Shopping in Savannah

Yet another installment of my Savannah vacation. :)

There were all kinds of sweet treats to be had. Yes, that is a Hello Kitty candy apple!

More yummy goodness. We indulged in one of the sweets below. Warning: They are REALLY sweet!

Those candy apples are gi-nor-mous!



 When I saw this I had to take a pic through the window...a chicken purse...who knew?

And my personal favorite...The Nut-Bush...(I'm leavin' that one alone!)

And then...MOTHERLOAD! Rob and I were walking along and I saw this antique store. Rob told me to go on in, that he would wait for me. He doesn't care much for antique stores and old stuff, so I decided to hurry through.

But then, in the back of the store, was this booth with the motherload of fab-u-lous jewelry! I wish I would've bought some but I didn't. I mean, I assumed it was vintage because it was in an antique shop but the prices seemed too good to be true. But now I'm kickin' myself because there was some really great stuff in that booth-vintage or not! And of course I have no idea what the name of the store is! That whole booth was awesome! I was trying to snap pics but not be conspicuous about it, lol.

A Couple More Savannah Pics...

It was so humid on the Monday of our vacation that there was a group of birds playing in a puddle that was left over from a sudden summer shower.

They were shy...only a couple of them let me take their pic. I wish I could've gotten all of them but when I got close they flew away...except for these two.

This little guy-or gal-was having a blast!

Look at the bright colors of this lizard. He was hanging out on a fence as we were walking by.

He was watching us watching him. Lol.



More to come!

More Savannah Vacation: Lady & Sons Restaurant

While in Savannah, we were fortunate to be able to eat at Paula Deen’s restaurant, The Lady & Sons. VIP, no waiting in line was one of the perks of going on the Paula Deen tour as long as you called ahead to make a reservation. Apparently her restaurant is hard to get into without a reservation. Since I’m a Southern gal who loves to throw down on some Southern cookin’ ya’ll know this was on my to-do list!

OMG! It was so good! You could order off the menu but Rob and I both tried the buffet. I’m a sampler so I like to get a little (or a lot!) of everything.

 On the menu was: fried chicken, baked chicken, maple glazed pork chops, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, collards, yams, lima beans, dirty rice, and macaroni and cheese. There was also a salad bar. I skipped that and went straight for the real food. We also got ho cakes and cheesy bread and dessert with the meal. And no, a ho cake is not a derogatory term! It’s the best tasting piece of fried bread you ever put in yo’ mouth!! For dessert I had the peach cobbler, da bomb!!! The waiter told us that Paula refers to her peach cobbler as "Slap Yo Momma Peach Cobbler." Now I’m not advocating violence against yo momma but that was some good peach cobbler.

My favorites were the fried chicken, ho cakes, yams, mac and cheese, and the creamed corn. The corn wasn’t really juicy but was a little more firm. Almost casserole like in a way, yet still creamy. Maybe like it was baked but pulled out of the oven right before it got too firm. If anyone comes across Paula’s recipe for her creamed corn ya’ll let me know! I looked on the internet but didn’t find what I thought was the right one.

Check out my pics!

Me and Rob. He is so excited to be going on the tour. :)

Totally unrelated sidenote: I cut my bangs. Do they make me look weird? Not that I need help with that....

Rob and Paula. Should I be worried??

My plate of yummy goodness. You can see a corner of the ho cake on the left. Sorry that the lighting is weird...

The Lady & Sons restaurant in Savannah, GA

The Lady & Sons sign. I just noticed that the top of the sign says "Hey Ya'll!"

Stay tuned for more!

Vacation in Savannah, GA

Work has been crazier than usual the past few weeks so I was ecstatic when my vacation week finally rolled around. I took the week of Labor Day off and went down to see my fiancé, Rob. He lives four hours away from me in Aiken, SC. Oh, it was so good not only to be off of work but to just get the heck outta dodge for a whole glorious week.

We decided that we would go to Savannah, GA for a few days (Monday-Wednesday). This would be the first trip there for both of us. Are there any fans of Southern cookin’ reading? Well, what super famous Southern cooking guru is from GA???

Anyone….

Anyone???

Well, my pretties, none other than the super fabulous Mrs. Paula Deen, so of course we went on the Paula Deen tour of Savannah. We hopped on a mini-bus (ya know, the short one, lol) and were whisked off to various places around the city. It was nice to be able to sit back, relax and see the city with a chauffeur  (even though I swear our chauffeur had snuck a few too many sips off the bottle that morning-she was a looney tune!)

Some of the highlights were:

The chapel at Bethesda School for Boys where Paula Deen got married to her current husband, Michael.

The Byrd Cookie Company  We got to sample some of their cookies and lemonade. De-li-cious! Yes, I sampled every one.

We stopped at the Savannah Bee Company, where I bought this.

 It so creamy, and wonderful, and has the lightest, yet most yummy blackberry scent.

After all that shopping, we had lunch at Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House. In case ya’ll don’t know, Uncle Bubba is Paula’s little brother. Here they are breakin' bread together. :)

The lunch was a mini-buffet but it was my first time eating this:

Low country boil. The shrimp were huge! Guess that’s one ‘o the benefits of coastal living. The only thing I didn’t like is that my momma taught me not to play with my food and I figure that if I have to rip off the feet, shell, and tail of my shrimp before I eat it that’s akin to playing with my food….

Just sayin’…

But once I got past all that, the low country boil was super yummy!

More on my trip later!