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By Staff / February 2, 2013 / IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off
Tweet Are you suffering from the winter blues? Have a beach party! Invite some friends, have a little fun and lift someone else’s spirits! I think we all get a little cabin fever in the winter. Decorate your table with bright colors, add some raw grits for sand and use some sea shells, [...]
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By Staff / November 3, 2012 / IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments
Tweet Thanksgiving will be here before we know it and with all the cooking we seem to have to do on Thanksgiving Day, here’s a simple recipe for breakfast muffins which can be cooked ahead of time and frozen until the morning you need them!
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By Staff / October 27, 2012 / IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments
Tweet (Editor’s Note: Elaine is on hiatus for a few weeks so we are including recipes by Elaine which can be found in her cookbook, “In the Kitchen With Elaine) As we begin to get into the holidays in South Georgia, usually we have lots of parties or dinners to attend, some of which we [...]
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By Staff / October 13, 2012 / IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments
Tweet Fall is apple time. Nothing smells better in the fall than apples and spice. I have fond memories of apple picking times in the Georgia mountains in the fall. Hot apple cider with a cinnamon stick in it, so warming. There are so many kinds of apples: reds, golds, greens, tart, sweet, crisp [...]
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By khogencamp / July 1, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off
Tweet Ice cream is a wonderful treat any time of the year. Summer is the perfect time for homemade ice cream. I have fond memories of ice cream suppers. Yes…ice cream for supper. We had these at the church. Everyone with an ice cream freezer would bring their best ice cream recipe. Of [...]
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By khogencamp / June 24, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off
Tweet June has traditionally been a wedding month. That has changed for us in the flower business in the past few years. I don’t know if it is because it is to oppressively hot in the south in the summer or trends are changing. Spring and Fall are becoming more popular. I find [...]
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By khogencamp / June 17, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off
Tweet I’ve always thought Brussels sprouts were the cutest little vegetables. We’ve used them in flower arrangements, and it looked great. I’ve just never liked them. They have a bitterness. I don’t care where I had them, I just couldn’t eat them. There are not many vegetables I don’t like. I didn’t [...]
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By khogencamp / June 11, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off
Tweet Over the years I’ve been to many “pot luck” suppers at Church, neighborhood block parties, Ladies’ Club meetings, Sunday School parties, even family gatherings when everyone brings their best recipes!! I have shared and received many great recipes at “pot luck” meals. As a child, our family was a part of the [...]
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By khogencamp / June 3, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments
Tweet On a day when you have home chores, try this recipe for Braised Beef Short Ribs. It takes time if you cook on the top of the stove (you need to keep an eye on it) or you can put it in the crock pot. After this reduces, the meat is so [...]
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By khogencamp / May 25, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments
Tweet Summer heat is already here and summer vegetables will be coming in soon. Rick and I had been grabbing whatever for lunch and supper a few weeks ago. Thank goodness we were busy at the Flower Gazebo and meals were not on top of our list. We had brides and parties [...]
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