breakfast

Waffle Recipe

January 23, 2012

This is the waffle recipe from Vince’s friend, Steve.  We’ve been using it and loving it for years.  The secret is to beat the egg whites very stiff before adding them to the remaining ingredients. Steve’s Waffles: 2 cups flour 4 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 2 eggs, separated 2 cups buttermilk 2 T. [...]

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Sorghum & Butter

September 13, 2011

Vince loves sorghum!  I like it too but when I was a little girl, my grandparents always had butter on the table that was soft.  Heck, half the time when we got there, they handed me the churn to keep me occupied and I made butter from Old Spot’s cream!  But, they had butter and [...]

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Overnight Peach French Toast

December 10, 2010

It’s become a tradition for us to have Overnight Peach French Toast on Thanksgiving and Christmas mornings.  It’s made the night before so all I have to do is stick it in the oven and bake it.  No preparation, no mess to clean up.  We always have it with homemade breakfast sausage and maple syrup! [...]

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The Best Biscuits

October 21, 2010

No, I don’t make the best biscuits but I wish I did.  When I got my first real job working downtown Lake Charles, there was a five and dime type store that had a snack bar.  I think it was a Kress Store.  I can’t even remember for sure.  One of my friends on Facebook [...]

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May I Take Your Order, Please?

November 10, 2009

My family is spoiled and I wouldn’t have it any other way!  So, no need to tell me they can (1) all eat the same thing or (2) fix it themselves or . . or . . whatever else you may be thinking.  I’m one of those wives/moms who likes waiting on my men.  We [...]

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The Best Reason

June 19, 2009

We love steel cut oatmeal.  If you even halfway like oatmeal or even if you don’t, and you’ve never tried steel cut oats, you owe it to yourself to try the steel cut oats.  They’re so different from regular, mushy, gooey oatmeal.  Our preference is McCann’s Irish Oats but there are other brands.  A brand [...]

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