*****I have done my first guest post at the request of the Oklahoma Women Bloggers and it just posted today! It’s all about the farmer’s market with a couple of lovely recipes and a salad that is to die for so please go over and take a look, post a comment, and enjoy the post!******…
Patriotic Cupcakes and Making New Friends
Happy Canada Day – and Happy Independence Day on the 4th! Last year’s 4th of July post was about Patriotic Parfaits and I will probably make them again. If you want to make them – click on Patriotic Parfaits and it will take you directly to the post. It is pretty simple so there are…
Cooking Rolls with a Heating Pad
Back before I knew the correct way to pin on Pinterest, whenever I saw a picture on there I just pinned it. There I was for months pinning away willy nilly whatever struck my fancy, didn’t matter. If it looked good I pinned it. Then I met some bloggers on a closed group called the…
Birthdays, Anniversaries, Omelets and a Nearly Free Ebook from Gooseberry Patch
Good Monday Morning all! I am writing this Sunday night but with auto-post it will come up on the blog Monday morning while I am at work, isn’t that amazing? I love it. We had a lovely long weekend celebrating MPE’s birthday and our anniversary the next day. I hope yours was nice as well….
Quick and Easy Doughnuts
Today is Father’s Day causing me to reflect on my two dads. As far as I know, they had two things in common: me and they each went by a nickname. Buddy and Jack. When referring to them I always say “dad” but for here I’ll use their nicknames. Do you want to find the…
Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Bars
Today is Top Girl and Son-In-Law’s anniversary. Yep, they have been married two years today. This is my favorite picture from the wedding. **All the pictures were taken by James Freeman and Ami Stearns of Distinct Photography. (the link doesn’t seem to work so look them up on Face Book) She ordered all the flowers…
Ham Salad 2 Ways
I had some leftover ham that I needed to use up and while I did not have enough to make a ham loaf (which I LOVE) I certainly had enough to make ham salad. I have not had that in a very long time so I made some up and that was our Sunday lunch…
How To Smoke Garlic
Did you ever think about smoking garlic? It is wonderful and can be used in chili, soups and stews but my favorite way to use this is in a roast either beef or pork that I cut slits in and then smash the cloves into. It gives it a very nice smoky flavor when you…
Smoke Your Own Cheese
I love the taste of smoked cheese, don’t you? I particularly like it made into pimento cheese but used as a spread for crackers instead of a sandwich. I smoked this cheese early on in my blogging career and so the pictures are not great – I didn’t even grate the cheese and make it…
Smoking Ribs in a Homemade Smoker for the Oven
You can find everything you need to build this smoker at just about any discount store in the country. As I purchased the items to make this one, I kept a tally and find that currently, it costs about $12 and all items may be recycled once you are finished. You will need…