Aimless Tangents

Cribbing a great idea from Jo as I’m short on sleep from last night and getting more and more bored by the talking heads on Monday Night Football. 5 Things In My Freezer: 1. Homemade Pie Dough (this recipe) 2. Breakfast Smoothie Fixins’ – aka, frozen bananas, strawberries, sliced peaches, and blackberries 3. 1/2 gallon [...]

I went home last weekend.  I’ve got two of them, homes that is.  One here in Oklahoma with my husband and the small town where my family lives in Louisiana.  While there I decided to document some of the old recipes Mom has, that I’ve been wanting.  Rather than copy them by hand I just [...]

Oh my dear and fuzzy lord…  These things are freaking amazing!  I found the recipe a few weeks ago and have been wondering about making them ever since.  Last night we ended up inviting over some friends at the last moment and I wanted munchies for everyone while we played Munchkin.  Enter this cookie. Everyone [...]

I don’t know why it took me so long to jump on this recipe, but I’m glad I finally did. This recipe was super easy. The bread it produced was very tasty and I love the fact that it required hardly any work. It was tasty enough that it didn’t survive long enough to get [...]

Sunday – Ham with real mashed potatoes Monday – Honey and balsamic vinegar glazed chicken breasts with corn on the cob Tuesday – Greek seasoned pork chops with sweet potato fries and rolls Wednesday – Meat patties (seasoned with onion soup mix) in gravy with rice, veggie of some sort, and homemade bread Thursday – [...]

Today you get a peek into what one of my weekly menu plans look like. The items will stay the same though the order throughout the week may change. Planning out what we will eat throughout the week makes it so much easier on me. I know what to shop for, rather than just wandering [...]

A friend brought me a Walmart bag full of pears from his pasture this week. I like pears, but eating all those raw pears before they go bad is a daunting task. As well as the digestive upset that would occur from said task. Thus I’ve been busy brainstorming ways to uses the pears up. [...]

This is a favorite side dish of mine that I don’t make as often as I would like to. Take some red potatoes and give them a wash and a rough chop. Place into a casserole dish: My potatoes were divided into two dishes since my husband doesn’t like ranch. His potatoes got butter and [...]

This is a super easy dip that is great for pretzels or veggies. The light summery taste is perfect for a snack when the heat would make heavier foods sit on your tummy. You need: 16 oz. sour cream 8 oz. mayo fresh dill dried dill Chop the fresh dill: Into a bowl toss the [...]

Oh, you are either going to love me or hate me for this recipe. Think snickerdoodle cookie taste but the texture of a brownie. I made these the day my parents came into town for a short visit and my dad ate half of the pan on his own. By the next day, they were [...]