Garden

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Spring is here and something primitive stirs the blood – the urge to dig and plant, to renew and revive the earth. Several years ago when we first moved to the suburbs, we dreamed of tilling the soil, producing crops, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor, Plants/Gardening | Tagged Fertilizers, Garden, How to garden, Insects, Plant, Seedlings, Seeds, Vegetables, Weeds, Zucchini | 6 Comments

You Know You are on a Diet When:

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Sheila Moss

You are on a first name basis with the diet plan industry. Your refrigerator is empty except for diet cola and lettuce. The harder you try NOT to think about food, the hungrier you become. That was dinner? It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Health, Humor | Tagged Calories, Diet, Exercise, Fattening Foods, Low Cal, Low Carb, Low fat, Sugar Substitute, Veggie Burgers, Weight gain, Yogurt | 13 Comments

I’m Not Fat, I’m Super Size

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Did you hear about how obesity could soon be the leading cause of preventable death? Yeah, over one-third (34.9%) of U.S. adults are overweight. Here I thought I was being really smart by not smoking and remembering to fasten my … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Health, Humor | Tagged Aerobics, cholesterol, Exercise, Fat, Fried foods, Junk food, Lose weight, Low fat, Obesity, Overweight, Snacks, Super size | 9 Comments

All About Grits

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Sheila Moss

“What’s that white stuff on my plate? I didn’t order that!” observes any Northerner who goes South and orders breakfast in a southern restaurant for the first time. Northern folks don’t understand grits. Grits come automatically with breakfast in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged bacon grease, breakfast, corn, cream of wheat, cultural foods, greens, grits, hominy, lye, lye soap, regional food, southern food | 21 Comments

Cooking with Garlic

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Sheila Moss

We had garlic for dinner last night. My daughter has taken over the kitchen and is perfecting her culinary skills by cooking the evening meal. Ordinarily this is fine with me. I’m tired after working all day and coming home … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food, Humor | Tagged cooking, culinary skills, garlic, garlic for health, garlic powder, spaghetti, unsented garlic | 10 Comments

Interview with Peter Cottontail

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Today we have a special treat for you, an interview with a childhood favorite, the Easter Bunny aka Peter Cottontail. Thank you for taking time from your busy schedule today. Mr. Cottontail. It’s sad but some people do not believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Creatures, Food, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Bunnies, Chickens, Chocolate Bunnies, Cottontail, Easter, Easter basket, Easter bunny, Easter Chicks, Easter eggs, Jellybeans, Peeps | 8 Comments

Easter Eggs Grandma’s Way

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Sheila Moss

You grandchildren come on in here to the kitchen! We are going to have some fun today! We are going to dye Easter eggs – none of those phony plastic eggs at grandma’s house. Grandma has REAL eggs, the kind … Continue reading →