Ivy in the kitchen...teaching her early how to love and serve others in the home.
Making apple crisp
On top of the refrigerator is where I keep my favorite cook books. I own every cook book of Paula Deen (my favorite lady) and Katie Lee Joel (best meat loaf recipe ever!)
Here is where I keep the rest of my cook books and recipes.
I said in yesterday's post how much I love to cook. I didn't grow up cooking but my dad loves food and loves to cook . I think it was my friend Ashley who got me into cooking and I have loved it ever since. I LOVE having Ivy in the kitchen and cooking something with her. She has her own chef's hat and apron (thanks mom), her own set of cook books (I was just thinking today how I need to get Lucy her own set now), and she thumbs through them to tell me what she would like to make....although she eats and licks tons of the ingredients and I have to keep my eye on her. The girl loves food like her mama!
I had been looking for something quick to write my tried and true recipes in. Something that I could grab quick and not have to sort through all of my books to get to. The set of recipes that I make all the time. Then my gal pal Paula Deen came out with this cute recipe journal to write in. It has recipe cards in the back and it has sections for different categories. Now, I use this more than any of the other books and guess what....I HAVE ONE AS A GIVEAWAY!
So here's how it is going to work. You leave me a comment under this post and tell me your favorite tried and true recipe. The one you make the most. It can be the one your family loves the most or the one you make the most when guests come over. You don't have to write out the whole recipe but I think it would be fun if I post the winner's recipe after the contest is over. I am going to leave the contest open until Monday morning, then I will probably have Ivy pick a name out of a bowl. Good luck!
* my cookbook wish list:
"Home cooking with Trisha Yearwood, Stories and Recipes to Share with Family and Friends", by Trisha Yearwood
"The Pioneer Woman Cooks", by Ree Drummond
"The Farm Chicks in the Kitchen, Live Well,Laugh Often, cook Much" by, Teri Edwards, Serena Thompson
I don't know if you heard that I was the blog winner for the adorable cute shop and blog for the firefly moon. My stuff came yesterday and it was like Christmas morning. I can't thank you enough! First of all, on my comments I said that I liked the fabric banner, she wrote to me and asked me if I would like the banner in place of another item and I said YES! I thought that was so kind of her. I quickly put up the banner with the cute cloths pins she gave me...maybe I will change it, maybe not. Here are some of the things she sent me. Please support her shop. Some of the proceeds go to St. Jude's Children's Hospital in honor of her father and I can tell you everything is made really well. Can't thank you enough Summer!
