This is a Friday night tradition for Kevin and I. It’s so easy to throw together, I can’t imagine buying a store-bought crust! We look forward to our Friday evening tradition of this pizza and a library-borrowed movie. And the great part about making pizza dough is you can save half for later in the freezer […]
The One with a Confident Confession
I’m sure there are things you’re ashamed to admit. Right? There are, aren’t there?! No? I’m the ONLY one?! Oh well. I’ve gotta get this off my chest.And you have the right to ridicule because you don’t have any dastardly deeds. I am always completely and utterly productive. Never a moment wasted. This is why I would […]
The One with a Boring List
In the last three days I have… …gone running. outside. at sunrise.And I think I lost my glove today.Darn it. That’s a whole 50cents down the drain.…saw a dying possum beside the local fire house while on my run.It was heart breaking.For real. And possums freak me out.Though I have to admit I looked back over my […]
Oatmeal Bread
While visiting my local library this week, I was browsing the recipe book section as per usual and stumbled upon Betty Crocker’s Best Bread Machine Cookbook. This little baby is chock full of amazing recipes, providing nearly endless ways to enjoy the large kitchen appliance known as the bread machine. Seriously. You need to invest […]
The One with Wednesday’s Walk down Our Lane
One of my wonderful blog friends, Jenilee, is now hosting a great blog party each Wednesday. Called “Wednesday’s Walk,” it’s a great opportunity to share a memory that you call yours alone. Anything. Anything at all. I have decided to start out with our love story. In pictures. Kevin and Melanie [circa 2004]:: He was […]
The One with the Good versus the Bad.
Monday was the best day ever. Tuesday was the worst day ever. Seriously. I said those exact words as the days came to a close. Even I couldn’t believe the juxtaposition of my life in just 24 hours. The stories. Neither Kevin nor I secured jobs for Monday. We were both (not so) secretly happy […]
Spicy Ranch Patty Melts
Yesterday was a long hard day. I didn’t really want to spend an hour and a half in the kitchen making dinner but I am SO GLAD I did. This was on the menu plan and I was craving a good burger and fries (minus the grease and grossness). Because I had no hamburger buns […]
Oven Baked Fries
Roasted potato wedges or fries are a frequent side dish in our house–especially when burgers are on the menu. For me, you can’t have one without the other. In my experience it seems that every other batch turns out great. The rest of them are just…meh. I could get the right flavoring and the wedges […]
Oven Baked Fries
Roasted potato wedges or fries are a frequent side dish in our house–especially when burgers are on the menu. For me, you can’t have one without the other. In my experience it seems that every other batch turns out great. The rest of them are just…meh. I could get the right flavoring and the wedges […]
Spicy Fiesta Soup.
I wanted a hearty soup. I wanted spice. zip. intensity. I wanted Spicy* Fiesta** soup***. *Spicy because it is. **Fiesta because of the fun colors of the peppers and it’s Mexican flair. ***Soup because it has a broth base not a tomato base. Yes, I had this ideal picture in my mind as I looked […]