Appalachian Mountain Roots

I come from a family of feeders. A long line of feeders. I've always known that I was a part of a group of women who tend to help ...

Happy New Year, y'all! Can you believe how fast this past year has went by? I've heard it said that the older you get, the quicker...

We woke up to snow this morning! I heard the weatherman mention that we might get some but I figured it would miss us as it does 9 times o...

  "Who was that let you off at the gate," asked Olivia.  "It was Miss Emma and Miss Etta," said Clay-boy, holding out a...

This past weekend, we ate supper at my in-laws. We actually spend most Saturday evenings there. Its always a fun time to get together and ca...

Today's guest post is by Jequeta Mullins Briskey.  Jequeta was the youngest of 11 children and she grew up in Clintwood, Virginia. She d...

Granny has been on my mind a lot lately. Most of you that read this blog via Facebook know that she passed away on April 25th. I feel like t...

Hey, y'all! It's so good to be home! Thanks so much for all of your kind words and prayers. I'm still trying to get my feet back...

My local produce stand opened this week! I was so excited. They posted a picture over on Facebook and they had some of the prettiest tomato...

I had a craving for something sweet this evening which is nothing new. It happens WAY too often. I was mentally going through what was in my...

Happy New Year, y'all! Can you believe how fast this past year has went by? I've heard it said that the older you get, the quicker i...

Is there anything more wonderful than leftovers? Probably, but they're still ranked high on my list of favorite things. And if there...

The phrase "high on the hog" originally came from the fact that the wealthy ate the the best cuts of meat from a pig - ham, c...

Last week, I was in need of some comfort food.  Whew, w hat a week it was!  My husband was in Costa Rica for work and since it was just my ...