17th Anniversay. Cooking with Grandma.

Today is the 17th anniversary of my Grandmother's death. I selected this day each year to take a look at my life and make sure that I am living a life that she would be proud of. So far, so good. As she was a cook, I always like to don the apron and spend some time in the kitchen. After a few home made Roddarita's, I put in the "Two Fat Ladies" DVD (a fun BBC cooking show from the 90's) and began to cook. I snacked on some Boar's Head Prosciutto Panini while I made tomato basil soup. I warmed up some left over seasoned chicken breast and folded it all in with some finely grated colby/jack cheese mixture and will soon poor it over the brown rice that I have just lovingly prepared. I called a neighbor who recently had his wisdom teeth removed to see if he needed any soup (he has moved on to whiskey and has gone past soup) and lo and behold I get to have it all for myself. At any rate...a good night and I would like to think that my Grandmum was with me the whole time enjoying herself in the kitchen. I love you Grandma. Always and forever.

Mom's Recipe for Sausage Balls a Huge Hit at First Presbyterian

I spent about an hour on the phone with my Mum Saturday night as I prepared (for the first time ever) her recipe for sausage balls. We eat these every Thanksgiving and Christmas morning as we wait for our traditional Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas lunch.

I was asked, along with Miss Catherine, to provide a morning snack to accompany the regular

coffee and juice for our fellow church members at First Presbyterian Church . She made a delicious cake and together we decorated the table and filled it with all sorts of delectables.

On the Air at Mix 93.1

It is true. I am now on from 7- midnight at Mix 93.1 fm in Tyler, Texas. As of August 16th, 2010, I have joined the winning team of KTYL and Townsquare Media . Listen in and be sure to log on to http://www.mix931fm.com/ to find out what is happening at "Mix".

Happy St. Patrick's Day March, 17th.

On February 12, 2010....it SNOWED.

What a pleasant surprise it was when I awoke to a snow covered cottage.

My Metabolic Blog

I recently began a fantastic program to get rid of this extra weight with Metabolic Research Center in Tyler. As part of my program, I am talking about it on the air and am blogging about it. Talk about being held accountable. I want others to share with me how their experience is going with Metabolic or ask questions if they are considering getting healthy again by shedding those unwelcome pounds. My blog is http://healthyrodd.blogspot.com/.

You can call my friend Pam at Metabolic Research Center in Tyler at 903-593-8181. Tell her that Rodd sent you. :-)

Well it has been almost two years since I left Sunny 106.5 and it is hard to believe that I am returning to the afternoon show. Starting Monday, August 10th, I will be back on the air from 3 til 7 pm, Monday through Friday. Who knew? :-)