What's Good! Southern Biscuits & Chocolate Gravy!

One of the best childhood memories I have growing up is going to my Grandpas house on the weekend to have biscuits and chocolate gravy. My moms granny made it for them and it has been handed down ever since.

Not very common where we grew up.When you ask someone around here if they have had chocolate gravy & biscuits for breakfast there like ... I've never heard of it!
 It's definitely a once in a while treat, but if you have a thing for chocolate this is pure goodness, definitely a comfort food!

 The best way is to use your favorite homemade biscuits, but you can also use refrigerator biscuits. I found an easy recipe that I like to use here.

 My make shift biscuit cutter :]

 The recipe for the gravy is super easy!
I thought it would be fun to see what recipes were online and to my surprise there is quite a lot of them!  They are all similar. When I saw that Paula Dean had a recipe you know I had to give it a try!

 Mix your cocoa, flour & sugar into your melted butter.

 add your milk stir until thickened, then add a little vanilla. It's that simple!

 Hot buttery biscuits....

 drizzled with hot chocolate gravy!

Oh My!

 Yes, it's good!

Good to the last drop!

What even makes this recipe more awesome is you put the left overs in the fridge and once chilled you have a chocolate pudding treat! mmmmmmm!

Paula has a biscuit recipe and chocolate gravy recipe here  It's been tested, and it's oh so yum!!! Just like I remember!
I did make a little change and added 1 teaspoon of vanilla at the end once thickened. The recipe I have written down always seemed like it was missing a little something. After making Paula's I think it was the butter. My mom says my grandpa would add some butter and the vanilla to the end!

Pure comfort!

Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies!

 Starting out the month of love & sweetness with these jumbo chocolate chip cookies!

yum!

Found the recipe Here.

Happy February!

I've been inspired... Kinfolk ♥

Honey Harvest from Kinfolk on Vimeo.

There is a magazine out called Kinfolk .

I must say I'm definitely obsessed!

I love the whole Idea of what they are all about!

Very inspired!

I found them through a post over at Prairie Seed a very sweet blog I must say!
With a lovely little Etsy shop.

This is their Manifesto....

MANIFESTO

Kinfolk is a growing community of artists with a shared interest in small gatherings. We recognize that there is something about a table shared by friends, not just a wedding or once-a-year holiday extravaganza, that anchors our relationships and energizes us. We have come together to create Kinfolk as our collaborative way of advocating the natural approach to entertaining that we love.

Every element of Kinfolk—the features, photography, and general aesthetics—are consistent with the way we feel entertaining should be: simple, uncomplicated, and less contrived. Kinfolk is the marriage of our appreciation for art and design and our love for spending time with family and friends.

I'm in love with all the little films they have, they are  all so beautifully done!

Film by Andrew & Carissa Gallo, Vsthebrain

Classic Pesto from Kinfolk on Vimeo.

Dutch Oven Bread from Kinfolk on Vimeo.

They also have a facebook page that has even more wonderfulness!

As the post from Prairie Seed said ..........A little beauty for the soul!

So if you haven't already discovered the magazine it's definitely worth a see!

Elizabeth

Thriftin' Fun

 One thing I thought would be fun this new year was to spend a little more time thrifting
& putting together some fun outfits.

 First outing & I'm already hooked.
 I love that you can find some really pretty things and you are
saving loads on the budget & above all leading a more sustainable life style.

I have such a mixed style & I love so many looks from classic to romantic. I thought it would be fun to

find some of the looks that I like and search for a similar look.

Adorably cute J Crew style.

My first find!~ a classic look.....

 thrifted  Chaps Jacket...  3.00

 thrifted Merona shirt... 3.00

I found a wonderful little blog called Parsimonia  she is all about second hand shopping & lot's of pretty style, she also has an adorable little shop with  all her wonderful vintage finds.

Definitely worth a see!

May you have a wonderful day!

Elizabeth

A little breather....

I hope your New Year is off to a wonderful start!

I'm loving these two little dishes I found at Ross.

Full of vintage fun!

Here's to new beginnings...

My mom got me this pretty little journal for Christmas to write down all my dreams, ideas, & passions in.

   A perfect start to this New Year!

For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await 

another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning~T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding"

         ♥Elizabeth♥

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!

 We are officially on Christmas break starting today!  Hooray!!!!

 It's finally starting to look more like Christmas time around here! 

 Keeping things easy and simple is my motto this year!

I got this cute tree from Trader Joes & I had this empty storage container that I filled with moss
and some other little pretties.

 Then I searched the house for other empty containers that I could fill with holiday pretties!

I always love opening those Christmas boxes

its seems I always forget what I have tucked away

in those boxes.

 We have always had a real tree, but this year we decided to get a fake tree instead.
My nephew is allergic to trees and since he likes to hang out over here during break, we decided best to not have a real tree. I have to say I do like the ease & that the lights are already strung.

Chewy agrees too!

& I do have my little live mini tree.

          So it's all good!



A Christmas List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anonymous
"Fear less, hope more;
Eat less, chew more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, love more;
And all good things will be yours."

Elizabeth

A little Christmas Poem....

The Gospel Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
There once was a shining Christmas tree
Standing out where all could see.
Its brilliance captured every eye
And seemed to cheer each passer by.
"The lights are so bright," they would say
And hesitate to walk away.
The tree stood proud ablaze with light
For every light was burning bright.
Then one bulb was heard to say
"I’m tired of burning night and day;
I think I’ll just go out and take a rest
For I’m too tired to do my best;
Besides I am so very small
I doubt if I’d be missed at all."
Then a child lovingly touched the light,
"Look, mother, this one shines so very bright.
I think of all the lights upon the tree
This one looks the best to me."
"Oh my goodness," said the light
"I almost dimmed right out of sight.
I thought perhaps no one would care
If I failed to shine my share."
With that a glorious brilliance came
For every light had felt the same.
Our Gospel, like this Christmas tree,
With little lights which are you and me,
We each have a space that we must fill
With love, and lessons and good will.
Let’s keep our tree ablaze with light,
With testimonies burning bright.
For our Gospel is a living tree
That lights the way to eternity.
Anonymous


Wishing you all a lovely day!

Elizabeth