I decided to try out cous cous with roasted veggies as a side dish. My recipe was inspired by one I found in one of my cookbooks. It pairs well with grilled meat, so we like to make it when the weather cooperates enough for us to cook out. This recipe is really flexible because…
In our quest to visit (and get stamps from) every National Park Service property, we headed back to Fort Pulaski. We first visited when we went on vacation to Savannah in 2013. Address and Location Fort Pulaski sits about ten miles outside of Savannah on Cockspur Island. You reach it from US 80, and you…
Mac and I bought a multipack of hot chocolate mix from Sam’s Club and really underestimated how much hot chocolate it had. The weather is starting to warm up here in Georgia, so I’ve been looking for ways to use up the mix (like my hot cocoa brownies). I’ve seen a few recipes for hot…
Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England’s Most Notorious Royal Family – Leanda de Lisle I honestly couldn’t remember if I’d read this book, so I decided to (re?)read it. It’s a good, comprehensive overview of the Tudor family and their dynasty. Leanda de Lisle explores the lives of all of the Tudor monarchs…
Happy March, friends! I love March because it’s the official start of spring (whether or not the weather cooperates). Thankfully, we were spared the full impact of the storms that swept across Alabama and Georgia last night. Mac and I spent President’s Day Weekend in Charleston and visited the last three National Park Service properties…
I have to thank my friend, Jessica, for my reintroduction to French onion soup. She is a fanatic, and I think she orders it about 90% of the time we go out to eat. I found an amazing Crock Pot version in one of my many cookbooks, and I decided to take it up a…