There are some that thrive on others' organizational, dietary, workout, and cleaning routines, and I'd even go so far as to add writing styles, but me? I need to do it my way. I may gain some insight and logic into why something works or doesn't, but in the end, I'm stubborn (my mother called... Continue Reading →
Baker, Cook, or Mad Scientist?
I'm homebound due to an inconvenient medical condition, so I'm trying to find ways to get around the cabin fever I'm experiencing. My efforts temporarily exclude anything strenuous or that may require stooping, reaching overhead, or being upright without support, so activities are limited. Hubbin is literally my go-to person now, shopping, lifting, weeding, cleaning,... Continue Reading →
Dessert Hotdogs – Hail or Fail?
I made dessert hot dogs. I used Twinkies for the buns and Twix bars for the hot dogs. I dyed white frosting with red and yellow gel food coloring, then piped squiggly lines on the the 'hot dogs' for the ketchup and mustard, and then chopped up a vanilla Kit Kat bar for the onions.... Continue Reading →
Diet, Exercise, and Writing, Oh My!
I've been struggling with making my retirement an actual retirement and realized recently that I had never fully retired. I went from my state service retirement to working in a casino gift shop (and several other positions within that casino), to working in the shops at the airport, to substitute teaching, and then keeping an... Continue Reading →
Experiments With Rebel Canning
Yes, I said it, I pressure-canned several gallons of 1% milk this past week. The people who swear by federal guidelines say this is a no-no, but I used old-school methods to do it, and it worked out well. I had one quart jar that didn't seal, so that got made into pudding last night,... Continue Reading →
Jalapeno Paste, My Happy Little Accident
I made a happy accident the other day. I tried to pressure-can sliced jalapenos in a spicy brine, but they turned out really mushy, which I discovered upon opening the jar. I didn't want to throw it away, so I drained the extra brine from the mushy jalapenos through a sieve (I'd recommend saving the... Continue Reading →
Once Upon a Time, I Had a True Green Thumb
It's funny how a random task can trigger memories. I was washing the dishes from the projects I had going in the kitchen tonight - salsa, avocado bread, dried jalapenos, and the memory of me washing dishes at my home while growing up popped into the forefront. I always seemed to be the one to... Continue Reading →
Potatoes, Chives, and Poker Chips
My poor Hubbin follows along as best he can with my many projects and interests, and today I was, you guessed it, processing the items I found on sale, and doing some cleaning. I processed twenty pounds of potatoes for my freezer, found some chives to dehydrate, and then as I was organizing some of... Continue Reading →
The Best “Two-Ingredient” Biscuits!
Short and sweet, it is equal parts of Self-Rising Flour and Whipping Cream, "1 to 1, two to two, etc." Stir the ingredients together and make a dough ball. A bit more of each can be added, depending on if your dough is too wet or too dry. Roll out and knead on a 'self-rising'... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving Traditions
My thoughts are flooded with childhood tradition memories this time of year, and growing up, there were so many. Finding the largest turkey that money could buy. Me wondering if it would even fit in the oven! The detested whole cranberry sauce that managed to make it to our table one year (the jellied cranberry... Continue Reading →
