Devoted | Milky Way Cake

There would be no visible sympathy for the new kid in town. This was a practical lesson for the future. New to town was a good-for-you sorta prescription for children …

Born 84 Years Apart | French Fries

My people have always tended toward the small talk speculation of who in the family takes after whom. New born babes get the hard line review: “She has her Daddy’s …

Sardine Therapy | A Simple Lunch

During Easter luncheon this year, our host invited all at the table to tell a personal detail of which others would be surprised. The truth is I love the idea …

Carlene Cater Blanks | Candied Violets

While plotting a plan during my jangling twenties, I happened upon a pair of oil paintings over a friend’s fireplace in Texas. Blinking I edged toward the familiar subject matter …

Resolute Reading | Nuts to Snack Upon

Books are a uniquely portable magic. Stephen King A short week after my mother’s life was stilled by an embolism, I had a technicolor dream where, as protagonist, she starred …

Home Baker Serves Up Family Jewels

printed in The Clarion Ledger – Jackson, Mississippi This time last year I was cranking up a long-winded baking chat with Sheree Rose Kelley. Her husband Alton, CEO of Belle …