Thanksgiving to Go-Go: Where to Order Down-Home Turkey Dinner in Orlando

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Maybe you couldn’t snag that Trail’s End reservation (Fort Wilderness) or perhaps you just want your own Hallmark-style family meal without the toil. Going out to eat has become a pricey affair for this food holiday, with over-the-top buffets requiring $50 to $120 a head.  And sure, these may come with shrimp ravioli, fresh oysters, and sweet potato tiramisu, but if you are like me, you are wanting turkey and dressing with the countrified fixings, along with a little pecan pie or banana pudding. Continue reading “Thanksgiving to Go-Go: Where to Order Down-Home Turkey Dinner in Orlando” →

Second Wife's Pecan Pie Recipe

Second Wife’s Southern Pecan Pie

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My late father was a bit of a cowboy, and had been to the altar three times before he passed away at the age of 38. Now his second wife (my step-mother) was probably the kindest and most traditionally wonderful of the three wives. A school teacher. A Sunday school teacher. A beauty queen. A whole lot like Cinderella herself. Every Christmas she baked dozens of pecan pies, and hand delivered them to everyone she knew. She grew up among pecan orchards in Georgia, and had perfected the art. Yet, no one’s pies could ever measure up to hers. This drove the Third Wife particularly crazy – she was fiercely jealous of the Second Wife and had convinced herself that it that pecan pie that kept Cowboy Daddy looking back over his shoulder.  Continue reading “Second Wife’s Southern Pecan Pie” →