Memory Lane Meals – How A Trip Home Inspired A Cookbook

Posted on Monday, September 26th, 2011

My trips down Memory Lane always lead to old fashioned meals.

Last year at this time, I was coming to the end of a month long adventure.  No, I wasn’t climbing the Himalayan mountains, bungee-jumping the [...]

Old Fashioned Meals – Remembering Homemade Ice Cream On The Front Porch

Posted on Saturday, August 6th, 2011

Homemade Ice Cream is about more than having freshly made ice cream.  It’s about making memories.
Since my friend Susanne Myers of HillbillyHousewife.com has written her ebook Homemade Ice Cream and Other Frozen Desserts, I’ve been [...]

Summertime And The Livin’s Easy – Especially With Old Fashioned Ice Cream

Posted on Thursday, July 14th, 2011

The Hillbilly Housewife, Susanne Myers, has done it again!
When my friend Susanne Myers of HillbillyHousewife.com sees a problem, she figures out a solution.  Here’s the perfect example.
Susanne’s family likes ice cream, just like many [...]

Homemade Convenience Foods – How To Enjoy Old Fashioned Healthy Foods Fast

Posted on Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Old fashioned cooking and fast foods may seem incompatible, but the two meet head-on in this incredible new cookbook by my friend Susanne Myers at HillbillyHousewife.com.
Nowadays, it seems like just about every meal is either [...]

Creating Cherished Christmas Memories – An Interview With Tracy Roberts

Posted on Thursday, December 9th, 2010

Putting the brakes on the commercialization of Christmas with old fashioned fun and cherished memories.

My grandson was teasing me the other day because, as he put it, “All old people like to do is talk [...]

Old Fashioned Cooking And The Humble Crockpot – An Interview With Susanne Myers, The Hillbilly Housewife

Posted on Thursday, November 11th, 2010

What do old fashioned cooking and crockpot cooking have in common?  More than you might guess.
Back in March of this year I was honored to have my good friend Susanne Myers stop by to chat [...]

Happy Birthday Paul McCartney – Our First Meeting

Posted on Friday, June 18th, 2010

Couldn’t resist this opportunity to take a trip down memory lane.  Who else remembers sitting glued in front of the television the night The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show?
Happy Birthday Paul
Sit back, relax, [...]

Waxing Nostalgic About Clotheslines

Posted on Monday, May 31st, 2010

Do you remember clotheslines?
It’s hard for some people to wax nostalgic about any kind of laundry, let alone having to lug heavy baskets of clothes outside to dry on lines.  Line drying clothes is hard [...]

Old Fashioned Cooking – An Interview With Susanne Myers, The Hillbilly Housewife

Posted on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

What do old fashioned cooking, easy freezer meals, and The Hillbilly Housewife have in common?
If you grew up preparing food to store for a winter season, you may know the term “putting food by.”  This [...]

Iwo Jima

Posted on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

If you know me or have been following my blog, you know that my Mom was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps during WWII.
Today marks the 65th anniversary of the flag raising on [...]