Entries from January 2009

January 29, 2009

Gumbo for Super Bowl Sunday

I was on a radio program this morning with Bill Cossett and Russ Wilson, talking about Super Bowl foods. I mentioned that we were going to have Chicken Gumbo in our home on Sunday, along with some appetizers, and I’ve had a couple of listeners call and ask for the recipe.
So here it is. It’s [...]

January 7, 2009

Birthday cake time

This morning, I began the process of making my daughter a birthday cake. She’ll be 15 tomorrow (Jan. 8 … yes, she was born in Tupelo on Elvis’ birthday). I’ll admit I used a Duncan Hines butter cake mix for the layers, but I’m making a homemade chocolate frosting for it.
I can’t remember the last [...]

January 5, 2009

Tony’s Market has closed

I am in mourning.
My husband and I bopped into Tony’s Market Saturday  morning only to be told by an employee at La  Vino (next door) that Tony’s closed on New Year’s Eve. The employee said there just wasn’t enough traffic to keep the doors open.  (I don’t know how this could be true. I’ve told [...]