Yes I have eight enormous photos but it’s worth it! Today it’s all about this dish. No willy nilly. No riff raff. No bamboozle caboodle. No swindley bimbly. No flim flam shim sham. No hornswoggle hoodwinky dinky boodonky konk. It’s one pan. It’s dried pasta. It’s uncooked everything. It’s blanketed in cheese. And it WORKS. […]
Friday Flotsam
FRAHDEEEE. I baked a cake! Not because it’s Friday. It was my dad’s birthday last week, so I took my fears by the horn (frosting?) and got after it. They popped through town (my parents, not the frosting) for a few days on their way to Branson. However, I suspiciously think they mainly came to […]
Prosciutto-Wrapped Barbeque Jalapeno Poppers. And a Farm Party.
I almost titled this post “Been Farming Long?” because I figured I’m long overdue for a good face punching. But plastic surgeons are crazy expensive these days, and I need to wash my hair later, so . . . We went to a farm party! At this dude’s house. Instead of asking if he needed […]
Easy Red Beans and Rice
Oodalalee! (name that movie) I’d almost completely forgotten about red beans and rice. Erased from my mind, thrown into a large bag and burned up forever-forgotten. But I love red beans and rice, so I have no idea why I said it like that. Also, red beans and rice is one of those meals where […]
Friday Flotsam
I think I’m starting a new series! I’ve been playing around with these Friday posts for about three weeks now, and mama digs. Ohhh good, within five seconds I made the douchiest decision and spoke in third person. I’m not rightly sure it’s possible to recover from this, but I’ll give her a go. So […]
Curried Popcorn
Pop! . . . goes the . . . popcorn? Time to ‘fess up. Do you buy microwave popcorn or do you make it from scratch? Be honeeeeest. Because if you say microwave I’ll totally high-five you. It’s dang good, isn’t it? All that powered extra-terrestrial butter madness? LU-HUVE it. But! You should totally start […]
French Lentils with Lemony Shrimp and Asparagus
We’re having lentils for supper! Wait, don’t cry. I’ll never say supper again, I swear it. So this is how this went down. A few weeks ago I had mega mama plans for lentils, shrimp and asparagus. You know how when you decide on a meal, you envision how it will look, right? Like, will […]
Burps, Blocks and a Winner
Natalie has a very important announcement she’d like to burp. We’ve got a mocc winner! Did that gross you out? I hope so. The lucky gal, Rachel, as commenter #356 said, “Ooh, I have had my eye on Willow & Fig moccs for my little boy! I think the Sequoia are perfect for everyday but […]
Our Trip to the “Other” Apple Store
You know what they say, autumn doesn’t exist unless you visit an apple orchard. And not only that, it’s highly possibly you’ll come down with a horrible case of guinea pig face if you forget it all together. It’s true! And I don’t mess with myths and legends that I make up. So you better […]
Thai Chicken Pizza
Oh for heaven’s sake. I can’t even remember the last time I posted pizza on this here blog. And frankly, that’s a crime. Speaking of crimes, it’s almost Octoooobeeerr! And you obviously know what that means. Scary movies! It’s a good thing we’re already waist-deep into our newest BBC crime show obsession from the ’90s, […]