Live & Let Live [25]
I'm a grandmother!... and I will be a great one BECAUSE of the love that I have for my son... I learned this from where I came; again, thank you, parents and grandparents, who instilled family into my veins that go even deeper than my own.It's important to keep youthfulness inwardly and outwardly-- in all areas as much as possible, for as long as possible.Love is a gift of a … [Read more...]
Live & Let Live [24]
Just because a person is brave to feel, and speak of it, does not mean that the person is led solely by feelings or has no regard in making intelligent/wise decisions.Family is-- forever. No matter what changes occur. Let us be open books to allow ourselves to be congenial to others. It is giving.We don't need to have the consent of people in order to live, thrive, to be in … [Read more...]
Marinated Chicken & Spinach Dressing
I've wanted for years to come up with my own way of producing a spinach salad to come as close as possible in taste, like, and that-feel-- from one of my very favorite places to eat lunch-- one of those sweet vintage cafes-- when I'm not currently near Chester, Illinois. I silly-foolishly asked Jodie for her recipe so many years ago, lol-- Who does that besides me?! ! It's a … [Read more...]
New Year’s White Bean Chili
SKIRT Cranberry Crush Christmas 2019
THE NEXT DAY: Take out of the 'fridge and stir; check flavor and thickness. At this point, it will be tart, but that's good-- because-- we're adding 1/2 cup more clover honey, 1/4 cup light brown sugar, and 1 cup granulated sugar. Allow to melt into the relish. We're loving it. How could we not?By now, the relish amount should be cooked down to half what we started with on … [Read more...]
Live & Let Live [23] – 2019 Christmas Playlist
Bourbon-Spiked German Chocolate Cake
Of all the things I set out to do this Christmas, this has been way up the list. This takes me so far back, the old-time kind of German chocolate cake baked with Baker's chocolate. And this is what my mother made for my dad for his birthday many a December 4th--his favorite cake in all the world. The Christmas tree usually also made its entrance into our living room on his … [Read more...]
Don Child
I'm all sentimental with a gladness in my step this holiday season; seemingly more than the previous years since my dad has been gone, since my family has been split completely apart... but I'm actually enjoying the memories that Skirt in the Kitchen has been built upon-- and I'm living well.Before there's any mistake about it, not that it really matters what somebody on the … [Read more...]
Stuffed Quail Eggs
"I'm counting my 'quails' before they hatch." I'm all about the classic "quail" of a retro-southern winter holiday with a hearty hors d'oeuvre in mind.And, Dear, might I say-- December 1 is warm in the south today!-- superb for stuffed quail eggs.Since I've got Bloody Marys in the works, this will do fine-- the heat of the pickled jalapenos and red peppers inside this jar. … [Read more...]