Rustic living means rustic entertaining. Our cabin has finally been finished off enough to be comfortable and McGyver, the Baby boy and I worked hard to get the outside area cleaned up. Our motivation to clean-up? I had invited our year-round neighbors over for dinner. If you remember my last post, my spit chicken the […]
Today we leave on a trip that we’ve been planning for 1 1/2 years. Don’t worry, I have posts lined up for you, I wouldn’t want anyone to go into withdrawals are anything Because of where we are traveling to, I will not be able to reply to any posts, no tweets and no Facebook. […]
Can you believe, me the ultimate beef lover, has never ever tasted or cooked a flat iron steak before? I know, I know, everyone else has. Where have I been, out in the pasture with cows? It was high time that I put an end to this situation. When my grocer had them on special […]
Tired of Turkey and Ham? Didn’t get a chance to indulge yourself at Christmas? Start the New Year right with a Prime Rib Roast. I’m talking about the king of roasts here. The beauty of a prime rib roast is how easy it is to make. The only way you are going to mess up […]
It’s official, I can’t deny it. Winter is here and it’s here to stay. I almost believed it wouldn’t come, we had a very wet summer (which uncovered that our basement leaks and we have a nice crack in the foundation). Oh but the fall, the fall was perfectly warm, kind of balmy actually. We […]
Italian beef. It’s not beef from Italy. It’s not even a recipe from Italy. It’s not some American/Italian Nana’s secret family recipe. The only thing that makes this beef Italian is the Italian dressing mix and peperoncinis (actually I was just reviewing my post and noticed that the peperoncinis are imported from Greece). I also […]
Country Fried Fingers. No they are not fingers of country folk, but they are definitely country fried delicious. Basically it is country fried steaks sliced into nice finger strips. When you have a 3 year old staying with you, you try to come up with ‘kid’ friendly foods. I didn’t want to serve the standard American kid […]
There are as many ways to make chili as there are cooks in the world. Honestly I’m not sure if I ever make it the same way twice. It doesn’t seem to matter, it always turns out good. In college for my Biology class, we had an extra credit question that asked “What is […]
It’s 4:oo am and I smell a camp fire, but then I hear sirens….close sirens……….really close sirens……… I drag myself out of be and look out my bedroom window and I see smoke billowing out from behind our garage. I grab my hoody, my camera, leave the dog inside and putter out to see, with […]
I’m the head cook in the family, but that doesn’t mean I’m the only cook. When McGyver and I were dating, he was a self-sustaining bachelor. I don’t mean he would pick up pre-made dishes or do take out, he could actually cook. Not gourmet but well enough. My all time favorite recipe of his, […]
