A collections of recipes by category.
Life is an amazing thing. So many things happen in life time, some good, some not so good. And sometimes the unexpected happens, sometimes it’s good, and sometimes not so good. Last weekend my boss found out that her husband of 32 years had cancer, his only symptoms were recent migraines. By Tuesday night he […]
I knew Mcgyver for 2 years before we ever went on our first date. We rode around in the same motorcycle group. I was dating another fellow but McGyver claims he had his eye on me the whole time. I enjoyed McGyvers company even though he was the oldest member of our group. He also […]
When I moved to Montana 2 years ago, I had never ever been to a Rodeo. I watched it on TV and even road a mechanical bull. After watching the movie 8 Seconds I knew I wanted to see a real live rodeo. When you move out west and into cattle country, a little desire […]
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 […]
If you remember my post on The Saltine Cracker Elevated I promised I would get the recipe refined for my father-in-law’s Shrimp Dip. McGyver was the official taste tester, after all who would know his dad’s recipe better? See we only had a list of the ingredients and not the quantity. McGyver had a general idea […]
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 […]
Summer Fruit, yeah for fruit! Honestly I don’t eat much fruit, mostly because I a fruit snob. I am seriously picky about eating fruit. It must be fresh and taste intensely of whatever type of fruit it is. When I first heard of fruit based salsas, I was skeptical for sure. I am a […]
The humble saltine, also known as a soda cracker, isn’t considered a fancy food. It’s used mostly crumbled up in soup, chili, topped on casseroles and once in awhile it gets slathered with peanut butter or topped with a slice of cheese. If your tummy is upset the doctor recommends some soda crackers to fend […]
Now that our cabin is starting to feel like a second home, we can’t stay away! McGyver and I both had a three day weekend and the baby boy is on school break still, so we headed on up the top of the mountain again. We had some more furniture pieces to bring with us […]
Summer = Watermelon Watermelon = Juicy Mint = Refreshing Watermelon Salad = Simple Cut up a ripe watermelon. Chop some fresh mint. Add a little salt. Simple, juicy, refreshing. Summer. Silly Summer Dog!
