My Plans

There are a lot of family traditions that I have broken, with good reason. However, cooking and eating are two traditions I don't plan on breaking anytime soon.

Everyone in my family cooks. We all eat *a lot* too. My grandpa cooked his entire life. Even when he was sick with cancer and was doped up on morphine, he would dictate recipes to me.

My uncles and dad all cook as well. My dad was a chef in a 5-star hotel for a while. My brothers both studied culinary arts. My cousins bake. Grandma makes the best banana puddin' in the Triad. I could go on and on and on. Given my family history, it's no surprise that I love to cook as well (mostly because I love to eat).

I have some family recipes that I cherish, some recipes that I've stumbled upon here and there and some recipes that I just kind of threw together. I love to entertain and I love to feed people as much as I love to eat.

I also think it's a shame that some of my peers have no clue how to even boil water, much less prepare a full meal for their husbands. Yes, I know that's old fashioned. I don't care. It's my blog and I can say that if I want to. :) (I joke a lot, so take what I say with a grain of salt please. 99.9% of the time, no offense is meant). So, I've decided that Sundays here in my little blogworld will be "Succulent Sundays."

Each Sunday I will share one of my favorite recipes on here. I'll also keep an archive so you can find past recipes rather easily.

Now, the disclaimer. I am no "Emeril." I am just a country girl who likes food. I often measure things by saying a pinch or a bit instead of a teaspoon or a tablespoon. The exception to that will be with baking.

I think cooking should be fun and largely improvisational. Lots of spices taste good together, mix and match things I list to meet your tastes. Have fun.

Okay, I should stop. I've written way too much already. Tomorrow I'll post a simple beverage recipe perfect for these lazy summer Sundays.

Toodle-loo.

ONE MORE THING: Feel free to join in by posting your favorite recipes in your blog. Let me know that you are playing along and I'll post a link for others to see.