My Recent Nonsense

Carne Asada
Carne Asada is one of my families absolute favorites! I have cooked this for years and know that it has to be partitioned or not everyone will get some. I blame 2 teenage…

Dear Jesus, I Want to Thank You.
(I wrote this post months ago, found it today, and thought, “Wow”! Life is good. We have our health, our home, our sanity? Well, maybe.. and gosh darn I’m still feeling grateful lol)…


White Chicken Chili
White Chicken Chili, safe to bring to a judgy Mother-in-Laws house.

KETO Spaghetti Squash and Chicken Dinner
Y’all! I am loving this! In less than 30 minutes I had dinner made, and it’s KETO friendly!! Gosh darn, it took all of me not to eat all this when I made…

Spicy Baba Ganoush
Full of flavor, this healthy option is versatile to use as an appetizer or pack in a lunch.

Grape-Jelly Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Grape-Jelly? Sandwiches? Yeah, baby! Here is what you’re going to do. First, get that crock-pot out, and dust it off. Hey, you can also use a pressure cooker or a clay pot— all…

Berry Clafoutis (Kluh-fau-thus)
What the heck is Claufotis? Clafoutis is a fancy French dessert that is easy to assemble. That’s what it is! It is much like a tarte or a custard with fresh and in-season…


Cast Iron Golden Pancakes
Let’s talk pancakes. Crazy as it may seem, I have been working on this recipe for years. Every time I would come up with a recipe, it wasn’t “just right”. Evidently, the kids…

10 Secrets of a Seasoned Mom
By seasoned I mean ripe. Ripe like ‘been there seen that’ and probably took home the participation ribbon. Here are my top 10 secrets that have kept me surviving: 10. The bottom of…

The Dahlia Disaster of Dallas
Dahlias in Dallas This year I gave all I could at a chance with this beautiful flower. It became a nil attempt with multiple hurdles for this flower in the outskirts of Dallas.…

Meet June and My Chocolate Almond Raspberry Trifle
Puppies and Trifles Deep in the depths of the summer, it has been…well, interesting. This past week was John’s 17th birthday —hey hey (can you EVEN believe it?)! So instead of a basic…

I said, “Not Today, Satan.”
That day. I was grumpy. I thought about how the kids were going to drag their legs to the car; how miserable work will be; how I can’t do something because I can’t…
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