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Growing Basil
“I’ve found basil to be one of the easiest herbs to grow in the garden. One of my daughters convinced…
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Okra is Lady Fingers??
Jing Orange Okra Did you know okra is sometimes called lady’s fingers? I’ve never heard it called that…
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Green Beans in Appalachia
Green beans play a huge role in the food scene of Appalachia. Most folks who garden in the…
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Best Eating in July
Fresh green beans and new potatoes It was the time of the year when tables groaned under the…
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Chocolate Pound Cake
When I first started cooking in Granny’s kitchen one of my favorite cookbooks to use was Cook and…
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Who Will Sing for Me (with Maria Campbell)
Today’s post was written by Paul. The video I’m sharing today is the very first recording that my…
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Life Along the Pinnacle Creek
An old picture of a baptizing in the beautiful Pinnacle Creek. Mom is on the left and Aunt…
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A Blessed Garden
Matt haring the garden When we first bought our place, what was once a large garden spot had…
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Sayings from Aunt Arie
I’m nearing the end of the book about Aunt Arie in my Friday reading series. Once you learn…
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Empty Houses
Whenever I walk to Suffern along the Erie trackI go by a poor old farmhouse with its shingles…
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Old Canning Jars
We harvested our cabbage yesterday. It wasn’t our best crop of cabbage, but it was better than we…
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Freezing Garlic
The first garlic Matt and I ever planted came from Granny’s Aunt Susie. I still have some of…
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The Last Ride of the Regal
Today’s post was written by Paul. Pap picked out and paid for my first two vehicles. The first…
APPALACHIA IN YOUR INBOX
ABOUT TIPPER
There are tons of things I could tell you about myself, but all you really need to know is I’m crazy in love with my home in Appalachia-the people, the food, the music, the colorful language, the sustainable lifestyle, the history, the soaring mountains, and the deep dark hollers. I hope you’ll join me as I do my best to celebrate and preserve Appalachia.