My great-grandmother Tiny (the actual name on her birth certificate was "Tiny Margaret Keach") died before I was born. She was an incredible woman that had 11 children, raised 9 to adulthood, helped run a very successful family farm, made all of her children's clothes, and managed to cook and create amazing dishes that still cause people to drool when they remember ...
Archives for April 2012
Breakfast Focaccia Biscuits
My Mema used to make the best sausage and cheese biscuits every Christmas. I can remember the absolute chaos in her kitchen as she and her three daughters (one being my step-mother) created the amazing feast for our Christmas meal with at least a half dozen rowdy kids running around enthusiastically. Some of the foods they prepared came from the garden on their farm. In ...
How to toast coconut—or nuts—easy trick in the MICROWAVE!
It has happened to me a hundred times. A dish is almost done— just needs one more tiny thing and it will be perfect! I decide to add a few nuts or toasted coconut but want the best flavor so...I pop them in the hot oven for a few minutes only to be overwhelmed by a cloud of smoke a short while later. If, like me, you tend to get distracted and slightly overdo the toasting ...
