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March has been flying by, and with all the activities Anthony and I have had this month, I was determined to carve out time for a new blog post—and a new recipe. This one is especially meaningful because it’s a dish I developed myself after spending hours researching the classic French Cassoulet. You can find the full recipe in the menu at the top of the site, and I’ve shared a peek over on Instagram as well. Cassoulet is truly an all‑day cooking experience, but in the best w

The last week of January brought ice and snow to Western North Carolina, which meant my husband, our very energetic dog, and I spent far too much time indoors and not nearly enough time out and about. Winter has a way of slowing everything down — except a dog who thinks snow is the greatest invention of all time. Even with the weather keeping us tucked inside, I managed to get a couple of things ready for publication, including one that’s especially close to my heart. A Fami

Now that my husband and I are settled into our Blue Ridge Mountain home, it’s time for me to get serious about my passion project: turning my big blue recipe book into a digital collection that everyone can enjoy. The book was a gift from my mother over 30 years ago, filled with recipes I grew up loving — and a few I’ve never tried. My goals for this year One blog post per week Two IG/TikTok posts per week Plenty of recipes, old and new, shared with family and with old and ne

Where did this name come from. My love of cooking for my family. After retiring my husband Anthony and I spent a little time with family. While at my brother and sister in law's home in Louisiana, I used some leftover Christmas ham and the bone to make a bean soup. I just gathered what was left, an onion some garlic, the ham bone and some meat and whatever dried beans my sister-in-law had in her pantry. It happened that she had Pinto Beans, Navy Beans and Black-eyed peas,