Red Velvet Wisdom

My mom loves all things coconut. Anytime she ever made anything requiring coconut she tried to use fresh. Joy and I recently laughed about the time she brought one home and the dog went berserk when he stared at the at it after it rolled out of a sack. He thought it was staring at [...]

I saw an appetizer that fit my style the other day. I know it doesn’t really go along with our dedication old style, made from scratch recipes, but I had to share it anyway. It reminds me of spring and my spring break starts at 3:45 today!
Strawberry Appetizers

fresh strawberries
creme horns

Slice the creme horns and lay [...]

It’s been a few days since we had a post, because both Dena and I have been MIA.  She was at a conference in San Antonio, and I was lucky enough to have district meeting in New Orleans.  I was beyond excited to get down there and soak up some of the culture.  I very [...]

Every so often I get a call from my mother-in-law, Ninny. She tells me that she is making our supper and will bring it over when we get off work. People I work with are jealous, as well they should be. Last week she called and was making a favorite of ours and it was [...]

One of Mom’s standard appetizers was the sausage balls. There are easy (unless you have an aversion to mixing gooey things with your hands) and tasty. I decided to make some for Super Bowl Sunday. 1 lb. Sausage

2  c  Bisquick (I used a cheaper brand this time and it worked fine)
1 lb Sausage
10 oz cheddar [...]

Like most of the pastors I know, ours has a wife that is amazingly sweet and kindhearted.  Of course I think that ours is the sweetest of all but I’m a little biased.  She is the kind of woman who works tirelessly behind the scenes at church, and finds time to devote to her husband [...]