If you are looking for a typical cornbread recipe or something on the healthier side you are in the wrong place. Although it’s not as wholesome as some cornbread recipes it is the perfect recipe to share and enjoy with a crowd. This cornbread is so delicious and different that it catches people off guard in the best of ways….
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ANd PRESENT LIST While researching my Missouri Blackwell Family line I discovered a newspaper article detailing the wedding of Lavinia ‘Anna’ Blackwell and Johnson Bailey of Missouri. They were married on September 30, 1896 and I fell head over heals in love with the newspaper article details. Their wedding announcement, in the Jefferson Democrat Newspaper, was so abundant I relished…
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A WEEKEND OF BEAUTY For our girls trip this year we decided to keep the flower theme going! Last year we went to Newport, RI for their annual flower show. It was spectacular. You can read about that trip here! This year we wanted to stick a little closer to the Midwest. Once I researched the Holland Tulip Festival in…
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When I am able to collect 4 – 5 overripe bananas they do not go to waste. I quickly throw this simple recipe together and an hour later I have 4 warm mini loaves of delicious banana bread. Since I purchase bananas throughout the year I make this recipe often. I call this recipe Friendship Banana Bread because I wrap…
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I grew up knowing that I was born on my maternal grandparents wedding anniversary, July 2. My grandparents, Ila and Leonard, both grew up in Qulin, MO. This town is located in southern Missouri near the boot-heel of the state. According to Wiki, ‘A post office called Qulin has been in operation since 1881. Qulin has been declared the “most difficult…
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