Sweet, Sassy, and Southern

Special Hot Chocolate

Martha Thurston — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:53:16 +0000

My granddaughter, Rose, stayed overnight with me recently, and she asked for hot chocolate with marshmallows. I told her that I didn’t have marshmallows, but I could make her some special hot chocolate. After making …

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Cooking with Kids: Baking Snickerdoodles

Martha Thurston — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:11:23 +0000

One of my favorite things to do when the grandchildren come over – especially my granddaughter- is to bake cookies. Both of my grandchildren enjoy being in the kitchen helping, and they even have their …

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Update

Martha Thurston — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:44:31 +0000

Sorry that I have been on a long hiatus. I’ve had a lot going on. I just recently finished my kitchen (all but a few last minute things that I have to do), and I …

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Health Journey: Check in

Martha Thurston — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 11:22:00 +0000

First, before I get into this post, I need to state that I DO NOT recommend this. I left my full time teaching job as of June 3rd with no plans of returning in August …

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Coming Soon: Cooking for Singles Series

Martha Thurston — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 01:55:13 +0000

When I was walking through the grocery store, I overheard a conversation between two people. They were looking at all of the meats, and they made the comment to one another about how difficult it …

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Memories: The Anderson Jockey Lot

Martha Thurston — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:30:51 +0000

Around these parts, located in Anderson County South Carolina on Hwy 29 is one of the world’s largest flea markets. They are open on Saturdays and Sundays. When I was growing up, my family would …

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My Health Journey: Checking in

Martha Thurston — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 13:35:45 +0000

Weight: 246.4 lbs. Back in January I weighed in at 258 lbs. and I thought that I had lost a great deal of weight. Funny how I was still wearing my size 22 pants and …

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Perfect memories, not perfection

Martha Thurston — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:52:01 +0000

I had planned to share an easy dessert recipe, but that didn’t quite happen. Instead, I learned a lesson and decided I would share that instead. Yesterday, I ran some errands and stopped in at …

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Must have kitchen essentials

Martha Thurston — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:34:00 +0000

When it comes to must have kitchen essentials, they have to make things easy for me in the kitchen. Being busy, I don’t have much time to cook, so I like things that are going …

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Favorite Cookbooks

Martha Thurston — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:53:00 +0000

I have a certain fondness for cookbooks. My grandmother, who did not cook, gave me a copy of the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. I remember reading through it and finding recipes that I tried …

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