It’s no secret, I have a split personality. I don’t mean like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, it’s more of redneck/white trash versus socially refined, kind of way. In other words, you can take the girl out of the trailer park but you can’t take the trailer park out of the girl. I don’t live […]
Have you ever had an idea just randomly pop into your head, and then wonder “why didn’t I ever think about that before”? It started with the purchase of rainbow colored peppers that I planned on dehydrating for up at the cabin this winter. They were so beautiful, that I changed my plans for them. […]
An easy breakfast recipe, just in time for the weekend! There is nothing better than feeling the luxury of time. Time to cook up a nice hot breakfast, enjoy your coffee, read the paper while still in your pajamas. I know there are people out there who think it’s a waste of a good day […]
Now that the Safari is done and weather is cooperative, we’ve been able to head up to the cabin. McGyver and I went up one weekend on our own and got it ready for this year’s use. It was a quick overnighter, nothing to exciting, just relaxing mostly. While we were up there, I decided […]
I don’t know why, but (to me) fries tasted different in Europe. It wasn’t the fact that they often are dipped in mayo or other exotic sauces, seemingly the fries themselves, had a different flavor. The fries I most often had in Europe had a tendency towards the long and narrow versus thick and chunky. […]
As soon as I get my Williams-Sonoma catalog I tear through it, looking at every item on every page. Devouring every recipe, exciting new product and then checking my account and once again realizing that I have the proverbial champagne taste on a beer budget. I may not be able to afford everything I want […]
I love mashed potatoes. I am always coming up with different variations. It’s so easy to mash some potatoes up and experiment. I love mashed potatoes so much that this is actually my second post within a week about them. Part of it may be the upcoming holiday. My Thanksgiving must always have a turkey, […]
Like my Pork Roast with Chimichurri, my Pepper Jack Mashed potatoes were basically thrown together on a whim. They are so flavorful and stupidly simple to make. I used Yukon Gold potatoes because they have a nice buttery flavor and I am trying to be a bit healthier. I felt like I could reduce the […]
Fall bounty abounds and from the earth comes the turnip. A friend told me once that he heard that when God made the turnip, he looked at it and said “this is not right, I am going to bury it underground so hopefully no one will find it”. Looks like burying it wasn’t enough, although many people wished […]
Now that our cabin is starting to feel like a second home, we can’t stay away! McGyver and I both had a three day weekend and the baby boy is on school break still, so we headed on up the top of the mountain again. We had some more furniture pieces to bring with us […]
