A couple of weeks before Christmas, Kalissa sent me a recipe and said, “Will you make this for Christmas?” Well it was a poke cake recipe and they are always easy, so yes…I’ll make it. I made a box cake mix of Red Velvet Cake…let it cool, and then poked holes in it. I mixed …
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read moreI was scrolling through Instagram while I was walking on the treadmill. I’ve found At Home Cook, and I like her recipes, so I was watching. She was doing a five-day eating plan with ingredients from Aldi’s. She had five recipes, and she had made the meals for only $56 for the week. I love …
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read moreThe beef in my freezer is coming to an end. You know what that means…all of the things you don’t necessarily love are lurking, waiting for you to use them. I decided I’d better start using them, so I told myself, Go to the basement. Open the freezer. Close my eyes. Reach and grab one, …
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read moreI've been somewhat of a lazy cook since Thanksgiving, but we've kind of been on the go. On Monday, DH had an appointment in one town and drove another 2 hours to another town to look at some pipe.I was in town on Tuesday to meet a friend for lunch and a long visit and to run a couple of quick errands. DH worked on some plumbing at the barn.Wednesday, DH was gone again to pick up the load of
read moreI’m a bit late in publishing this post. The Thanksgiving leftovers are long gone and were consumed in a timely manner. I just thought I would tell you what we did with the ham leftovers. We had both ham (Karl gets on from work) and brisket courtesy of Kalissa’s husband, Craig, who is a master …
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read moreI’ve told you that I am a big fan of Brooke Ervin. She has a Facebook page and offers recipes. I’ve shared many here. Today I’m sharing yet another one, BBQ Buns. You can find the video and recipe HERE. Here is what my finished bun looked like. I mixed up my dough, let it …
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read moreI feel like a walking advertisement for Brooke Ervin on Facebook. She is on Facebook, and her page is filled with great recipes. You can find it HERE. I’ve been trying at least one of her recipes every week. Everything has turned out great and I have Kalissa and her boys to attest to how …
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read moreI’ve told you that I am obsessed with Brooke Ervin on Facebook. If you look for her, check your spelling, Brooke Ervin. She has awesome recipes and I’d like to try every single one. I actually wish she had a website so I could find things that I see more easily. Every time I scroll …
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read moreWhile I’ve been laid up, I scrolled through Facebook WAY-WAY too much. I keep telling myself it was better than shopping online. HA!! Anyway, through my scrolling, I discovered a new-to-me Facebook Lifestyle site. Brooke Ervin. I highly recommend looking her up. I love her videos, and she has great recipes. She is also super …
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read moreI'm betting everyone has a recipe for Banana Nut Bread. It's a favorite around here and this recipe was given to me by a very dear friend of 38+ years. Most often I make it in heart shaped muffins because I have a pans for thatBut yesterday I just made a regular loaf. DH loaded up 12 days ago to gather, move, process, and brand our cows and calves in Texas.It was a long 12 days for
read moreI was scrolling Facebook and saw a recipe I thought I wanted to try. The only problem, it makes a lot, and it wasn’t something that would keep for the next day. So I filed the recipe away in my brain and silently missed the days I was cooking for more, so I could try …
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read moreI haven’t baked much at all since my surgery. Standing at the mixer and bending into the oven just wasn’t anything that sounded appealing. I was scrolling through Facebook the other day (Sadly, I did a lot of that over my recovery) and found a recipe tempting enough to get me to try the mixer …
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read moreI’ve been working on finding ways to get up on my feet more. I’m not good with short, fast steps, turning steps, and the like. I don’t really know how to practice that, so one way I found that I naturally use those types of steps is in the kitchen. Grab the milk, turn to …
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read moreI knew things would be busy on Friday afternoon. Carver and Gannon would be getting off the bus. Kalissa and Anders would be coming to pick them up and Arnie would be coming for the weekend. The WNBA championship tournaments would be on later in the evening. Somehow, I wanted to put something together in …
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read moreI have long sung the praises of my griddle. It is a Bethany House Heritage Griddle. You can find it HERE on Amazon. I didn’t always have this griddle. When we were first married, I got a griddle from Walmart. I used it often, but just didn’t love it. It had a coil on the …
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read moreMy daughter, Kelli, messaged me the other day saying mom, I found a great chocolate chip cookie recipe. I’ll admit, I was a little sad. I love MY chocolate chip cookie recipe and it took years for me to make them exactly as they are. But then I remembered, everyone has their own path to …
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read moreIt’s that time of year when soup season is almost here. Arnie and I jumped on the bandwagon early. When we went up north a couple of weeks ago, I was trying to figure out food and ice and how we were eating and transporting things. I ended up realizing that I could take some …
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read moreIt has been a crazy week, with multiple cooking contests and lots of entries to find in the Expo building. Today, if you can tolerate the tooting of my own horn, I’ll show you a few more ribbons in other divisions. In Senior Crafts, this holiday theme table topper won second place in Holiday Decorations. I love this sentiment! It is perfect for the holiday season. Used a baking print for the wide border.
In Senior Crafts Embroidered Item Hand or Machine, this set of hot pads with the chicken fabrics and the “Cluck It” saying won first place ...
read moreI’m still on a roll trying out new recipes. Arnie is a good eater, and I often make extra and send it home with him. Yep, I spoil him as much as he spoils me. The latest recipe I tried was Easy Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches with Ground Beef. I discovered the recipe while I was …
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read moreAs August draws to a close, the harvest begins. It isn’t quite fall yet, but I am ready for cooler days, and the flavors of fall. Apples are my transition theme for cooking and decorating this time of year.
Labor Day weekend is our local Apple Festival, and it was gorgeous weather for it with clear skies, cool temperatures and low humidity. The four day festival in downtown Hendersonville has apple orchards from all over the county setting up booths to sell fresh apples and apple treats.
The King Apple parade on Monday is the highlight of the event ...
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