Home At Last! with Patty Gironda

        This big ole sweet potato kept following me around the kitchen. I would move it and there it would be-just staring back at me. So, I decided to cook it. Not to be mean-but I didn't know what else to do. There it was. . . all steamy in the bowl And then it occurred to me that I would honor the sweet potato by incorporating it into a tasty dessert. I poked my head around a little in the refrigerator and there sat a big container of ricotta and homemade peach syrup. Things were looking up. I continued opening cabinets to see what was on hand-rather than sending my runner out to the grocery store. I found a container of blanched almonds and pretzel rods. Interesting. . . I got me a big bowl, my whisk and starting creating. Every once in a while you just get lucky. And if ever there was a time to get lucky this was it. In the South, we like our sweet potatoes! What I ended up with was a perfectly dense ricotta "cheesecake" with a hidden layer of blanched ...

    My husband and I have been putting in some long hours in the field. As I mentioned in an earlier post we are responsible to many other projects outside of Home At Last! As a "home body" I can stand being away from home for so long and then I crave the comforts of home and my beautiful kitchen. So in honor of home and all things "southern" I am making a recipe that is a favorite from my mother. . .Homemade Vegetable Soup and Biscuits. I'll post the recipe for the biscuits on Home At Last! The recipe comes from an aunt in Colorado. Years ago, she shared it with my mother who passed it on to me. The recipes yields big,fluffy biscuits perfect for sopping up soup! Ok. . .the biscuits are from Colorado - but I'm southern! More pictures tomorrow!