Holiday #1– Christmas; holiday #2–Halloween!! I love Halloween! We have been decorating our yard for Halloween for many years now. I love making it spooky, which is hilarious considering that I don’t like anything scary! I don’t like going to haunted houses, and I won’t watch scary movies. Guess this is how I make up for it! I took some of these pictures last night … Continue reading This is Halloween
I love so many things about Fall! One of them is the Honeycrisp apple harvest! These apples are generally larger than most apples. I’ve seen them in the grocery store as big as a pugs head! Honeycrisps are sweet, crisp, and juicy…perfect for caramel apples or for baking, and you can only find them in the Fall! We have a fabulous Farmer’s Market here and … Continue reading Super Easy Apple Crisp!
I have been waiting so long to see the glorious splendor that is Fall in the East! We still have not hit our peak down here in the valley, but the mountains were peaking during the rainy 5 days we had. And Shenandoah National Park was peaking while it was closed from the Government Shutdown. This was the first weekend it was open, and we … Continue reading Autumn In Shenandoah NP {a photo blog}
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
Tuck & Sundry 