Yesterday was a no good, horrible, rotten day. My twins were perfect angels…well, except when the boy-child tried to argue with me about solstices and equinoxes…other than that, they were little cherubs. The Soldier was home early enough for us to eat dinner before heading out to the kids’ troop meetings. I was alive. So, why…
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Persimmon-Walnut Muffins
Is there ever a time when stealing is okay? Asking for a friend. Okay, okay, I’m that friend. Honestly, I’m currently staring out of my office window at my neighbor’s tree. It’s loaded down with ripe persimmons and this Persimmon-Walnut Muffin recipe is begging to be made with them. But, then I think of how embarrassing…
Apple-Pear Butter: An Orchard in a Jar
If you’re like me, at this moment in time, you don’t have a dollar to spare. I’ve managed, as I always find time to do, to wait until the last minute to get the holiday ball rolling. Military life brings with it holiday balls, holiday parties, holiday everything. It doesn’t, however, bring holiday cash. A quick…
Maple Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie
Shoooooo, y’all!!! I almost messed up Thanksgiving! Your girl completely blew off the fact that, as a food blogger, I should be blogging about- say…FOOD?!?! ESPECIALLY on one of the foodiest holidays that exists. Instead, I was galavanting around my garage building stuff in a last-ditch effort to get my proverbial “ish” together. By the Monday before…
Boozy Spiced Cranberry Sauce
So, Thanksgiving is coming. This year I’m thankful that my family hasn’t wrapped me in a wool blanket and beaten me with socks filled with soap bars. It seems like they want to, though. They don’t say it, but I can see it in their eyes. There’s definitely an old-fashioned “Blanket Party” in my future…
Harvest Pork Stew with Butternut Squash and Pumpkin
Okay…let’s cut to the chase. Our renovation of the dining room still isn’t finished. A chef and a Soldier decide to put up wainscoting in their home and they can’t get it done in a week. No surprise there, I’m sure. This week was all about convenience meals. Among them, this Harvest Pork Stew was…
White Chocolate-Pumpkin Scones with Cinnamon-Maple Cream Cheese Glaze
Um…you guys? I have something to tell you. Don’t get mad ‘kay? I started another DIY project. Well, we started another DIY project. I conned bribed Hector into helping me put wainscoting on our formal dining room walls. He has taken a few days of R&R after getting back from his latest deployment. So, I figured, “HEY!…
Pumpkin Cheesecake Empanadas
Total transparency: I made these Pumpkin Cheesecake Empanadas last week. I did so in anticipation of a special event that would take up my time this week. Further transparency: I only named these “empanadas” because most people know them by that name. In our family, they’re called pastelillos (pahz-tay-LEE-yos). These flaky pastries are usually filled with savory delights. This time,…
Cinnamon Cheesecake Topped with Spiced Poached Pears and Warm Toffee Drizzle
Well, special things are happening this fall. I totally finished the painting and the mini-reno downstairs. I also began building a couple of bookcases and end tables, because I have no good sense. Why not? You can follow along on Instagram to see how they end up. So, in the hopes of getting to celebrate something autumnal, I…
Spiced Toffee Sauce
This post may look calm, serene- “put together” even. But it ain’t. The post you’re about to read is an illustration of what can happen when a woman has lost her damned mind. Now, I, of course, am that woman. I know it doesn’t come as a surprise. What I’m doing at this moment may,…
