Today I have a sweet tooth. I am still working on cleaning out my pantry as well as cleaning out my fridge. I spotted some crescent rolls and cream cheese in the fridge. I know just what to make. I preheated my oven to 350. I butter my baking dish. Next I spread out theContinue reading “The Pantry Project #2 including a fridge clean out – Sopapilla Cheesecake”
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The Night Shift
I worked the night shift at my job last night. I was sleeping very sound at 10:00 am. I woke up to my dog barking and the sound of a horn. I looked out the window and saw the animal control truck. I hopped out of bed barefoot a in my gown. What Now? IsContinue reading “The Night Shift”
Dairy Queen
This afternoon on my drive home from work I passed by a Dairy Queen. Dairy Queen is a fast food restaurant that sells burgers, fries, onion rings and the like. They also specialize in soft serve icee cream treats. It is cheap and taste pretty good. It reminded me of my father and step father.Continue reading “Dairy Queen”
Gumdrop Cookies
My Grand mother Turney was a spry little thing. She was a great cook and spent much of her day preparing meals for her family. We always looked forward to spending time with her because we knew we would have a great big breakfast and a dinner full of fried catfish, succotash, and blackberry cobbler.Continue reading “Gumdrop Cookies”
Acceptance of Mediocraty
I went to bed early last night and have awakened in the middle of the nights with thoughts racing fluidly in my brain. I thought I would share a few of them. I have over 60 years of life lessons. I am not saying that I know how the world should be or that IContinue reading “Acceptance of Mediocraty”
Chicken Salad
Last night I had one chicken thigh in the package I used for my paella dish. I boiled it and then removed the meat from the bone. I saved the broth to use at a different time. I mixed diced chicken, boiled and diced eggs, zuchinni relish, dried cranberries,celery diced, chopped pecans (from my earlierContinue reading “Chicken Salad”
Paella
I tried something new today A friend gave me a paella kit. I love to experiment with different foods and I have a snow day from work today. I still have not got over my cold so I am not sure if I can taste every flavor. Here is a picture of my Texas snow.Continue reading “Paella”
Getting Ready for the Winter Storm
My cows love the sunshine and warm days. When Texas decides to have a winter storm we have to prepare. I probably won’t go to work tomorrow and I also don’t want to be in the cold getting shelter ready for the cows. I’ve been sick so I dressed warm. Then I put some squareContinue reading “Getting Ready for the Winter Storm”
Petunia
Hello all. I would like to introduce ya’ll to Petunia. She is not my favorite heifer today. Let me give you the full story. I turned 60 on the 27th of December. I was really going to make this a stellar birthday. I made reservations at the best hotel in downtown Fort Worth. I alsoContinue reading “Petunia”
Picking Pecans
Today I went down the lane of my place and decided to pick some pecans. I am blessed to live on a small amount of acreage and the backside of the property is covered in pecan trees. I have been on vacation this week and the cabin fever has set in. I hopped on thatContinue reading “Picking Pecans”
Dinky on the Farm 