Full disclosure, I had never eaten a persimmon before today, at least not that I can remember.  Year after ye

Funny, I never called dressing, dressing until we moved to Georgia when I was a kid.  I remember being very c

Adapted from RecipeLink

The search for a new house continues. We though we may have had a winner today, but two applications slipped i

Pumpkin is everywhere!  Literally!  Go to the stores and you will see the aisles filled with pumpkin butter,

What have you been up too? I am on a hunt.  A hunt for a house in Dallas. It's amazing how hard it is to find

To say it has been busy around here would be an understatement. I spent this entire week on a mini-reno of our

// It's Sunday. It's a rainy Sunday. It's a hot and rainy Sunday, which means it's crazy humid. In summary I d

On a scale from 1 to 10 my productivity level this weekend hovered around a -16. I had plenty of things I need

The first time I ever saw beets was when I was a kid living in Georgia.  They were these perfectly round red

The crispy cookie has always been my kind of cookie.  OB likes soft chewy cookies. The only cookie that we ca

It's funny what can inspire you to create a new recipe. Sometimes it's revamping an oldie, sometimes it's want

Cake adapted from Add A Pinch & FoodNetwork: Paula Dean

Do you remember those Flintstone push-ups? "Ahhh-yaba-daba-daba-do...Flintstone's Push-Ups that's what's cool!

I go through phases when it comes to coffee. I have had a caramel macchiato phase, an americano phase, a blond

I know it has been a long time since I have been here to share with you.  I never had any intention of lettin

Last week I ran, hiked and was doped into taking a class at the gym that I though was core and stretching.  

It was the middle of  winter and the alerts of a tornado watch popped up on my phone.  I looked out the wind

It's been coooold!  Like frozen purple toes cold.  My house has a huge open living room with cathedral ceil

A new year has begun, and there's nothing like starting it off with a cold.  I spent New Year's Eve like a p

Christmas is just a few days away and holiday parties are in full swing.  In fact I already have a few fabulo

The Christmas party circuit has begun. All of the sudden, you turn around, look at your calendar and realize t

I am a bad blogger.  I should be fired, but I guess I would have to fire myself and that's not going to happe

Have you heard of Biscoff Spread?  It's all over the place, everyone it talking about it and all the cool kid

This is Mrs. Butternut, she is the cousin twice removed of Mr. Potato head. I gave her a minute to put her fac

It's that time of year again, my favorite time of year when Summer transitions into Autumn.  I so look forwar

Courtesy from Foodie with Family

The official end of summer is just around the corner. Kids are headed back to school & college students ar

Do you ever lay awake starting at the ceiling thinking of chicken, onions, and olives? Well I have.  I have t

The egg has to be one of my favorite foods.  The versatility of an egg is endless.  Seriously, I could fil

  Potatoes are pretty awesome. Potatoes with butter are awesomer. Potatoes with butter and cream are awes

If you didn't get the memo it's summer. Just thought I would let you know, in case you have been under a rock

This is a tomato & potato gratin or a tomahto & potahto gratiné. Do you say tomato or tomohto, potat

I love pickles. OB hates pickles. I suspect the entire state of Oklahoma is addicted to pickles. I have never

This is how a regular conversation with OB goes about an unknown/not previously used ingredient, when he acc

Winter is coming to a close....actually winter never really arrived here in Oklahoma.  It has been a shocking