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Comment on Banned From Crate & Barrel by Carol

Carol — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:10:39 +0000

Thanks, Katy. We’ve looked there, too, but are still on the fence. By the time we make up our minds, the after-Christmas sales will be a distant memory…

Comment on Banned From Crate & Barrel by Katy Budge

Katy Budge — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:25:19 +0000

SO wish I’d been there!
btw … CostPlus often has good deals on furniture — got our very sturdy dining room table there, and it has two leaves so you can adjust as necessary.

Comment on Banned From Crate & Barrel by galen dara

galen dara — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:15:25 +0000

carol… you are epic. I love you!

Comment on A Mean Mess of Greens by Carol

Carol — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:51:18 +0000

Hey Cousin,

I remember greens cooking in big pots and deep iron skillets. I suppose a pressure cooker could have been involved, but I bet you’d spend more time cleaning it than cooking greens in it. They’re low maintenance–leave ‘em on the back burner and do something else while they cook. It seems like in some kitchens there was always a pot of greens on the stove, like they never got put away, if there were ever any left. They were simply a fixture of a lot of Southern kitchens.

As for ham, it HAD to be country ham, Deb. We’d never heard of any other kind. Honey-Baked? What planet did THAT come from?!

Comment on A Mean Mess of Greens by Deborah Cantrell

Deborah Cantrell — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:54:17 +0000

Wonderful Recipe!!! My mouth watered the entire time I read this, and the childhood memories flooded back. I loved turnip/collard greens so much that I would eat the leftovers cold with vinegar– in the days before microwaves. Do I remember that they were sometimes cooked in a pressure cooker…or was it an iron skillet? No, I think jut a big pot with the lid on it. If the ham was ‘country ham’ so much the tastier. Thanks Carol, now I am sooo hungry.

Comment on A Quiet Non-Resolution by Carol

Carol — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:24:46 +0000

And to you, Wendy! You’re going to love that book.

Comment on A Quiet Non-Resolution by Carol

Carol — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:23:59 +0000

Thanks, Maria! And congrats on a winner of a book. It’s ensuring that we’re well fed and that our taste buds are happily engaged.

Cheers!

Comment on A Quiet Non-Resolution by Maria Speck

Maria Speck — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:02:33 +0000

Carol ~ someone mailed me the link to your post yesterday. How sweet of you and very moving. Thank you for your kind words.

btw: just noticed your Caroline Kennedy story. Great read!
Happy cooking!

Comment on Whose Birthday Is This?! by Carol

Carol — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:33:50 +0000

Thanks so much for the birthday cyber hugs & promises of real ones. I look forward to seeing y’all soon!

Carol

Comment on Whose Birthday Is This?! by John Remy

John Remy — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:52:38 +0000

That was a fantastic evening. Can we do it again some time?

I hope you had a pleasant day. I can’t wait to give you belated birthday hugs.