Big News! I have a new book coming out in June but it is already up on Amazon for pre-orders, just click the picture in the sidebar or visit Amazon here. Last weekend I went to a local coffee/gift shop here in Gallatin, TN, and handed out a Lakeside Retreat-inspired recipe for Gingerbread Cake. Seriously, the recipe is so good, I already made another cast iron skillet of the yummy cake. Actually, we also ate it for breakfast it was irresistible. But the key to this cake's ... View the Post
Farm Fresh Lessons From Jam Peaches
As soon as I walked toward the pop-up tent at the edge of the Lowe's parking lot I could smell them. Peaches. Farm fresh and tree sweetened. "Do you have any jam peaches?" I asked the older gentleman who had introduced himself as Grover McMurry. "These look like perfect peaches for a pie, but what I really love is making jam." I handed him my money and selected a bag that sat on the folding table. "Well darlin'," he said with a smile, "I will make sure to cull out any seconds next ... View the Post