Last holiday season, I had some egg nog left over after Christmas. I wanted to do something special for a New Year's day breakfast and just thought eggs, french toast, why not try using the egg nog? Of course, knowing that DH is a cinnamon hound, it wasn't hard to figure out what to add. …
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Chicken Chili – Hot, Filling and Gluten-Free
Chicken chili was on the menu in September when we had a cold snap, and I was working on the recipe. Sometimes you just want something hot and filling, thick and richly flavored, a stick to your ribs kind of meal. The best news for my gluten-free readers is you can eat this! I didn't …
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Autumn Brunch
Autumn Jubilee wouldn't be complete without a pretty table and some yummy ideas for an Autumn Brunch. The idea of an Autumn Brunch reminds me so much of my mother. She and I loved to read cooking magazines and cook together, and never more so than when pumpkins were in season and a chill was …
Mushroom Meatloaf
Cooler temperatures for Autumn mean more comfort food and filling hot meals for the family. Autumn Jubilee continues with a recipe today. Meatloaf is a meal I like to have, as I can prepare it earlier in the day, clean up the kitchen, then relax while it bakes, just finishing up the side dishes at …
Blueberry Competition at the Mountain State Fair
The last competition I entered at the Mountain Regional State Fair was a Blueberry recipe competition sponsored by the NC Blueberry Council. The rules for this competition were a bit different, as the focus was on the health benefits of blueberries, not their use in sweets. In fact, for scoring purposes, healthy was 50% of …
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Egg Salad Competition at the Mountain State Fair
Returning to the fair earlier this week for the Egg Salad competition, I had some time while the judging was going on to walk around the fair with DH. The judging wasn't in the public view, you just dropped off your food and came back an hour later to see who won. No, I didn't …
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Quick Sewing Project for Grilling
Labor Day usually means a cookout here, hot dogs with chili, bratwurst or burgers with beans. I actually made this quick project last summer, and then got busy. I am so easily distracted by shiny things and thrift stores. I realized that I never posted it, so here goes, just in time for the last …
Fresh Peaches and Peach Coffee Cake
I managed to get the peaches this year before the bears did, and what a bumper crop for my little wild peach tree!! I harvested 21 peaches, nicely ripened. These are wild clingstone peaches, so the amount of actual peach is pretty small per piece. Still, they are organic, no chemicals used, and have a …
Summer Chilled Corn Crab Soup
A luncheon on a hot summer day needs something cold and delicious! I had an idea for a cold crab and corn soup, and decided to try it out on my friends at a recent luncheon. They pronounced it good, and I liked it too. I gave DH a bowl for his lunch, and he …
Chocolate! A Tasting, Recipes and a Book Review
I'll admit to being a card carrying chocoholic, I love the stuff. Most of the time I go for the dark varieties, but I won't turn down milk chocolate if it is offered. I like it best in its pure form, just chocolate, unadulterated with any other flavor. Chocolate French Silk Pie is my favorite …
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From My Carolina Home 