Category: What we’re growing, eating, and doing.
Championship Smoked Pork Roast (Part Deux)
This is the second installment documenting our recent cooking class. Today’s recipe: Smoked Pork Butt.
A Smokin’ Cookin’ Class
This is the first in a two part series documenting our recent BBQ and smoking cooking class. Today’s recipes: Cheesy Bread and Corn Souffle.
Holy Basil Chicken
Using a new herb from the garden and a great light summer meal.
Barn Happy, Blue Hobbit Feet, and the Usual KC Stop
“What an odd name for a restaurant,” I thought. (Barn Happy was the name of the restaurant, not Blue Hobbit feet…more about those in a bit.) While we were at mom’s for the Fourth (and the garden tour), she was determined to have a mother/daughter lunch amid all the hubbub. “We have go to…
Mango-Chai Yogurt Pops
The Food ‘n Flix feature this month is Monsoon Wedding. I created a Chai popsicle to celebrate.
Garden at the Lake
A show stopping garden at Grand Lake and a spot to get sustenance before or after your visit.
The Lake…..Aahh!
I get to sit on the deck every morning until it gets to 90 degrees. I get to leisurely read through my stacks of magazines (and am Pinning a ton of stuff). I get to listen to the birds sing. I get to watch hummingbirds play in the sprinkler mist. I get to watch daring squirrels make…
Stacks and stacks of magazines
Well, we finally have a vacation coming up soon and it will be a week’s worth of relaxation. Taking a week off away from home is a novelty for us. Usually, we say that four days of visiting a place is long enough. That said, we totally enjoyed our six days in…
Blackberry-Lime Jam
I gave some blackberry jam to a friend and colleague for her birthday last year. She told me her husband paid this jam his best complement. “This is some damn fine jam.” I blushed. I have not posted the cooked version before but have blogged about the freezer jam version. Now I am…