Creative Mountain Cookin'
Welcome to my kitchen!
Each week I share through my Creative Mountain Cookin columns in the
Plain Talk and
Herald-Citizen newspapers a cooking tip as well as a
bit of history (sometimes something
about an ingredient in the recipe or about my life) to spice things up. I don’t worry about
counting carbohydrates
or calories. There are plenty of other recipes, books and websites
that do that. Instead I focus on giving down-to-earth recipes that I serve up hot in my
kitchen here in the Tennessee
Mountains.
Once in awhile I’ll do something a bit more complicated. I’m always open for ideas or
suggestions. So grab a stool and relax as we have fun cooking together.
Summer time is ending and autumn is in the air here in the Tennesse Mountains. Already my birch tree leaves are turning yellow and falling to the ground. I love this time of the year when cool breezes blow and the nights are cool. Much needed rain begins to fall perking up drooping flower beds for one last bloom. Soon the mountains will showcase a brillant blast of color to herald in the holiday season.
Autumn ends the frenzy of canning and putting up garden produce. Both my freezer and pantry shelves are full. I love showing off my multi-colored canned jars. White pears sit above my green beans while red tomatoes blend with golden peaches. I've shelved orange sweet potatoes between my dark red beets and green pickles creating an artistic display. This year I finally captured the right blend of ingredients for a zesty salsa. You can find the recipe using the link for my cooking blog at the bottom of the page. There are lots of other recipes to browse through to help make the fall season easier in the kitchen.
Mountain Top Cobbler
Melt several families of the community in a cast iron skillet in the oven.
Mix
together in a bowl:
1 cup of fresh mountain air
1 cup of southern hospitality
1 cup of mountain cookin
Pour over melted families in the iron skillet.
Then add in one quart of scenic spots. Sprinkle on some family feuds
and bake year round. Serve warm every chance you get!
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Cooking
in our family is definitely a family affair. My daughter, Dawn, started helping me in the kitchen when she had to stand on a chair. Every time I rolled out a piecrust, Dawn thought that she had to make one too. Today my granddaughter, Annette, keeps the cooking tradition alive as she helps out in the kitchen standing on a chair like her mother and grand-mother did in days gone past. |
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