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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Chickasaw Grape Dumplings

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Silver James

This year is fading into the New Year. It’s a time to look back while making plans for the future. There comfort in tradttions and this recipe is an old one handed down generation to generation. Grape dumplings were traditionally … Continue reading →

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Last Monday

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Silver James

Wow. How is it even possible? This is the last Monday in 2021. I am sooo ready to leave this year behind. It feels like time has been interminable. Yet, at the same time, days and weeks and months have … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Forgotten Cookies

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Silver James

It’s almost Christmas. For today’s treat, I thumbed through my own recipe book to pull out a Christmas favorite from my childhood. These cookies are so easy, I could make them all by myself when I was a little kid. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Cool Whip Snickerdoodles

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Silver James

When a horde of hungry Wolves and their families land in your pasture, the smart retired Army wife hits her pantry and whips up cookies that go with coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. Talk about easy peasy! Five ingredients. Fifteen … Continue reading →

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Monday the 13th

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Silver James

Call me weird but I’ve never considered Friday the 13th as an unlucky day. Monday the 13th, however? Well, you can make up your own mind. We’re almost half-way through December. Christmas is less that two weeks away. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Swirled Bark

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Silver James

One of my favorite places in the world to go around Christmas time is New Orleans. I always try to stay in the historic Hotel Monteleone in the French Quarter. The lobby is decorated in spectacular fashion and the streets … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Caramel-Bourbon Pecan Pie

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Silver James

There weren’t many slices of my plain ol’ pecan pie leftover from Thanksgiving. Good thing I didn’t make this version. There would have been none left! This treat takes Southern cooking to a whole new level! Total Time: 3 Hr. … Continue reading →

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Long Weekend Monday

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Silver James

November is coming to an end. For a month with only 30 days, this one has seemed almost interminable, while zipping by at the same time. Also, it’s the Monday after a looong holiday weekend for those people are working. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Pumpkin Cheesecake with Brown Butter Caramel Sauce

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Silver James

There’s still time to grab supplies and whip up this yummy dessert in time for Thanksgiving. And if you are in a part of the world who won’t be eating turkey, ham, turducken, *insert meat of your choice plus all … Continue reading →

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Monday of Thanks

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Silver James

This month is getting closer to the end. After today, there’s only one more Monday. Months should NOT have FIVE Mondays. Because there’s never a month that only has three. Right? Here in the US, Thursday is Thanksgiving Day or … Continue reading →

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