Joy of Country Living

After a somewhat crazy week (more on that later) – I found time to make David’s favorites for Father’s Day.  Shrimp for the main course and one of his favorite desserts - Banana-Blueberry Pie.  This recipe is a take on a pie we used to eat at Luby’s in Houston. The recipe I’m posting is how [...]

Memorial Day has always seemed to herald the beginning of summer – and as such David and I went blackberry picking.   Before I go any further, I’ve been told by the locals that they really aren’t blackberries but are dewberries.  Whatever you call them – they’re delicious!  We didn’t have to go far to get [...]

What could be better than a bowl of  fresh strawberries?    How about a lightly toasted waffle topped with vanilla ice cream, glazed fresh strawberries, and whipped cream.  We like to think of  this concoction  as our own special take on ’Belgian Waffles’, and we love them for breakfast, dessert,  mid-afternoon snack – or any other time for [...]

Sunday mornings are pretty quiet around here. Usually consisting of a light breakfast and coffee on the deck. A ‘lite’ breakfast for us is sometimes Apple Strudel – sugar-free of course. You can bake it the night before and re-heat in the microwave. Do not put the glaze or powdered sugar on until you are ready [...]

I love cooking and cook three meals a day. However, when David was diagnosed as a Type II-diabetic about 15 years ago, I had to make significant changes to my way of cooking – particularly my dessert recipes.  I have converted many different desserts to ‘sugarfree’, i.e., – no added sugar – and will be [...]