Merry a few days after Christmas! We’re still in the throes of a whirlwind holiday extravaganza but I wanted to pop in and share a time-honored Waldron family tradition, the Christmas Morning Special. Each year my Poppie makes this concoction, something he describes as a Southern Comfort Old Fashioned. It’s SoCo, orange juice, cherries, and [...]
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Oyster Casserole
Like most everyone, I am the result of many different families, marriages, couplings. Most recently I can trace my lineage back to four families, the Rosemonds, Waldrons, Fiorellos, and Ballengers. This past Saturday was the Ballenger family Christmas party, my paternal grandmother’s family. My grandmother, Bobbie, was the daughter of Stanley Ballenger and Flossie Caudell, [...]
Red Sangria
As I was thinking about my Christmas posting schedule it occurred to me that, when it comes to holiday food, I have a lot of the favorites covered. Not to say I’ve posted them all (I’d be putting myself out of business), but I feel good about our holiday recipe list. One area we are [...]
Salted Vanilla Cookies
I have to admit, I don’t make cookies very often. I mean, I like cookies, but when it comes to desserts there are bigger players I’m more interested in. The decision to make these was made, however, the moment I decided to make vanilla salt. Salted vanilla cookies, made with salted butter and topped off [...]
Oh, the Holidays
Christmas is like, next week. I know, I’m freaking out too. In this season of creepy diamond commercials and overspending I wanted to take the opportunity to remind you of two things. 1. B&S, this very website, has a store. Not full of plastic toys and crap that will break 24 hours after Christmas but [...]
