Go? Wait? Evacuate? And Life with Mannerless Alpacas Living up here for over 33 years and having livestock for the last 21 years, we’re no strangers to fire danger and the potential for evacuation. We’ve been on pre-evacuation status many times, but never felt the potential danger close enough to evacuate the alpacas until the[…]
The Choice of Happiness – Revisited I first wrote about this top in March of 2021, but it’s just so appropriate right this minute that I felt the need to share it again with some updates. You know how the universe has a way of putting things and ideas and people in your path to[…]
Mexican or BBQ Meat Muffins Preheat oven to 425. Grease a 6 serving muffin tin if metal (I use a stoneware one so no greasing necessary). Ingredients: 1 ¼ pound lean ground beef 1 egg, lightly beaten ¼ cup CHUNKY salsa plus 6 spoonfuls ¼ cup dry breadcrumbs ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese plus[…]
Cajun and Creole foods are right at the top of my list of favorite flavors. I found this recipe for Salmon New Orleans on the Simple & Tasty Recipes website (you should check them out, it’s a great site for new recipe ideas). This cooks up super fast, like 30 minutes, and tastes fantastic. I serve it[…]
This recipe was discovered when I bought some lamb shoulder roast from the fine folks at Wild Mountain Ranch in Pine (if you haven’t checked them out, you should). I took a photo of it about to go in the oven, but it was so good when it came out that we dove right in[…]
Turkey Tetrazzini (modified from a RecipeTin Eats recipe for Chicken Tetrazzini) Prep: 20 minutes, Cook: 1 hour, Serves 8 Ingredients: 1 lb spaghetti or other long pasta, cooked 1 pound chopped, cooked turkey (holiday leftovers are perfect!) 4 tbsp butter 1 pound mushrooms, sliced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 onion, chopped fine 4 tbsp flour[…]
Since I love to cook delicious meals, and I often have friends ask for my recipes, I thought it would be fun to start sharing some of my newest successes here, on my blog. Breaded Red Snapper with Shrimp, Fennel and Oranges (serves 6) from John Besh’s My New Orleans. 1 bulb fennel 4 oranges[…]
Ok, so nothing actually about men here, I just didn’t have a catchier title. If you live in the foothills, you know that at some point you’re going to have a mouse or two in your house. If you don’t yet live here, but are considering it, know that at some point you’re going to[…]
Last fall, when we started planning our grand trip to Ireland and Scotland, the discussion of transportation was a big one. Not too worried about Scotland, they seem to have mass transportation and a killer train system figured out for the whole country. Ireland, however, was another bird. We didn’t want a coach or tour[…]
Oddly enough, I’m finding myself in the exact same place that I was in March of 2021 regarding a topic for this column. So, with a bit of a cheat, I’m copying the intro from that column and let’s see what random thoughts follow. It will be a surprise for all of us, isn’t that[…]
