Slow Cooker Brunswick Stew

Slow Cooker Brunswick Stew
The time is recipe:30!  As many of my friends may know, I have been an avid recipe collector for a very long time. When I was young it was limited to my mom’s old Betty Crocker cookbook. In college they were kept written on index cards stored inside a piece of square Tupperware. After graduation and...

18 Little Known Facts About Prince

18 Little Known Facts About Prince
As many of you probably know, Prince died today of reasons that have not been discovered or released yet at this time. I know he was an incredible singer/songwriter/artist who was capable of doing so many awesomely creative things. He was a badass individual that I didn’t know enough about, but I sure do appreciate...

A Little Ditty… About 420

A Little Ditty… About 420
So, as SOME of you may know, today is what is widely called a holiday. It’s 4/20, ya’ll. My college friends are smiling and nodding their heads thinking, “go on…” My mother is probably firmly shaking her head. Now, I am not drawing attention to this topic for any reason other than hey, I live in...

Turkey Pastelón

Turkey Pastelón
Hi all — it’s time for a recipe! I know I haven’t been the best at bringing you consistent posts over the past couple of weeks! BUT I have been hard at work making back end changes on the website, getting my email list under control so you can actually get notified of my recipes,...

Laws That Make You Go, “WTF?!”

Laws That Make You Go, “WTF?!”
Hope everyone is having a spectacular day today! In searching for ways to be more efficient with water and power in my household, I came across something COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS this morning that I wanted to share because I have a feeling that most people do not know this. Did you know… That there are freaking clothesline...

11 Things I Miss About the Beach

11 Things I Miss About the Beach
Going to the beach is always a nostalgic past time for me. I was born in a city near the ocean, I spent my summers either going to the beach in Maine or the Outer Banks, NC, and my parents even moved to the beach in North Carolina. Sammy and I spent as many weekends...

Upside-Down Pizza

Upside-Down Pizza
It’s Thursday!! Anyone want a throwback? This recipe was another favorite of mine as a kid and just really fully incorporates two of the things that kids seem to love the MOST. First and foremost, pizza!! And secondly, stuff being upside-down. Just look at that mouthwatery golden crust! It’s actually just a can of croissant...

Backyard Gardening for Beginners – Part 1

Backyard Gardening for Beginners – Part 1
I am starting to sense that spring might finally be an imminent reality down here in the Rocky Mountain foothills! The snow is melting just in time for the mountains to get pounded with another round of storms all week… here’s to hoping that snow mass stays west! I love to ski in the stuff, but we...

Smoky BBQ Chicken Chili

Smoky BBQ Chicken Chili
I know that my readers as of now are pretty much all East coasters. I’ve been made aware that your weather back in my old home of the southeast is all 70’s and perfect and sunshine and rainbows. But here in Colorado we experienced blizzard conditions all day yesterday. The day prior, we actually had the...

Rocky Mountain Spring Powder Daze

Rocky Mountain Spring Powder Daze
Hey guys! I haven’t posted in a few days because MY POPS came to visit with one of his best friends from high school as well as one of our best friends from high school 😀 We got to experience an absolutely EPIC few days at three of Colorado’s top ski mountains: Keystone, Breckenridge and Arapahoe Basin....