In the Fall, after I realized that I was finally settled in my new city and home, I decided it was time to redecorate!

Initially, I was only planning to change up my living room, but went to the Home Consigment Center and realized that for less than a mortgage/rent payment, I could completely redo my house! I got all new things and consigned the pieces that no longer worked with my new style.

After getting so much great feedback from Wolf listeners on the videos I posted of my new home makeover, I was inspired again.

So in January, my honey and I decided to go to town on maximizing the look of our place using all the great stuff I found at the Home Consigment Center because you know, New Year, new look, right?.

Since it’s getting so cold out, and the Holidays were so pricey, we decided to entertain at home more and now the house is guest-ready!

Second That Emotion: Tim McGraw is jammed this week … in more ways than one. McGraw announced the Emotional Traffic Tour with Luke Bryan and the Band Perry (tickets available beginning Jan. 15) and will appear on five major TV shows in support of Country Strong (opening nationwide Friday). The Late Show With David Letterman (1/4), Good Morning America (1/5), Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (1/5), Chelsea Lately (1/6) and the Martha Stewart Show (1/7) are all on the schedule. McGraw will also deliver The Journey To Super Bowl XLV, an opening tease to the big event’s pregame show on FOX-TV Feb. 6

http://www.cmt.com/videos/sara-evans/578702/a-little-bit-stronger.jhtml

click on the link above and check out the new Sara video!

check out my fabulous shopping experience at the Home Consignment Center!!! I love that place!

The popularity of buttermilk pie has risen since the pastry was rumored to be one of the goodies served at Carrie Underwood’s July 10th wedding to Mike Fisher. Chris Bragg, the owner of Greensboro, Georgia’s Yesterday Cafe will neither confirm not deny that he baked pies for the event, but according to Canada’s National Post, he has been filling requests for the confections from “all over North America.” –Tammy Ragusa

LANITA FRANKLIN’S BUTTERMILK PIE

(chef at Yesterday Cafe)
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- Unbaked nine-inch (23-centimetre) pie shell
1. Combine sugar and flour and whisk until flour is completely mixed into the sugar. Add vanilla and whisk until evenly mixed in with sugar and flour.
2. Beat the eggs well, then add them. Whisk well. Whisk in the melted butter and then add buttermilk and whip well before pouring into the unbaked pie shell.
3. Bake in a commercial convection oven for 45 minutes at about 350 F (170 C). (The temperature could be as low as 325 F (160 C) or as high as 400 F (200 C), depending on your oven.) Shake the pie a little to make sure it is not undercooked. It should barely shake in the middle. Crust should be golden brown and slightly flaky.
4. When you cut the pie, make sure you do not have a separation with a cakey layer near the top. The pie should have a custard consistency throughout. Buttermilk pies should be refrigerated after cooling, but remain fresh-tasting for at least a week.