There's definitely a learning curve but honestly, I didn't enjoy it. I made a huge mess. That's icing on the floor! Who could do that besides me? I messed up more dishes than I thought was possible in that small kitchen. Stop laughing! I expected them to be ugly the first time I tried it but I think they actually look better than I thought they would. I don't do fiddly well. ...
Cooking
Cookie Day
No one needs to tell me this isn't Keto . . I got it! :) My friend who has been encouraging me to make cookies has asked several times if I've done it yet. No! I'm too scared. I know it sounds crazy but I'm apprehensive about decorating cookies. In the end it doesn't matter because we're going to eat them . . not hang them on the wall or pass them down to future generations but as I've gotten ...
Smoked Pork Loin
Yesterday Vince went to the grocery store when I went to town to get my hair cut and get the tires balanced. I said "Do not buy anything except what's on your list!" because we're seriously trying to use what's in our freezers. He came home with a pork loin. Me: Why did you get that?Vince: I want to smoke it.Me: YOU are going to smoke it?Vince: Sure! No . . he was NOT going to smoke it and I ...
Another Rabbit Hole
This adventure is bad on so many levels. First -- the diet! Second -- the potential upcoming move. I do not need to be adding to the list of things I collect. But, when did reason ever enter the picture when there's something I want to do? Vince said "Why don't you wait til we move before you start collecting more stuff to move?" First, who knows if we will ever move. I'm not going to spend my ...
Dinner Tonight
We're having roast beef, garlic mashed potatoes, corn on the cob and salad for dinner tonight. When I cooked the roast Sunday, I stuck the pressure cooker pot with a lid in the fridge so the grease would solidify at the top and I could scrape it all off. I love chuck roasts but don't love all the grease. Today I look the pot out of the fridge, scraped off the layer of grease, shredded the meat ...
Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake
A month or so ago I saw a recipe on Facebook for Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake. Today was the day for making it. Addie poked the holes and then she "licked" the bowl for the cinnamon filling and then licked the bowl for the cream cheese icing. If the cake is half as good as she thinks it will be, it's going to be a good cake! You can see some of the "filling" around the top edges. I'm not a ...
