Month: January 2020

  • Fougasse, Herbed Flatbread

    Click here to print recipe! So the other day, I took a mental health day. I needed to do something to work through some stress and sadness. It was that day a good friend was being laid to rest and I had struggled with making the 4 hour trip to attend. I opted to stay…

  • Birthdays, I’m not aging, I’m marinating!

    Birthdays, I’m not aging, I’m marinating!

    A little while ago, I celebrated a birthday. Sometimes I forget it’s coming since it is so soon after Christmas, everyone is just coming down off the holiday rush and most times I’d really like it to sneak by. But it isn’t THAT close, it’s just far enough away from all the ruckus of December…

  • Lunch Lady Brownies

    Click here to print! I remember when I was a kid the lunch lady was the most awesome person at school. She made hot lunches that rivaled meals at home and she made DESSERT! Our lunch lady was more than willing to share recipes with the students. The Golden Child, my brother, loved the one…

  • Velcro Dog

    We have a velcro dog. We’ve always had dogs, but this one is especially needy and clingy. I’m fairly certain he thinks he is a people. He is often mistaken for a Doberman but he is actually a Black and Tan Coonhound and Lab mix. And yep – he most definitely has the hound howl!…

  • Smoked Pork Shoulder

    Click here to print recipe! So last week I needed to pop on by the local Meiers and pick up a couple things for tacos and a lasagna casserole I was making in the next couple days. I had my list, I was just going in for 3 or 4 things. STICKING TO THE LIST.…

  • The Big Green Egg

    A few months ago my in-laws downsized and moved into a MUCH smaller home. As a result of this, our home is bursting at the seams with furniture, family heirlooms, and machinery. I was more than willing to take whatever they sent my way because somewhere packed in the middle of all that stuff was…