It’s been an extremely busy past week and weekend.  I usually have posts I in my back pocket, all ready to go, for my busy weeks.  And I have a few, but none of them are complete. So today I am going to share my favorite type of doughnut and one compelling calorie clue.  At that,…

Well, just about 2400 pennies. I have not filled my outdoor flower pots for two summers.  I finally started again this summer.  Ever since my mother-in-law bought these huge outdoor flower pots for me I have tried to fill them with flowers for around $20 per year. This year I accomplished my goal with $24….

Sometimes you just have to do (eat) certain things.  Even on a cheat day, I try not to eat fast food.  Partly because I really love to cook and a fast food meal is one less chance for me to cook something fun and naughty.  Another part of the reason is that fast food truly…

In the last couple of years my Dad has built us three homes: a home for our crazy German Shepherd Dog, a home for our six stupid chickens, and a home for my aromatic herbs and vegetables. He also framed in most of my basement so that we could finish it!  My dad, and mother for…

Seemed like a winning combination of ingredients. These brownies were supposed to be over the top good! The list of ingredients seemed no-fail, rich, and decadently wonderful! But alas, I failed! I over filled the pan, so they took too long to bake and the top over browned. The inside was still under cooked. Both…