Home At Last! with Patty Gironda

  This shot was taken at a recent Memorial Day Celebration in Senoia, Georgia. One of the local clubs displayed cages of brightly colored chickens and roosters. This particular rooster seemed to enjoy having his picture taken.

  I shouldered my Canon XL1 for almost three hours in a cold auditorium this past Saturday for the Georgia District of Kiwanis International Art and Music Showcase that takes place each of the past four years in Carrollton, Georgia. Did anyone see the baby whooly mammoth piece on tv this week? Frozen for 40,000 years she looked better than I did Saturday! As always the hosts of the show and the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center were gracious and friendly, making the job a "piece of cake". I know you were wondering how I would somehow get this back around to food. Afterwards a few of us made our way to a very lively restaurant right off the square in Carrollton. "Little Hawaiian" I had oysters and oysters! I would have had them for dessert but I would have embarrassed myself. Pictured here is the Showcase Chairman, Dan Lewis, his wife, Penny Lewis, Director of the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center and their two lovely daughters. Kudos on another job well done, Dan....

  It was a beautiful night on the square-perfect weather for the Spring Taste Of Newnan. Crowds were good and there was plenty for the kids to do and lots of good eats! More Photos At Home At Last! Raleigh, a 120 LB. Great Dane puppy. A happy boy!

It's rained all day and there wasn't much to do but stay inside and find something fun to do-besides work! I always have frozen pizza dough in the freezer for days like this. In a hurry I can pull together small pizzas or pizza pockets – stuffed full of savory goodness and a little cheese. If the bag happens to have two loaves in it I bake gooey little pecan rolls with the leftover dough. And that's exactly what went down. I had an extra loaf just sitting there with "goo-ey" written all over it! I pulled out an oversized muffin tin and opted for six buns. The dough was rolled into a long rectangle about 8 x 20 inches. I tried reversing the roll-working from the short side rather than the traditional square. It was easier to manage and allowed for more turns. More turns-more sugar and pecans. Once sliced the pieces fit perfectly into a greased muffin tin. Before placing the pieces in the muffin tin I added 2 chopped pecan halves and a little sugar to each g...