Beans and Cornbread

Speaking of Momo

The thought occurs to me that most of us probably have strange names for those kooky people we claim family. I, myself, have, as previously mentioned, a Momo. I also have a Mimi. Now, my mom is being called Memaw and she, herself, had a Gawgaw. Which might be why I named my great aunt Betty, BawBaw. To add to the craziness that is my family. I had a Papaw and an Intsy. There was some of the usual names, of course, too. I do have the aptly named Grandma and Grandpa but, for my maternal grandmother, her luck ran out. She still tries to sneak in calling herself "grandma" but, it's not gonna happen. Let's face it, when the great grand kids have a name like Grandma Butch in their repertoire, it's not likely that they're going to let that one go. Poor Grandma Butch. See, she divorced my crazy Granddaddy and remarried before I was even born. She's married to Butch to this day and since I had three grandfathers. I titled the step version as Grandpa Butch and well, Grandma Butch just followed suit. I've gotten the questioning eye from anyone within ear shot when they've heard me say "Grandma Butch" and I know she blushes from embarrassment when she's called that in public but, what are you gonna do? And "butch", she's anything but. She's always been the frailest, tiniest, thing with the palest blue eyes and platinum page boy for as long as I can remember. With a Virginia slim in hand and a stack of Hershey's mini wrappers next to her Coke, she's been a good sport about her name, mostly, and I love her dearly. My daughter's other grandma is named Bebe, which are actually her initials (B.B.) since she couldn't stand the thought of being a grandma. I'm sure there are other kooky names extending from the way back but, I'm at a loss for now. If you have any funny names for your loved ones, please share. And, let's not bring "pet names" into the mix for now. I'll just think about that tomorrow!

alrighty then.

Well, for some ungodly reason I've taken to this blogging idea and so have been inclined to share the day to day with you. Today, my dears, I am in the mood to bake. Again. And I'm not just in the mood to bake any old cake. I'm looking deep down for a southern to the core type of a recipe. Maybe it's because I've been pouring over old family recipes for the cookbook I'm putting together lately. Maybe it's because it's near the end of summer and I'm bored out of my gourd. Either way, I've looked through several tried and true southern favorites like Mississippi Mud, Coca Cola, and Turtle cakes and I'm quickly realizing that my pantry is not up to snuff so I think I'm going to try my hand at Momo's Pound cake. What's it gonna hurt. I did an hour's worth of Gilad's "Bodies in Motion" routines today. Let's face it. I'm on a roll. Pictures to follow. Have yourself a sweet one -Hugs, y'all!

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I've been working on a collective book of recipes by family and some not so that I may have all my favs in one place. In the process of collecting, I came across a lemon cookie recipe (I've been on the hunt for one for awhile now). "Try before for you buy", I thought, before adding it to my tastebook collection so that's exactly what I did today. I've whipped up a batch of lemon cookies by following a recipe out of my mother's Vintage Vicksburg cookbook. I tweaked it some. I have to say that, although I had my doubts (adding 2 tsp of lemon extract had the batter smelling more like something I'd shine furniture with), these are the lightest, dreamiest lemon cookies that I've ever had. Adding lemon zest and rolling them in powdered sugar before baking gave them that little something extra that I was looking for. I'm going to freeze the dough so that I may bake these up for bunco next month.

for any person who feels that they are in a rut when it comes to planning dinners for the week, join the club. maybe we can start an exchange. today my dinner will consist of grilled salmon steaks, and roasted turnips. I'm at a loss for a starch...maybe I'll think of something between now and then. oh, a thought! i've got some orzo. okay so dinner complete.

I've tried planning out meals a week at a time and this seems to be when I'm at a loss for new ideas the most so share away.

as a side note, i'm going to heat up the oven for the salmon instead. i'm going to top with a dollop of mayo, lemon pepper, and parsley and bake. I look forward to hearing back from y'all! See you again soon