Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
*Be Sure to enter my Pioneer Women Cookbook Giveaway, click here for details.* Just when you think Halloween is over, no more pumpkin recipes. Ha Ha Ha (evil laugh)!! Well I’ve still got a few more up my sleeve, but I promise they are so good and healthy too boot. Like these Oatmeal Pumpkin Cookies. […]
Duck Hunters
The boys had a great time for Halloween this year. They went as duck hunters, ducks, face paint and all. We went trick or treating to a few houses, but the boys had fun, and mostly fun running around and loved being chased. DT even joined in on the fun, except he had a slight […]
Menu Plan Monday
Whoa this time change has me thrown off, I am tired already……… and its only 8 pm. Any who I will get use to it, but maybe never fully use to the shorter days. This week I am going to try something new. Inspired by Snow White at Finding Joy in My Kitchen, I am […]
Our First Date
5 years ago tonight was our first date. I thought I would tell the funny story of our first date. But first a little back ground: I was 22 and attending what some might call a party school good ole Southwest Texas Texas State University located in San Marcos (SM). (a piece of my heart […]
Winter Vegetable Garden – week 2
Week 2 of the garden and we’ve had lots of rain and lots of growth. Though sadly enough the pictures are still not all that exciting. I so will give a brief run through. Front view of the garden and we have some carrot sprouts Lots of little green sprouting up, it always makes me […]
Meet the Newlyweds Nathan and Jennifer
Lets Meet the Newlyweds who just celebrated their 1 year anniversary. Congrats! I think the first year is the hardest. Jennifer has a blog Maybe It was Memphis, in which she shares about their married life, cooking and pets to give a few examples. She has a great writing style and funny sense of humor. […]
Olive Oil Cake – Ladi Tourta
This weeks Food Network Chef’s Challenge hosted by I Blame My Mother is Cat Cora. I’ve only seen her on the Iron Chef and she’s great to watch, but had no clue that he main style of cooking is Greek! Greek food is not something I am very familiar with or like so much, so […]
Glitter Pumpkins or Gourds
The other day at the grocery store they were selling bags of gourds. Seems normal right? People use them for decorations, fall them baskets etc. So I grabbed 2 bags with the intention of decorating with them in my fall basket and then later saving some of the seeds in hopes to plant next year […]
Pumpkin Macarons
The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe. These Macarons are not to be confused with the American macaroons that have coconut. They are light airy fluffy and hard to master. To […]
Menu Plan Monday
Another week wow this weekend went by quickly as they tend to do. I am using a couple of casseroles I had in the freezer and taking it a little easy on the cooking this week. I feel like I am coming down with something but then nothing. Its a strange feeling. That I wish […]
