Having a vegetable garden in the back yard is a great thing. Not only is it fun, it can provide some very good fresh from the vine produce. The trick is planning and planting. Planning the layout of the garden, and then planting the seeds to maximize the growing season. I do plan and try… Continue reading They Just Keep A Comin’

It took a little motivation, but I got back in the kitchen this week. As I had mentioned last week, work is kicking my behind so much that, when I get home, I’m just plumb tuckered out. Going into the kitchen to prep, cook, and clean just isn’t appealing. When I went to cook dinner… Continue reading A First Time Foray

I’m not sure if a burner was turned on this week. Wait, it was. I made frito pie yesterday. That again was just heating, not cooking. Wait, it was a little bit of cooking. It was mainly heating up some cans of chili, but I did embellish a little bit. To the chili I added… Continue reading No Cooking, Just Heating

Earlier this week I wrote about the DCI Gang. They were at our home last night for the BBQ social. As predicted, there was good food and even better conversation. It is a group who just picks up where they last left off. The husband was the grill master on his smoker/charcoal grill. He made… Continue reading Burgers, Brownies, and Pies, Oh My!

Still in DC for work. Busy evening. My post for today is a picture of some tasty treats we had a break time this afternoon. I’m wondering how I might recreate them. I’ll find a way I’m sure.

Being given permission to cook in another’s kitchen is like walking into a foreign land. There are items that are familiar, just like home, but nothing is in the place one expects. Other things are wholly unfamiliar even if the utility of an item is the same. That is how it felt last week when… Continue reading Maneuvering in a Foreign Land

Sorry I am a day late. It was a work and travel day yesterday, so made a little challenging to post. This past weekend I got the ol’ pressure canner out. Dusted off the cobwebs (not really), but did have to unstack the things on it to pull it out. It is still an intimidating… Continue reading An Excellent Harvest

There was a recipe in my Cast Iron Cooking magazine I’ve been wanting to try for a little while. This past Saturday I made my shopping list to use after writing group. The list was short though. I had everything but the chicken, the scallions, and the pineapple. Now, it had been a minute since… Continue reading BBQ Chicken with Pineapple

This week was fun as I had a few vaca (staycay) days, making for a long weekend. It allowed me to do some cooking and some baking. I was able to be in two of my happy places—the kitchen and on the patio reading. I had hoped to finish two of the books I’m reading,… Continue reading New Taste Testers

As mentioned last week, I had a graduation celebration to attend on Sunday. We had five graduates to applaud—one college, three high school, and one pre-school. All of them got their picture under the grad balloons, but the party was officially for the high school graduates. We’ll give the college graduate their own party later… Continue reading The Long Drive Was Worth It