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Around the Supper Table

Print We harvested enough apples this year to can more apple slices and make applesauce for the first time. Nana has made apple pies for years, but of course, it tastes so much better when you know how much blood,.....
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Around the Supper Table #122 – Children of the Tribe IV – BE a Good Member of Your Tribe
In our society we are bombarded with the idea that men and women are equal. It has gotten to the point that our society can’t even distinguish what a woman is. If you want to be one, you are one......
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Cheesy Corn Grits
Print Are grits only supposed to be eaten at breakfast? If not, when? We love them at any meal. Sometimes it is a simple side, and sometimes it is part of a scrumptious main dish. Brown sugar can be added.....
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Around the Supper Table #121 – A Calm Psalm
I like to turn to Psalm 100 in the morning. It is a true comfort to read, “For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endureth to all generations.” That is like a calming wave of warmth that.....
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Old-Fashioned Pot of Beans
Print Pinto beans are another dish that seems like everyone around here knows how to make. We all know that Nana decides how to season them as she is doing it, but she said if she had to write something.....
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Around the Supper Table #120 – Boast in my Infirmities
I’ve shared that I struggled with a good dose of anxiety and depression as a young adult. It is something I don’t discuss often, because I don’t like looking backwards, and it can be embarrassing. I am also terrified that.....
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Blackberry Cobbler
Print Anyone that has ever labored with love knows that something you’ve made yourself just seems to be better. Well Nana often experiences this in her kitchen, but everyone that has helped weed, water, prune, or trellis the blackberries got.....
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Around the Supper Table #119 – Good Seed
Not too long ago I was picking black-eyed peas and discovered that some of what I was picking was not black-eyed peas at all. They were creamer peas. When ordering seed, we asked for black-eyes, but something must have gotten.....
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Cowboy Candy
Print We grow some pretty hot jalapenos, and we enjoy eating them fresh, but they are also used in many canned recipes to enjoy all year: Jalapeno Cheddar Bread, Nana's Hot Sauce, and many more. One of our favorite ways.....
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Pancho’s Calabacitas
Print When the boys were younger, Nana and Pa often ate at Pancho’s Mexican Buffet. Yes, the restaurant that lets you raise the flag to request more food. Calabacitas was not the boys’ favorite dish, but Nana loved it. Since.....
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