We don’t have pot roast very often in our house. It’s like turkey….delicious but such a production! Ok, not really a whole lot of production, but a lot of planning and not easy for someone who plans dinner a hour before it needs to be served! J thought ahead though and took the roast out of the freezer, so I knew I had to cook … Continue reading Pot Roast {and homemade gravy}
We eat chicken a lot in our house, so we have to find ways to make it interesting and new. I came across this white barbecue sauce in one of my cookbooks– tried it– and became obsessed! It is so good! And different! I use it with chicken, but would probably be good with pork too. Not with red meat though. Marinate the chicken in … Continue reading Southern White Barbecue Sauce {and Chicken Wraps}
I have been looking forward to Fall in Virginia ever since we found out it was to be our destination! I have been keeping an eye on the Fall Foliage Reports, and was hoping to get out this weekend and snap some shots. The weather had other ideas, unfortunately. It has been raining for the past 5 days! Not a heavy rain, but steady-ish. We … Continue reading Fall Rains
I often come up with “my version” of a recipe, and keep re-tooling every time I make it. I’ve had a good meatloaf for years, but every time I make it, I do it a little different. Well folks, I think I am done! I tried this meatloaf once, then made it again with a few changes and OMG–Perfection! This is melt-in-your-mouth meatloaf! It’s also … Continue reading Meatloaf Reinvented
1. Do ya’ll watch Duck Dynasty? On this weeks episode, they were talking about this jerky that Willie ordered from Africa or something….and then they tried to make deer jerky using meat that had a bit of an “egde” on it already. So the common theme of the episode was….what’s that smell? We watched it just before going to bed. Fast forward a fews hours…everyone sleeping … Continue reading "What's That Smell?"…And Other Short Stories
J and I went to the County Fair over the weekend, and I came bake with a flu shot and a cold! 😦 It seems that I get the same cold at the same times every year….in October and March-ish (last one was on our getaway to Vegas. Boo!) I will get the sore throat, congestion, stuffiness and running nose (it can’t make up it’s … Continue reading Nasty Little Bugger
I came across these photos for my tortellini soup. I must have taken them years ago! It was when I was first considering doing a blog. I never quite got off the ground then, but apparently I have some pictures leftover! Bonus! A lot of my recipes are adapted from a recipe I find in a magazine or online. I tend to find a recipe … Continue reading Chicken Tortellini Florentine Soup
Since most every blog I follow is featuring fall mantle ideas, I decided to post my own fall mantle! I’m not a decorator by any means, but I like pretty things! And I love when pretty things come together to make bigger pretties! 😀 Photobomb! Can you spot the pug? I noticed this year that I don’t have much for Fall, as far as decorating … Continue reading Fall Falling on My Mantle!
Geese! It has been forever since I posted a playlist! Or, it feels that way anyway. I have been so busy with the move, and living in a hotel (not recommended!) that I have not really paid much attention to Pinky. I have still been listening, just not downloading or jamming out! Well I finally decided to play catch up, and man was I behind!! … Continue reading Resurrection of Pinky
I was never self conscious about my tendency to keep “nostalgic items” until that damn hoarders show started! I have always held on to items that meant something to me…had some kind of sentimental value! Totally normal, right? Well maybe. Let me tell you what those items are. For the longest time I held onto a trio of little multicolored plastic slinkys that I got … Continue reading Confessions of a Pack-Rat Princess
Tuck & Sundry 