Serves 4 and takes about 45 min to make. Ingredients: 3 3/4 cups water with milk (I like half water and half milk) 3/4 cup grits 1/3 cup grated Parmesan Cheese (I would definitely add more next time) Salt and Pepper to taste in both grits and collards 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large onion [...]
Maintaining My Weight In This Season
I am NO expert and can only speak from my lifetime, yes, lifetime, of experience. When I turned seventy it was like my body changed shape overnight. I also found it more difficult than ever to shed those extra pounds that seemed to sneak onto my scale. I never believed in being the thinnest or [...]
Four Ways to Keep Motivated for Those Everyday Tasks
Huge changes started in our family when my husband started doing all the cooking and grocery shopping about three years ago. He needed something to learn and dive into after retirement and cooking was new to him. Once he began, he found it very enjoyable and fulfilling to create something in the kitchen that everyone loved and [...]
THIS WEEK HAS BEEN SO EXCITING!
Wednesday was the Release date for our book COMMON SENSE PARENTING Raising Principled Children in an Every-Shifting Culture. We got word from our Distributor that they have already sent out the first 1,000 and orders are still coming in. This book was a dream of my husband Jerry's for about the last ten years. He [...]
It’s That Time of Year
And it is my absolute favorite! What do I love about this time of year? First of all, it's the music that plays everywhere you go at Christmas time. You can be shopping for presents or in the grocery store, you can even be at the gas station and hear all the familiar music of [...]
Lots of Changes in the Last 10 Years
My first blog post was in August of 2012. A lot has changed in my life since then. These last ten years have been a time of transition in just about every area of my life. As I go back and read my posts, I see times of confusion, times of loss, and lots of [...]
WEST AFRICAN CURRY
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Indoor Ribs with Barbecue Sauce
THE PAPA'S KITCHEN INDOOR RIBS with BARBECUE SAUCE Ingredients: 4-5 Pounds of Baby Back Ribs (4 racks) OR St. Louis Ribs (2 racks) Kosher salt and Fresh ground black pepper 1 recipe for Barbecue Sauce (see below) Barbecue Sauce (Makes 1 ½ quart): ½ cup Vegetable oil 1 ½ cups chopped yellow onion (1 large [...]
Cauliflower “Potato” Salad
THE PAPA'S KITCHEN CAULIFLOWER “POTATO” SALAD by Valerie Bertinelli Ingredients: Kosher salt 1 large head of cauliflower, cut into bite-sized florets (6 to 8 cups) 1 heaping ½ cup of mayonnaise (I use Duke’s of course) 2 tablespoons of yellow mustard 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar Freshly ground black pepper 1/3 cup chopped dill pickles [...]
Cast Iron Skillet Peach Cobbler
THE PAPA'S KITCHEN CAST IRON SKILLET PEACH COBBLER Ingredients: 2 – 3 medium size peaches, sliced ½ inch thick (about 2 ½ cups sliced) ¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon 1 cup granulated white sugar ¼ cup unsalted butter 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon kosher salt ¾ cup whole milk [...]
Embracing Life's Seasons 