Category: recipes

As fall rolls around each year, you are likely to find me in my kitchen making gingerbread. My mom discovered this recipe when she stayed at the romantic B&B called Inn on the Creek in Salado, Texas. I believe, with all my heart, that it is the best gingerbread recipe on the planet! 2 eggs,… Continue reading Amazing Gingerbread

My mom will be turning 80 this month. My aunt and I are cookin’ up some great plans to make her birthday as special as she is. I’ve arranged to have a hot air balloon ride on the morning of her birthday. And my awesome aunt is flying in from California to help us celebrate… Continue reading Mom’s 80th Birthday Cake

I recently went to see my dear friends, Rhonda & Lindsey, play in a softball tournament with the Son’s of Pitches. It was seriously the most entertaining softball tournament I’ve ever been to in my life. While I was there, I got to try Vodka Gummy Bears for the very first time. It will probably… Continue reading Vodka Gummy Bears

Easter (and New Year’s) wouldn’t be complete in the Sims household without ham, black-eyes, corn bread, cheese grits and apple sauce. The “recipe” for cheese grits comes from my mother-in-law, Jonell Sims. And like all good family recipes, it is more of a guideline than anything else (you know, very few specific measurements). What makes… Continue reading Jonell’s Famous Cheese Grits

I grew up on a steady diet of hot cars and hot sauce. My Dad (Robert Gelles) was very active in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and the Porsche Club of America (PCA). Dad was often the Chief Steward (top official) of any given SCCA race weekend at Texas World Speedway. His nickname… Continue reading Hot Cars and Hot Sauce