when east meets south
This Christmas season I wanted to be really purposeful in finding ways to make the season memorable – without either spending a small fortune or increasing my already-sufficiently-high level of holiday-induced anxiety. And, taking those two things into consideration, well… doesn’t leave a whole lot of things. Even gingerbread houses. But these? With the already-built graham cracker sides? That require… Read More
Yes. Christmas was good. Been slowly but surely making my way through the sea of photos. When you have 13 people opening presents – and a few dogs to boot – it makes for a heckuva lot of pictures. In the meantime I wanted to share these pictures. Of our Christmas breakfast. Originally Victoria and I were going to tackle… Read More
We make these every year. Okay. More like we make these every year I have the inclination to make them. I made them last year for my neighbors and it was such a success – seriously, my neighbors were stopping me after Christmas to ask me about them – I decided to expand my efforts to include teacher gifts this… Read More
I was leaving WalMart at about 1:00 this afternoon when my phone rang. It was my sweet neighbor, inviting us to eat with them and our other neighbors for Memorial Day. At 3:00. Since I had milk in my trunk, I knew I couldn’t turn around and go back to WalMart. I’d just have to dig up find something at… Read More
Today should have been grocery day. Actually, yesterday should have been. But it wasn’t. Which meant that for dinner tonight, we had to get *ahem* creative. A recipe that requires no meat? Check. Flour, yeast, salt and oil? Check. A few veggies left at the bottom of the fridge? Check. After the pizzas were assembled, we even had enough pizza… Read More
I want to share with y’all a Christmas tradition we have around here. Well, I guess not so much a tradition in the literal sense. Because some years I’m just too darned lazy busy to make it. But every time I do make this confectionery delight, I am so. stinkin’. glad. I did. Meet Ellie’s Caramels. So named for the… Read More
I love Saturdays. For lots of reasons. But the biggest one? My husband is home. Ahhhhhhh. And on Saturdays, only on Saturdays, he has time to make my very favorite meal. Chicken Fried Steak, where have you been all my life? Of course, I could make it myself. But why? He makes it so much better than I. And all… Read More
I spent 1 hour this morning compiling recipes. Then 1 hour hustling to get everyone ready. And 1/2 hour to get to the commissary. Then close to 2 hours to complete the shop. And change a diaper. And go to the bathroom. And eat a few monster cookies. Three baskets of groceries, I kid you not. Another 1/2 hour to… Read More
I bought these on a whim at the commissary the other day. Something newer, and I hoped better, than the canned cinnamon rolls my kids love to indulge in on Saturday morning. And since we can’t really justify the cost of getting everyone a Cinnabon at the mall, well… this seemed like a fun, and much less ‘spensy, alternative. So… Read More
Yes I did. I just felt so bad, y’all. My man and young ‘uns had labored long and hard on Saturday afternoon, getting my car all spic and span. And they deserved to leave the dinner table with full bellies. Full and happy bellies. Enter Pioneer Woman. And her Ranch Chicken. I thought it looked good when it was all… Read More