Valarie Russell on November 21st, 2012

It’s small business Saturday so make your way to beautiful Downtown New Albany and support your local businesses and all they do for our community.  You can stop by your local farmer’s market on your way downtown and pick up fresh veggies as well as holiday gift giving ideas.  We do appreciate your patronage throughout […]

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Valarie Russell on November 21st, 2012

I don’t usually follow a recipe, but wrote one down this time so I could share. The amount of sugar used will depend on the type of apples used. I have cooked these for years with apples we have leftover, and are on their way to the compost pile… ripe but not quite there. These […]

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Valarie Russell on November 21st, 2012

If you are fortunate enough to have a friend like mine, Valerie Shealy, you would have fresh South Carolina pecans for this Thanksgiving recipe. While visiting her a while back she offered me some fresh organic pecans, of course being the pecan hound that I am, I accepted; and am now making a  rich, delicious, and […]

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Valarie Russell on November 21st, 2012

You probably take pumpkin pie from canned pumpkin for granted.  You’re there, the can is there, there’s a pumpkin on the label… open it and mix it up with spices to make a pie, right?  Ah, but a pumpkin pie made from a fresh pumpkin tastes so much better than the glop that was processed […]

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Valarie Russell on November 21st, 2012

One of our customers asked that I might post a few of my recipes we have at our Thanksgiving dinners, so I thought I might abide that request.  Here is another family favorite… it is so quick and easy to prepare and usually I have everything I need on hand. It’s cabbage season so they are always […]

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Valarie Russell on November 21st, 2012

This recipe was actually taken from Mary C. Crowley’s “Hostess Delights” Cookbook that I received many years ago. Mary C. Crowley was the founder and President of Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc and my aunt “Jo”  worked with her for years. Jo gave me a copy of this wonderful cookbook, and it has been a […]

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