A hot chocolate bar with homemade hot chocolate is a creative way to bring joy to kids and adults at any cold-weather gathering! I love a serve-yourself spread at a party, whether it’s a make-your-own taco bar, an appetizer board, or a breakfast grazing board. Knowing … [Read more...]
Oyster Roast Hosting Made Easy
An Oyster Roast is the ultimate in casual, outdoor entertaining for fall and winter. Everything you need to know to throw your own Oyster Roast is covered here. If you live near the coast you've probably been to an oyster roast, and may have a good idea what's needed to … [Read more...]
Cane Grinding 2016
What is a Cane Grinding? It's many things. It's an event. It's a family reunion. It's a covered dish meal. It's a barbeque. Yes, there is grinding of sugar cane to extract the juice and then cooking the juice to make syrup. But, most of all, a Cane Grinding is a time for family … [Read more...]
Norcross Community Market Gets Better & Better
As summer marches on the market just keeps getting better. The organizers are learning as they go, the community is discovering how best to take advantage of what the market has to offer, and the vendors are learning what the community needs and wants. … [Read more...]
Norcross Community Market Off to a Great Start
The awesome town of Norcross, Georgia, has now had the third of its Community Markets, scheduled from 9am to 1pm each Saturday through August 13th, (except July 4th week). The first three weeks have seen a community of people and organizations coming together to bring the type of … [Read more...]
Tucker Farmers Market
Don't you just love local neighborhood farmers markets? Personally, I'm a huge fan of eating fresh and healthy as well as supporting local businesses, so I'm always excited for the weather to warm up so the farmers markets can open! The Tucker Farmers Market is small, but it … [Read more...]
Tucker Chili Cook Off
There are so many reasons to love Spring: the flowers blooming, the days getting longer, the weather getting warmer- But my favorite part is community gatherings. I feel like all Winter long people just hibernate. Here in Georgia, our winters are not super cold compared to other … [Read more...]
Publix Aprons Cooking School
What a fun and affordable evening this was! Buddy and I did a Publix Aprons Cooking School class last Thursday evening. They have a wide variety of classes, some are demonstration only and some are hands on. A few are designed for couples, which is what this one was. It was … [Read more...]
A Beginner’s Experience with Korean BBQ
For my brother's birthday last week, the family decided to try our hand at Korean BBQ. If you have never tried it before, it is a really unique experience and I think everyone should give it a shot... with an open mind, and empty stomach and a sense of humor! We went to … [Read more...]
Cane Grinding 2014
Murphy Farms in Jennings, Florida is the site of an annual event that our family is a part of. Mildred Murphy is the matriarch of the family and is my (Pam's) aunt. My mother, who passed away last March, was her sister. Our trip to Hamilton County, Florida (just south of the … [Read more...]
