Author: Christy

After graduating from Eupora High School, I attended Mississippi State University where I majored in Social Studies Education. In 2004, I completed my Master of Education from Belhaven University and became National Board Certified in 2005. In May 2020, I completed my Ed.S. in Educational Leadership from Belhaven University. I am beginning my 23rd year of teaching. In my spare time, I love to garden, read, and take care of my ducks and chickens and now bees!

The Fifth Child (and sequel Ben, In the World) and Yorkshire Pudding

  Recipe link A while back, I bought a popover pan which I have yet to use…until now.  Yorkshire pudding was first recorded in the […]

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A Man Called Ove and Swedish Omelette… An “Ode” to Big D

Recipe link You know what I love about trying new recipes?  Learning that many recipes from around the world are really the same thing with […]

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Victoria and Lime Curd Filled Scones

  I know what some of you are thinking…scones again?  I can’t seem to get away from scones.  I love them!  I was considering Victorian […]

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Labyrinth by Kate Mosse and French omelette

  What can I say?  I tried.  I really, really tried to read this book.  At first, I thought maybe it was the time of […]

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The Silent Patient and English Style Scones

  Recipe link I racked my brain what English recipe I could cook, on a Thursday after work, that would not be a scone recipe.  […]

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We Must Be Brave (Frances Liardet) and a duck omelet

  There is no recipe for this dish.  I chose a duck omelet because it was mentioned in the book: “Thank you for the eggs. […]

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Leopard at the Door (by Jennifer McVeigh) and ugali (traditional Kenyan cornmeal)

  Recipe link Ugali…grits…polenta…lots of variations of what many of us eat across the world.  I think it is fascinating to see how many of […]

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Upstairs at the White House and Coconut Macaroons

  Recipe link (scroll down) Finding a recipe for this book was a little tricky since the book detailed a thirty year time frame-  from FDR […]

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Road to Paradise and Colcannon (mashed potato-type recipe)

  Recipe This is the last book in the Road to Perdition trilogy.  Michael O’Sullivan (main character in the book) is Irish.  Therefore, I decided […]

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Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker and False Cabbage Rolls

  Recipe Considering we just had tons of junk food for Christmas, I did not want to make the most sensible recipe that would go […]

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