Morris Childs's (morrischilds) Blog

American Idol is back for another season. We love this show. We never miss watching it. Sometimes it is so funny and it is a great for conversation. When American Idol is on the air it seems like everyone is talking about what is going happening on the show and who is their favorites and why. Wha...

I have recently gone on a low sodium diet because my blood pressure was high. You would not believe how much sodium is in canned foods. I was eating a bagel for breakfast, because you would think it was healthy. Check the sodium count on the bagel label and you will be shocked. Also, check the la...

Our weather has been warm and our nights have been unseasonably warm here in Spartanburg, South Carolina. This warm weather has had an effect on our Toby Cat. Our sweet Toby cat has turned into a Tom Cat. He will not stay in the house at night. He is Tom Catin' around at night!

How does ten pounds of cubed steak and gravy sound to you? I soak it in buttermilk then pan fried it, then make the gravy. My family has requested cubed steak and gravy again. It never fails, any time that we are invited to a family gathering and we ask what we should bring, it is always the same...

We have all gone out to a job, hoping that we would get the job, and that the people would be reasonable and hopefully easy to work with, just to get there and find out that the job was much larger than they described on the phone and that the cost is going to be much more than they are willing t...

Ingredients: 3 cups mashed up sweet potatoes or a can of yams 1 cup sugar 3 eggs ½ cup milk ½ stick margarine 1 tbsp vanilla   Topping: 1 cup packed brown sugar ½ cup plain flour ½ stick margarine 1 cup chopped pecans   Mix mashed potatoes (yams), sugar, eggs, milk, ½ stick margarine and vanilla ...

  Ingredients:   4 cups corn meal (mix - any brand - self rising) ½ tsp salt Pinch of baking soda 3 to 4 pinches of baking powder 1 egg Buttermilk - as needed Olive oil - as needed   Preheat oven to 425 Pour olive oil in pan* & heat in oven until hot   Mix all other ingredients - add enough butte...

Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup peanut butter 1 teaspoon vanilla   Mix all ingredients together, and roll into a ball. Pinch off small portions of mixture and roll into small balls. Place the small balls onto a cookie sheet. Use a fork to press the cross on top of the cookie.   Bake at 325 d...

How many times have you had a repair person to come to your home to make a repair? Did the person show up when expected? Did they conduct themselves in a professional manner? Did they make a mess and not clean it up? Did they charge what you were told up front? Were the charges higher than you ex...

I came home the other afternoon to find a cute little beagle tied up at my house. I went inside and asked the wife was the deal was about the dog. She explained that the dog ran up to her when she got home from her office. The dog had on a collar and a lead. We both figured that she had gotten lo...