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Fall Days…. Conjure up Thoughts of Cool Days, Warm Soup, Pumpkins….

FALL DAYS

When I think of Fall I think about making my Dad’s Onion Soup…. I can see him standing in the kitchen slicing up onions, very thinly and then placing the onions in the pan with butter and olive to simmer until they were a beautiful carmelized pan of yumminess. This past weekend, I made Onion Soup and it was delicious….

Chardonnay & Onion Soup on the Porch….
Onion Soup Simmering Away…

Fall Days… are the best days. We get to stop, soak up all the wonderful smells and start thinking about the holidays that are right around the corner….

Autumn Days……..

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

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!

Teppy’s Sunday Cooking

Getting Started with My To Do List… for Christmas… well actually, I have been working on my list since November… and could not have done it without my Elves from the North Pole…. (Amazon and Pottery Barn!) So here we go… all parts in motion…. I have a lot to do before Matt gets here tonight… He is the first “young adult” home for the holidays…… Kim gets here Christmas Eve and Rob and Matt W. get here the day after Christmas….. Yes.. .when I left Costco yesterday with all types of “Adult Beverages” and groceries… a nice gentleman in the parking lot asked me could he come to the party…. Teppy know how to throw a party… So join me on my Christmas Cooking journey….

Today’s list…. Homemade Kahula’, Two Step Pound Cake, Almond/ Cranberry Biscotti, Oxford Fudge Pie, Marina Sauce and getting the Brisket ready marinate…. plus finish wrapping presents… Clean the house and cook an amazing dinner…. I better get started…..

Getting Started with Christmas To Do’s