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Our family welcomes you and thanks you for stopping by to visit. We are delighted you have taken a few minutes out of your day to spend with us. We are Joe and Jessica. We have two children and one very regal beagle! We post often and it usually includes details of our Christian faith; life here in the South; entertaining our family and friends; tales of our travels; as well as the daily adventures of having two children. Oh, and our passion for Alabama Crimson Tide Football!
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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Foodie Friday! Baby Doe's has a secret!

One of the most beloved of restaurants in Birmingham, AL
closed it's doors several years ago


One of our favorite dishes was their
FAMOUS BEER CHEESE SOUP!
The recipe was very secret.


Many, many years later
 my  Mother has agreed to allow me to share.

6 cups milk
2 (12 ounce) cans of beer, divided
2 (16 ounce) jars plus 1 (8 ounce) jar of cheese whiz
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can of chicken broth, undiluted
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3 dashes of hot sauce
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Combine milk and 2 1/2 cups beer in a large Dutch Oven. Cook over low heat until thouroughly heated, stirring constantly. Add cheese spread, broth, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Coook over low heat until thouroughly heated stirring constantly.
Combine cornstarch and remaining beer, mixing well. Add to cheese mixture; simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened. ( DO NOT BOIL).
Yeilds 4 quarts

Hope you enjoy!

 Be sure to stop by Gollum and see more Foodi Fridays!

THANKS FOR DROPPING BY Y'ALL!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Wasting away in Margaritaville!!

I know that I am not blogging as normal, life for me has not returned to normal.
Think it might be time to redefine normal?

 Anyway, I so appreciate all of you reading and checking in on me.
I promise I will be back on a normal blogging schedule soon.
I appreciate all the prayers for my grandmother.
We are prayerful for the best, and God's will.
Cancer is certainly a terrible thing in itself, add Alzheimer's well you can imagine.


As most of you know my family relocated to Gulf Shores in April.
 So we are living the oil spill first hand.

I wanted to THANK Jimmy Buffett for his amazing concert to help all of us down here!

Here is the Princess at the concert with a very cool VIP

We had a great time!
Thanks for dropping by Y'all!