• Three Glugs and the Truth

    Someone’s in the Kitchen with Dolly

    I’m late writing this week. I took on too much, writing over on Medium—which is headier, but such a great source for reading and writing. It’s like social media but with the stupid removed. I have other excuses and I plan to use all of them at some point. Do you ever commit to so much that you wonder if there is enough life to hold all the things you want to do? The faucet just seems to be on all.the.time. The Mama Dean story The recipe project this week also took some time. Dolly Parton’s submission in the “All the Thyme in the World” Community Cookbook, is her mother-in-law’s…

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    Spinach Rice Casserole; It’s a Big Ol’ Goofy Dish

    I decided to hit the Southern Foodways Aliiance Community Cookbook this week for a good “healthy” recipe since last week we went down sugar lane – twice. I landed on an insane Greek-style spinach rice casserole and after 3 days of chipping away at the 12-serving yield, I tell you what —it is a WINNER. I’ve eaten it with breakfast, tossed it in a tortilla and warmed it up with a pork chop. It aims to please. The Spinach Rice Casserole recipe comes from Jimmy and Nicky Koikos’s Bright Star restaurant in Bessemer, Alabama. According to the cookbook, there is “a standing list of customers who expect to be notified”…