Recipe Thursday!! Today's feature...Brunswick Stew

When the leaves start to fall, the air cools to a crisp temperature and flip flops start to be out the question...I start craving soups, stews and hearty meals! My all time favorite is Brunswick Stew. My Granny Kuykendall used to make homemade Brunswick stew...but as I have previously stated...us Jean gals don't roll that way. We like simple, quick and delicious! It's made in our home, so I guess it could be considered as "homemade". :) So, here on Recipe Thursday, I give you..."Brunswick Stew"...the Jean gal's way!





Brunswick Stew



1 lb. of ground beef, browned

1 small onion chopped

2 - 16 oz. cans of cream style corn

2 - 10 oz. cans of BBQ pork

2 - 10 oz. cans of white chicken chunks (drained)

1 - 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes

1 - 10 oz. can of diced tomatoes with green chilies

1 cup of ketchup



Brown hamburger meat and onion together in skillet and drain well.



Place in 5 quart dutch oven (or crock pot). Stir in remaining ingredients. Blend well. Add water to make stew thinner, if you like a more "soupy" texture. Cover and cook over "VERY" low heat for 45 minutes until flavors are blended and heated thoroughly. Stir very often, because it scorches very easily.


Mom gave me this recipe and I was a little leery, but one bite was all it took! Literally, one bite is all it will take to bring you guys over to my and Whit's way of thinking! This soup/stew is divine!!! I like my Brunswick stew a little thinner than some people do, so just add water or not! It's totally up to you! I like to add crushed red pepper to my bowl of Brunswick Stew, Whit likes to eat hers on bread, like a sandwich, Dudu like to line her bowl with bread and put her stew on top, Colby likes to put his in the freezer until it's cool (he's a wuss...lol)....NO MATTER how you eat it...YOU WILL LIKE IT TOO!!

And you thought Mrs. Bowling was the only Chef to graduate from Berry High School in 1991!

First of all, let me make one thing clear...we're not House of Bowling and we don't host "Cooking Camp"...we're just Mom and Daughter trying to nourish our way through life!!! :) KTB has WWAAYY too much energy to last one day at our house! :) She would die of boredom...would strangle me and Whit for the lack of "creativity" when preparing meals! I cook it, Whit cleans it. That's just how we roll. :) Anyway...

I have been struggling for about a week now, for something to blog about. I have:

• thought long and hard about it
• Googled "blog topics"
• snapped random pics to the point that Whit and Honeybun hide when I get the camera (what's up with that??? It's not like I post embarrassing pictures of them!! Gosh!)
• the dogs fear me and my camera too

So, I have just been stumped! And I know it's just writer's block...all of us famous writer's have this problem and I know that it will pass. :)

So I was in bed this morning, tossing and turning, couldn't sleep...with a gazillion thoughts going through my mind....when "BAM"...it came to me...I need to blog, at least once a week, about recipes!

Whit is always calling me or texting me with:

Whit: "Mom, what are we having for supper? I'm S-T-A-R-V-I-N-G!!! I'm hungry as a hostage!"

What better way to share recipes and stories about the person I got them from, than to blog about it! Technology...gotta love it!

So from this day forward, I have designated Thursdays as...(drum roll, please)...

Recipe Thursday!

HA! You thought I was going to come up with some really snazzy name, didn't you?? Remember, us Jean gals are simple...I cook it, Whit cleans it!

Please let me know what you think. I promise not to post anything that I haven't cooked and tried. Enjoy!!!

Homecoming 2009

Congrats to all the Seniors of 2010!! Even though we came in 2nd, ya'll did an AWESOME job!!!

When school is just too much to handle!

I often wonder what they are giving our kids at Berry High School! Some days, it's all they can do to get home without falling asleep! Some days they do manage to make it to the couch...

If anyone knows what they do to "put them to sleep" like this...let me know so I can stock up on it for the weekends!!!

Prom 2009

Since I got a late start on my blogging career, I missed a few important blogs in Whit's high school years. Just wanted to share a few pics from her Junior Prom.

Honeybun and Whit at Capitol Park in Tuscaloosa

Whit sporting Honeybuns jacket! She's mine, but she sure is a cutie!!

Probably my favorite pic of the night...aren't they sweet??

And last, but definitely not least, EmmaRae and Honeybun! If you think Whit loves Honeybun...she ain't got nothing on EmmaRae!

What do fullbacks do during their down time?

I know, I know...all of you have wondered at some point in life, just exactly what it is that fullbacks do during downtime?

• Do they power lift?
• Do they run marathons?
• Do they sit at the mirror and practice their game face?
• Do they endlessly watch the game film?

Well, I have the answer to one of the most sought after questions. Want to know what the answer is???

Although it may look like he is practicing "protecting the ball", that is NOT what is going on here...

And the answer is...

THEY CROSS STITCH!!!

That's right...they cross stitch! Now you know!!

Next time you see this strapping, young man come barrelling down the football field, either carrying the ball or taking out an opponent, just remember this post...those precious hands aren't just made to tackle, kill and destroy...they were made to "stitch" also!!

When we least expect it...

Isn't it amazing how blessed we are??



For the last several weeks, I have really been battling a very mild depression, but I know it's lurking around, ready to get me at any given moment. So many things are going on in my life and sometimes it just gets overwhelming to try and deal with all that life throws at you. I think that's where friends come in. Not people that do things for praise or show, but true friends...the kind of friends that know when times are hard and are there...truly there for you.



I received an "unexpected" gift in the mail last week and it was so emotionally overwhelming, I just didn't know what to do with myself!



I just wanted to create this post...just to let that special friend know, that their kindness, came at a most dark time and for that, I am forever grateful! You know who you are...for that matter, I know who you are...my dear, sweet, FOREVER friend. Thank you!!



(ok...just a hint for all of those who don't know who I'm talking about....and no it's not Whit or Tyson, but the beautiful lady who took these photos!! Whit and I love you Kim...oh so very much!!)