Pam Crooks's Blog, page 223
December 31, 2020
Auld Lang Syne — A History
HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE! Welcome! Welcome! Since it’s New Year’s Eve, I thought I’d take a break from posting about Native America and take trip to Scotland instead via a song. It is to Scottish songwriter, Robert Burns, that the world owes its debt for the beautiful poem of Auld Lang Syne. ... Read more
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December 29, 2020
Holiday Dip Recipe
New Year’s Eve spent on the farm during my growing up years meant an array of tasty snacks, a bucket full of confetti made by yours truly from newspapers I spent an hour cutting into teeny pieces and spent twice as long cleaning up the next morning, and the family gathered in our family room ... Read more
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Christmas Crispies
Don’t you just love all the decadent goodies at Christmas time? I do. Probably more than I should. But, hey, that’s what New Year’s is for, right? No counting calories until January 1. It’s a Christmas law. Or should be. My hubby always buys Christmas M&Ms to fill my candy bowl and, of course, I ... Read more
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December 27, 2020
Easy Tex Mex Baked Eggs
Holiday Greetings! I don’t know about you, but when I have a houseful of guests, I love to cook, but three meals a day gets a tad overwhelming. That’s why I love this recipe. It’s quick and easy, and I get rave reviews, even from people who don’t think of themselves as Tex Mex folk. ... Read more
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December 24, 2020
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays!
Whether you say Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukah, Feliz Navidad or something else, the Fillies wish you all the best through now and the coming year. Thank you so much for your unfailing support and love for each of us at Petticoats and Pistols. If it weren’t for you, there would be no ... Read more
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December 23, 2020
Christmas Eve is Here! Santa is Coming!
The Fillies have wrapped their last gift and baked their last treat. While they wait for old St. Nick, they’re remembering a favorite Christmas. We’d love for you to share one of yours. Margaret Brownley A favorite family tradition began by accident. When the children were small, I habitually bought Christmas presents throughout the ... Read more
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December 22, 2020
Boot Scootin’ Holiday Favorite Cow Pie Cookies
As some of you may know, my daughter is a chef and is always coming up with interesting recipes. I asked her to think up a recipe for Cowboy cookies and she did. These yummy cookies are now a family favorite. My daughter wasn’t thrilled when I called them Cow Pies, but the name ... Read more
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December 21, 2020
A Favorite Christmas Candy From My Childhood
Hello everyone, Winnie Griggs here. Can you believe Christmas is just a few short days away? December just really got away from me. I only just managed to get my tree decorated and stockings on the mantel this past Sunday. But better late than never I suppose. When I first thought of what I ... Read more
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CHERYL’S WINNERS!
I want to thank everyone who stopped by and read and left a comment today for our first day of Boot Scootin’ Holiday Favorites. Y’all just made my day! I drew three winners: Sarah Taylor Laini Kathy Kaupp If you lucky ladies will e-mail me at fabkat_edit@yahoo.com, I will see that you get your prizes! ... Read more
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December 20, 2020
A FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MEMORY AND A GIVEAWAY–by CHERYL PIERSON
Hi everyone! I’m kicking off our week of Book Scootin’ Holiday Favorites with a giveaway and a great recipe to go along with my favorite holiday memory! Hope you enjoy hearing about how my cousin and I “run into some trouble” when we were kids, and why it’s my favorite holiday memory now. I’m ... Read more
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