My mother-in-law has a talent for finding wonderful cook books. The latest one she gave me is A Time to Cook: Dishes from My Southern Sideboard by James T. Farmer III. James T. Farmer III also happens to be an Auburn alum. Plus, he has a cool name that is kind of fun to type, James T. Farmer III.
Besides beautiful photographs and lovely stories like a church member making a pound cake once a month for the pastor's family, the recipes we've tried have been very satisfying.
So far we have tried Warm Bacon and Spinach Salad with The Farmer's Vinaigrette (made using a lemon from our back yard tree!), Summer Garden Pasta (pictures below) which R has requested become a regular dinner dish, Heart Healthy Corn Chowder (he also includes a normal Corn Chowder), Sausage and Wild Rice Bake (described as a Baptist dish), Basic Whipping Cream Pound Cake (my first ever pound cake! I felt very southern), and Crisps (I've made pear and apple).
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| Summer Garden veggies for the pasta. |
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| Ready for dinner. |
And then there was Halloween. Our two angels were pumpkins. Squirms was very excited this year because now she actually knows what Candy is. It's refreshing really, her attitude toward candy: she treasures each piece, smells it, carries it around, wants to know the name of it, and enjoys just holding it before she ever takes a bite. It takes her twenty minutes to eat a Tootsie Roll.
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| Look at my shoes! |
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| Scouting the neighborhood. |
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| Out of focus - but such lovely excitement. |
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| He was not impressed. At all. |
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