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Favorite East Tennessee Barbecue Restaurant 3 Apr 2011 | 02:36 am
If you find yourself in East Tennessee you must eat at my favorite bbq restaurant. Ridgewood Barbecue in Bluff City, TN is amazing! It isn't easy to find but it is worth the effort! The barbecue beans...
March Madness Has Nothing to Do with Basketball 28 Mar 2011 | 02:39 am
Is anyone having as fickle a weather as we are in East Tennessee? We have had snow, rain, gorgeous 70 degree sunny days and - close to here - a tornado! March Madness is what term I use to describe ou...
Smoking Briskets in our Cookshack Smoker 31 Dec 2008 | 02:59 am
Today I want to talk a bit about one of my favorite things; brisket. No, I don't love it just because hubby gets to make the main dish (although that is a bonus!), I love it because of the taste. I ca...
Appalachian Cuisine - Sissy's Stack Cake 29 Dec 2008 | 04:07 am
My Dad was what was called back then a "change of life" baby. When he was born he had an older brother around 17, and two sisters that were around 16 and 15 at the time. While his brother was out of t...
I'm a Cookbookaholic! 20 Aug 2008 | 11:00 pm
I admit it! I am a cookbookaholic! I'm not really sure that I ever made a conscious decision to collect cookbooks. I just woke up one day and found that I had more than my fair share. I also realized ...
An Old Fashioned Drug Store in our Day and Time! 12 Aug 2008 | 10:00 pm
I have long yearned to take a trip to Hoskins Drug Store in Clinton, TN. Hoskins has been open since 1930 and is an old fashioned drug store with a soda fountain and dry goods area. It has not been bo...
Our Front Porch and Walkway 12 Aug 2008 | 10:10 am
I love Summer and I can sum it up in one word why: Geraniums. When I was a little girl my dad built wooden flower boxes and either mom or dad painted them white. They weren't fancy at all; just plain ...
A Lovely, Unexpected Gift from Mom 11 Aug 2008 | 12:08 am
Mother called me and said that she had found a treasure for me. A vintage glider! Yesterday, dear husband and I went to pick it up and I could hardly believe my eyes! The glider is aluminum with a dar...
The Best Pizza Joint in East Tennessee! Big Ed's Pizza in Oak Ridge 9 Aug 2008 | 02:54 pm
If you find yourself in the greater Knoxville area and you like pizza do yourself a favor and head over to Oak Ridge. There is a Mom & Pop Pizza shop there that does one thing: Pizza. And oh boy do th...
