How the garden is growing

Today I went out to the garden to see how it is going. First, let me explain that growing the garden is Larry’s job. I am only a spectator at this point, even though I did help with the planting. My part won’t kick in until it comes time to harvest the produce and can [...]

Scottish Shortbread

My mother-in-law was a daughter of Scotland, twice removed. Her great-grandparents, surname Craigg, moved to the United States from Scotland, and settled back East, then moved west to Missouri, where they raised their children and raised crops on the prairie, in Macon County. Then the Civil War broke Missouri apart, and Thomas and his bride, [...]

Peach Pie and Grandma Mable’s Bread

Winter is having her wild way with us this weekend, making another run before Spring ushers her out the door for a few seasons. I’m inside working on research while the snow flies, and decided to make some bread and bake a pie. Now, pie is a problem for me. I’ve never been good at [...]

Video of my fish frying

Cooking again – Cornish Hens Giverny

I told Larry not to get used to my cooking every night; as of next week, I’ll be back on a very tough schedule, and this will end. But today, at home with gray skies and cold temps, I decided to get busy in the kitchen. I had some left over homemade cornbread from the [...]

Red Horse and ‘Taters – Fish and Chips the Ozark Way

Yesterday Larry went gigging for Red Horse with some friends of his, and brought home four of the 35 they killed. Today he cut up two and I fried ‘em up. Now, if you are not familiar with Red Horse, don’t feel bad. When I married Larry in 1977, I hadn’t heard of them, either. [...]