Some years back, a friend and I visited the Louisville Visitors Center where we met Colonel Harland Sanders whom it is fair to say is the King of Fried Chicken not only in Kentucky in the USA but all over the world. By the way, Colonel is an honorary title conferred by a Kentucky governor … Continue reading The Colonel (King of Fried Chicken) and I
Millions of people in the U.S.A. and other parts of the world have gastric disorders related to the foods they eat. I’m one of them. With me, my first symptoms of abdominal pain after eating occurred in my fifties after coming home from a marvelous two-week vacation aboard a cruise ship. Since then, I have … Continue reading Calming Your Gut and Spirit at the Same Time
Millions of people in the U.S.A. and other parts of the world have gastric disorders related to the foods they eat. I’m one of them. With me, my first symptoms of abdominal pain after eating occurred in my fifties after coming home from a marvelous two-week vacation aboard a cruise ship. Since then, I have … Continue reading Calming Your Gut and Spirit at the Same Time
A few years ago my daughter Eve and I were fortunate enough to be able to travel to Spain and Portugal and have in our itinerary an added excursion by ferry to Morocco. To this day I can still envision the tea house in Tangier where we sat at a low table sipping hot sweet … Continue reading Hit the Refresh Button with Moroccan-Style Mint Tea!
A couple of years ago, I bought a two-inch tall cactus planted in a flimsy plastic container in the plant department of my neighborhood home supply store. It had a single red bloom. I at once transplanted it into a terra-cotta container large enough to allow the cactus roots to spread out. And placed it … Continue reading Connie’s Capricious Cactus
Every morning when I walk into my SUNSHINE ROOM my attitude for the day is uplifted. I'm always amazed at how the crystal prism hanging from a window near the ceiling divides the light coming in from the sun. There are patterns splashed over the walls and floor which no computer-generated artificial intelligence can rival! … Continue reading The Sun Still Shines Bright on My Ol’ Kentucky Home
Sometimes it is the simplest things that can bring joy. For me, this week, it was the daffodils blooming in my yard. Happy Spring, dear blog readers! Daffodils! Happy Spring!Connie Carlisle Polley, 2025ConnieCarlislePolley.comNonnyDay.com You can view my new book Play Clay Hooray! and all my children’s books on Amazon
I recently pulled out a couple of my Travel Scrapbooks and I started thinking about trips I’ve been fortunate to take: France in 1992 Spain, Portugal, and Morocco in 1998 Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 2000 Alaska in 2005 These Scrapbooks are currently sitting on the top shelf of a Bookcase in what we call … Continue reading My Travel Scrapbooks
Let me wave my magic wand and bedazzle you with a Magic Chocolate Cake--magic because it has no eggs or dairy! And also magic because you mix it, bake it, and serve it from the same pan! In addition to being super easy to make, like all the recipes from Nonny's Kitchen, it has passed … Continue reading Magic Chocolate Cake – Good Recipes from Nonny’s Kitchen
Photos of my kitchen garden July 11, 2024...
We usually think of Fall as the season for fried green tomatoes–when we know that the tomatoes in our garden won't ripen on the vine. But as an impatient gardener, I think now is a great time, too! My garden has been planted since mid-May. And there are some plants that I'd like to see … Continue reading Kentucky Fried Green Tomatoes in Early Summer – Good Recipes from Nonny’s Kitchen
Let me wave my magic wand and bedazzle you with a Magic Chocolate Cake--magic because it has no eggs or dairy! And also magic because you mix it, bake it, and serve it from the same pan! In addition to being super easy to make, like all the recipes from Nonny's Kitchen, it has passed … Continue reading Magic Chocolate Cake – Good Recipes from Nonny’s Kitchen
A few years ago my daughter Eve and I were fortunate enough to be able to travel to Spain and Portugal and have in our itinerary an added excursion by ferry to Morocco. To this day I can still envision the tea house in Tangier where we sat at a low table sipping hot sweet … Continue reading Hit the Refresh Button with Moroccan-Style Mint Tea!
The seasons of Christmas and Easter are intimately related. Below you will find a video of my song of praise for all seasons, "Sing Hallelujah, Give Him Your Heart." It tells the story of the birth and life of Jesus in a way that is understandable to children as well as adults. Along with the … Continue reading A Song for All Seasons: Sing Hallelujah, Give Him Your Heart
A few years ago I created my own Crock Pot Dressing in Nonny's kitchen. I hope you'll scroll through the photos and preparation and see if it's something you might want to try, especially around the holidays. You can make it vegetarian style as I do. Or you can easily make it with turkey or … Continue reading Crock Pot Dressing 🍂 — Good Recipes from Nonny’s Kitchen
Let me wave my magic wand and bedazzle you with a Magic Chocolate Cake--magic because it has no eggs or dairy! And also magic because you mix it, bake it, and serve it from the same pan! In addition to being super easy to make, like all the recipes from Nonny's Kitchen, it has passed … Continue reading Magic Chocolate Cake – Good Recipes from Nonny’s Kitchen
Nonny's Blog is back! We'll be updating you about progress on projects over this time off... but for now we'll just launch back into it! This may be the season when you find yourself with extra green tomatoes on the vine in your garden, or you see them at your farmer’s market or at your … Continue reading Kentucky Fried Green Tomatoes – Good Recipes from Nonny’s Kitchen
There is beauty all around us. And a worthy endeavor is nurturing that beauty. I find beauty in the sunshine-filled bay window at the front of my house. It has an assortment of potted plants. Some were given to me. Some I bought for myself. In my care, they require a constant vigilance if they … Continue reading NURTURING BEAUTY (Finding Beauty Series, #1)
I don't think anyone reading my blog today would disagree with the statement that our society has become less and less civil. As information is spread so quickly through mass media, we make snap judgments which may or may not be based on truth. Consequently many allow their perceptions of what is right or wrong … Continue reading A North Star Worthy of Following
As I was recently going through some old family documents, I came across a United States Postal Service first class stamp with the denomination of six cents. “Wow!” I thought. “When I sent a Christmas card this year, the cost was ten times as much-sixty cents.” The stamp had never been used to send a … Continue reading In the Beginning…
Because of family food allergies and preferences, I created my own Vegetarian Crock Pot Dressing a few years ago. Even though it may be lacking the traditional chicken or turkey broth as an ingredient, it is not lacking in flavor! In fact, it has become a family favorite! Ingredients 1 ½ cups finely minced celery … Continue reading Nonny’s Favorite Holiday Recipes – Vegetarian Crock Pot Dressing (with Step-by-Step Photos)
It’s that time of the year again when we begin to think about the upcoming holidays. And, of course, that means visions of delectable foods we might prepare start to dance in our heads! Some of mine take a good bit of preparation. But some are super easy to make! What I am sharing today … Continue reading Nonny’s Favorite Holiday Recipes – Magic Chocolate Cake – No eggs or dairy!
As days are getting cooler, I begin to want to use the last of the green tomatoes which are growing right outside my kitchen door. But, if you haven’t grown them yourself, you may have a neighbor who has some and would be happy to share. Or check out your food market. My children loved … Continue reading Nonny’s Favorite Holiday Recipes – Fried Green Tomatoes
I don't know if the monetary value or the number of your Christmas, Hanukkah, or other Winter Holiday presents was different this year than in years past. Perhaps your financial situation has been insecure due to the ramifications of the spread of Coronavirus-19 and its variants. Maybe you are feeling down that you could not … Continue reading The Best Presents: Family and Friends
As I was recently going through some old family documents, I came across a United States Postal Service first class stamp with the denomination of six cents. “Wow!” I thought. “When I sent a Christmas card this year, the cost was fifty-eight.” The stamp had never been used to send a piece of mail, but … Continue reading In the Beginning…
The seasons of Christmas and Easter are intimately related. Below you will find a video of my song of praise for all seasons, "Sing Hallelujah, Give Him Your Heart." It tells the story of the birth and life of Jesus in a way that is understandable to children as well as adults. Along with the … Continue reading A Song for All Seasons: Sing Hallelujah, Give Him Your Heart
Last week I met via Zoom with two educators—Ms. Kari and Ms. Jasmine—plus student/family participants in a 4-H Sweet Potato Pie Making Project in Sitka, Alaska. My daughter and tech support Eve Carlisle Polley joined me. It proved to be a delightful, fast-paced hour and fifteen-minute get-together joining Sitka and Louisville (over 2,500 miles). Eve … Continue reading Nonny says Hello to Sitka, Alaska Families! (Zoom Meeting for Cooking, Chatting, and Having Fun)
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