Category: Cooking

Missing my southern roots… where every grocery store has King Cake…there are purple and gold beads everywhere….even in Mississippi…

So doing what TEP always does…making Fat Tuesday…Mardi Gras happen in South Carolina…

Seafood Gumbo from a cherished cookbook… La Bonne Cuisine…Making South Carolina home and bringing our traditions with us.

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Fat Tuesday…..

I cannot believe it has been nine months since we moved to the Carolinas!…. We are finally settling into our new home and it is absolutely awesome.  It has been like Christmas unpacking boxes and “finding our treasures!”   That is what happens when your “stuff” has been packed up for nine months… it’s almost like having another baby……well not really…. 

So now it is time for cooking, baking and trying new recipes… See what I cooked Monday Night…

Monday Night Cooking…..

Roasted Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes and Fresh Green Beans, Garlic Roasted Potatoes… & Crunchy Romaine Salad

Settling In

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One More Move… Let’s Keep The Journey Going….Family is Everything

Posted on by Tracey Egger Pettit
Family is Everything…..

So it has taken more than a New York minute to get moved and somewhat settled into our new home in Five Forks, South Carolina…. I cannot even begin to express what the last ten months of our lives have been like, however, with that said, we have been incredibly blessed.  I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God has a plan for each and every one of us… All we have to do is follow His Direction…

I am keeping this short and sweet tonight, since it has been a while since I posted anything anywhere… that’s what happens when you are following U-Haul Trucks… packing boxes, unpacking boxes, firing movers, emptying a Loft Apartment with 25 steps up and down, no elevator at 2:00 am in the morning!   I am not sure what we were thinking!   Add to that whole scenario, Hubby ended up in the hospital with chest pains and apparently the doctor thought that Ron was about to check out of this world… But not happening now…

So here are a few pictures… We are finally getting settled into our new home.. And I love it… It is the perfect forever home… Everything I dreamed it would be… So with that said hold on to your dreams, never give up, never say no, be open to new adventures and you never know where you will land and what the good Lord has in store for you…..

Slowly but Surely…. One step at a time.. One day at a time……

Making Kahlua’ has become Holiday Tradition at our Home….

Homemake Kahlua Recipe

4 Cups of Very Strong Coffee, 8 cups of Sugar, 4 1/2 Cups of Vodka, 3 Tbs Vanilla (Note: Vanilla Beans are great to use as well, just cut them into thirds and place one third of the Vanilla Bean in each bottle….)

Stir the Sugar in the Coffee, add the Vodka and Vanilla….. Let Cool and then Bottle. You can decide the size of bottles you want to use…. Once again, the Amazon Elves came thru with bottles delivered right to my front door… Well, we are still Loft Living…. so they came right to the Loft Door…..

Making Happiness…. with a Toast to Christmas!