This is my freezer, can and box version of Jambalaya. If you make the authentic version, I do apologize. Navigate quickly away from this quick and easy recipe before it hurts your feelings. Now for the rest of you, here's how I make what I think is a delicious version of Jambalaya with ingredients from … Continue reading Jambalaya: The Freezer, Can and Box Inauthentic Edition
K9 My GIF to you
This is my giant one-eyed wonder cat #K9. I am telling him to get down from the table. He is glancing around to see who's on a table.
Football Sandwiches – Delicious Hot Ham & Cheese sliders
These little beauties are called football sandwiches. They do sound like great food for watching a game. I decided to whip them up for Super Bowl Sunday. I know, it does you a lot of good to blog about football sandwiches when football season is over, but I figure I'm giving you a few month … Continue reading Football Sandwiches – Delicious Hot Ham & Cheese sliders
The trick to easy French Onion soup
This recipe comes from two sources. Alton Brown's nifty tutorial on caramelizing onions in the microwave and Cook's Country's recipe for onion soup for two. It also comes from the fact that Monette's Produce Market offered a 3lb bag of cooking onions for 49 cents. How do you not take advantage of that? This … Continue reading The trick to easy French Onion soup
Steampunk Reindeer
I've posted before about my Steampunk centerpiece featuring a Steampumpkin and Steampunk Easter eggs depending on the season. This year I finally made Christmas accessories. I thought long and hard about what theme to take and considered robot Santa (too creepy for me) or a geared-up Christmas tree (no point.) I finally became inspired while watching … Continue reading Steampunk Reindeer
Elves Gone Wild – 2013
So last year my elves got off the shelf and went just a little wild.They seemed to forget who that booze in the cabinet belongs to.They helped themselves to my credit card.They were a little too fond of fire.And perhaps a little bit killy They got fresh with Angel Barbie.I blame the alcohol.Stealing my car keys … Continue reading Elves Gone Wild – 2013
The Turkey – Frying Up Our Thanksgiving Tradition
It started back in the 1990s. I saw Martha Stewart fry up a turkey for the first time on her television show, and as I was wont to do back in my early homemaking days, I immediately decided we had to do this at home. Turkey fryers were not easy to find back in those … Continue reading The Turkey – Frying Up Our Thanksgiving Tradition
My Best Sage Dressing
I've eaten sage bread stuffing at Thanksgiving all of my life. At the Thanksgiving dinners my Mom made for me and her when I was growing up and for the Thanksgiving dinners I made for my roommate when we were in college. I never actually had a recipe, I just kept playing around and adding … Continue reading My Best Sage Dressing
Spooky Boo-tiful Halloween Treats
Those who know me well know that I don't dig on blue food. In fact my distaste for it caused Percy Jackson fans to turn on me in droves. But this Halloween, I actually cooked with a blue (ish) food. I made a delicious Halloween treat with Boo Berry cereal. Though like most allegedly blue foods, Boo … Continue reading Spooky Boo-tiful Halloween Treats
Coming soon – American Goth
When her grandfather dies mysteriously, Trinity Goode heads home to the family farm and life in small-town Ohio. Her neighbors in Himmel don't think that a New York City artist with a decidedly Goth style will stick around for long - but the country-girl-at heart has other plans. Country life suits the church-going, quilt-making, pie-baking girl … Continue reading Coming soon – American Goth