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Ham or Lamb?

All the Easter dinners I’ve ever had all my life have been centered around a ham. It’s just been our family tradition to get a half a ham and serve it on Easter Sunday for dinner. Then we have ham leftover for sandwiches the following week and a big ham bone to make bean soup by the weekend.

For some reason several of my friends are planning on having lamb for their Easter dinner. I don’t know why they prefer lamb but I find it interesting that family traditions can be so different.

Well, I have already bought my ham for dinner tomorrow. I am looking forward to keeping my family tradition going.

I hope everyone has a nice Easter.

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Dogwoods are so Pretty!

When I was a little girl, my parents had a huge white Dogwood tree in our yard. My mother especially loved that tree. She wanted to buy more Dogwoods and plant them around the house, but my dad said that buying trees was ridiculous and a waste of good money. He said that if God wanted us to have more Dogwood trees in our yard, then He would have some of the seeds from our tree take root and grow on their own without needing any help from us.

I never did agree with my dad about many things, especially the way he would use God as an excuse to not have or do things. But I do love Dogwoods, like my mother did. And I don’t mind spending $30 of my own money to plant one in my yard.

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Too Long Lines

I promised to help out a friend and give them a ride to the Drivers License office. This is obviously a state government office, staffed by government employees. They are strict about what time they open doors, who gets waited on first, and keeping everyone in long lines.

The long lines are what I absolutely hate about dealing with the government. You cannot ever just walk up to someone and get help with your problem. You always have to figure out what line to get into and then you wait FOREVER to get even a simple question answered. And, GOD HELP YOU if you get in the wrong dang line!

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Choosing a Charity

I want to donate something that will be helpful to the people of Japan who are suffering from the earthquake and tsunami a couple of days ago. I am so upset to learn of all the devastation. It is not practical to try to mail anything or ship things all the way over there. It costs too much to ship anything and it takes too long to get there. If you know of a good charity that would put a small cash donation to good use, please leave me a comment or send me an email with the information. I am willing to consider any charity except for the Red Cross.

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Fried Catfish

I never tasted fried catfish until we went on a trip to Tennessee and noticed that there were lots of restaurants that call themselves catfish houses. I though that if there are so many of them, they must be on to something good! So we stopped in at one and ordered catfish. It was delicious! I would love to be able to cook that myself at home. Although I don’t usually fry many foods, I think that catfish must be fried to get the best flavor.

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Chili Dogs and Tater Tots

Sometimes you just have a craving for a hot dog. I drove into a Sonic parking stall today and just went for t. I got a foot long chili dog, with chopped onions, tater tots, and a Route 44 cherry limeade. It was AWESOME! I love Sonic!

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Comfort Food

With the prospect of being snowed inthis weekend, I’m going to make a dash to Kroger like everyone else and stock up. I know I need the regular stuff, like milk and fresh bread. But I want to have some things on hand to cook comfort food and maybe do some baking, too. Got any suggestions and recipes to share?

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Ho Ho Ho

Hope that Santa Claus found your house last night and was very good to you.

I had a really nice Christmas already, and we have not eaten dinner yet! We are about to sit down to a huge feast, with Honey Baked Ham, sweet potatoes, my mom’s pineapple spoon bread, and coconut cake. Nothing like eating traditional holiday dinners cooked by the people you love!