Unless the dad in your life is a vegan, they are going to most likely really love this! Tonight is the first game of the NBA Finals between the OKC Thunder and the Miami Heat. The Thunder may not win but we are winners at this house! We had my restaurant style chicken wings (recipe…
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EBook Raffle to Get in Gear for Canning Season
The farmer’s market is beginning to fill with natures bounty. It’s time to get canning! The contest is over but you can still get NANO-CANNING: BASIC RECIPES AND INSTRUCTION [Kindle Edition] at amazon.com! To help you get in gear for canning season we am going to raffle off 2 copies of NANO-CANNING: BASIC RECIPES AND INSTRUCTION [Kindle Edition]. But since my…
Carne Asada Nachos
Top Girl came over last night to help me with some bloggy stuff while her husband and Rocket spent time with his parents. The weather was cool, rainy, and dreary so some warm comfort food was in order but working full time prevents a long-involved recipe and prep so as I drove home, I went…
Dehydrating Peppers after Smoking Them
If you read this post, How To Smoke Peppers The Easy Way, you will learn how to smoke all kinds of peppers. I smoked some this weekend in fact. I now want to show you how to dehydrate them after smoking. Dehydrating offers the longest possible amount of time you can store the item. This…
Meatballs Recipe
I can honestly say that I don’t hate cooking anymore and I even enjoy it most of the time now. In order to reduce heating the kitchen each night after being gone for nearly 12 hours, I decided to make my famous meatballs and then freeze them. I already can spaghetti sauce each summer so…
Guest Post: For the Love of Pinterest!
Below is a guest post by my daughter Holli Hagan-Rice. But before you read that take a moment to check out my new blog page Caning Tips, Tricks, and More! If you are interested in learning how to can check out this index. It will take you to all of my canning instruction pages. For…
Twinkie Cake = True Love!
My daughter says I shouldn’t post a recipe of a recipe I got from The Country Cook’s site and because it’s not mine. Well….1. As domestically impaired, there are not going to be a whole lot of recipes that are mine, and 2. I’m going to give the writer of said recipe full credit and…
Fried Pickles a Southern Delicacy
Have you ever tried fried pickles? Mr. Picky-Eater loves them. They are widely available here in Oklahoma at many different venues, most notably Sonic. Sonic Drive-In was started in 1953 in Shawnee, Oklahoma – coincidentally where Brad Pitt was born and many family members still live – and now, Sonic is the largest drive in…
New! Recipe Index and More
First, I want to share this with you. My daughter thinks it’s funny. Since she has just made some updates to the blog I thought I would share it. Anyone a fan of Walking Dead? Our family is! Now, onto the updates! On the menu bar above you might notice some changes. I have a Recipe Index…
Dreamsicle Jelly
I remember my mom standing out by the side of the road, in her cat-eyes sunglasses waving down the Pinky-Dinky man. She would buy me anything I wanted as long as it didn’t cost more than a dime….yes, a dime! She always bought herself a push-up. Always. Mom loved those things, still does. As a…