Effie's Recipe Box

If you have been tagging along 

with me for some time now,

you know all about my 

great grandmother, Effie.

She is the one who first

got me interested in cooking ...

I remember helping her in the kitchen -

rolling biscuits and soaking collards.

I would go visit her in Charleston, SC

and stay for a week or two at the time.

She was the kindest, most loving person 

who taught me so many things.

And, although she's been gone

for many years now, 

Grandma Effie still inspires me daily to 

not only be a better chef, but a better person!

So, you can only imagine how ecstatic I was

when my dad called a few weeks ago and told me

he had found her old recipe box!

{It had been MIA since her passing.}

I almost burst into tears when he said the words!

My amazing aunt let me borrow them 

so I could snap some photos and copy down

the recipes Effie used and cherished!

You know me ...

I just HAD to share this discovery with you!

Here are some snap shots of her 

handwritten cards - which I swear still smell like her!

How awesome, right!?

I took 3 of the photos

and printed each on a small canvas

to hang in my kitchen:

Those are her serving spoons, too! :)

How cool is that wooden recipe box!? Had to get a picture of it with the wall art before having to return it to my aunt!

After looking through the TONS

of recipes in her box, I've been inspired!

My plan is to take one of her recipes per week

and share them with you!

My hope is that these special family recipes

will also touch your family's heart

just as they touched ours every time

Effie entered her small square kitchen!

Y'all have a fantastic week!

Talk to you all very soon!