I did it. I done did it. Have you ever made a decision, a commitment and wondered “what the hell have I got myself into”? As my time drew near to opening the café I was asking myself that very question. Oh why do I jump in with both feet? I mean this is work! It’s […]
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Company Mashed Potatoes
Can you believe that Thanksgiving is but a week away? I’m so very excited for this Thanksgiving! My dearest friend Jen and her boy Jake are driving from Spokane, WA to spend Thanksgiving with us. It is monumental to me; she’s as much family as any of my own. Let’s see, the last time that […]
Oatmeal 5 days/5 ways
Pease porridge hot, Pease porridge cold, Pease porridge in the pot, nine days old; Some like it hot, some like it cold, Some like it in the pot, nine days old. When I was just a wee child, last year (not really but it seems like that), my mother would serve me oatmeal. And I […]
Wild Rice, Mushroom and Prime Rib Soup
This is it, the last of the Prime Rib. No surprise, when I get down to the last little bit of anything my mind wanders towards soup. I love a “garbage” soup where you take all the odds and ends leftover and through […]
Turnip and Potato Gratin
Fall bounty abounds and from the earth comes the turnip. A friend told me once that he heard that when God made the turnip, he looked at it and said “this is not right, I am going to bury it underground so hopefully no one will find it”. Looks like burying it wasn’t enough, although many people wished […]
Scones
Mcgyver and the Baby boy asked me what I wanted to do for Mother’s Day. Zillions of possibilities flowed through my mind, okay, maybe not zillions, I don’t think I have the capacity for zillions of thoughts. But I did have a few, like visit Giant Springs, have a picnic, or go for a motorcycle ride […]