I know that an inordinate number of my posts have lately made reference to boys’ pieces-parts. It isn’t because I have a perverse interest in such things. Rather, it’s because when you have boy children, their bits are always getting them into some sort of trouble. It’s just always there, in the way, tempting them […]
When I was a kid, there were two kinds of dumplings. I mean, I am sure there were many, many kinds of dumplings then, as there are now, but in my family, there were only two. And both went with chicken. Chicken N Dumplin’s came two ways. One, with fluffy, cloud like dumplings, was made with […]
Did you know that the three most popular fruits in the United States are the apple, the orange, and banana? That is probably not a surprise. But did you know that the banana plant is not actually a fruit tree? The banana plant is technically classified as an herb, making it the largest fruit-bearing herb […]
The problem with sweet potatoes is sometimes the sweet. It isn’t that they are too sweet naturally, it’s that they seem to have been “typecast” as something that must be covered in sugary goo, syrup and marshmallows, or used as the basis for cakes, pies, and other sweets. If the sweet potato were an actress, […]
With the white tail hunting season finally closed in Texas, the boys back home on the weekends, and most of the meat back from the processor, attention turns now to other, more domestic fancies. Like what the heck do you do with the 400 pounds of game meat in your extra freezer. After all, the […]
The fungus among us–I got that from my dad. That’s what he used to call mushrooms when I was a kid. It’s no small wonder that I love them anyway. Not so, my husband. He will not, I repeat NOT eat mushrooms. Unless they are battered and fried, and served with cream gravy. That isn’t saying […]
The first time I was cognizant that the Pioneer Woman, a.k.a. Ree Drummond, existed was about two years ago. A friend told me to check out her blog. Her what? Honestly, I had no idea what a blog was, but I was captivated immediately. Hers was the first blog I followed. It wasn’t that her […]
As White-Tail Deer season is wrapping up in the Texas Hill Country and most of the campfires have been extinguished, it is time to reflect on the good times the season brings. Oh, the tall tales that have been told, of the big one’s that got away—the 185 B/C with double drop tines and 10 inch […]
The composer Ludwig van Beethoven said “only the pure of heart can make a good soup.” I think that what he meant by that is that you can taste the love that goes into a pot of soup. If it isn’t made with love, then it might as well just be potato water. […]
Latin is the known as the “master language”, because it forms the basis for other languages, such as Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, and Italian. And because the Legal and Medical professions have existed since antiquity, much of the professional jargon for both is still heavily influenced by Latin. Since Latin was rumored to be […]
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