I’ve confessed my love for cookies many times. I often joke that a balanced diet is a cookie in each hand. I’m here with another confession. I love pie. I really love pie. Thank goodness I like making pie almost as much as I like eating pie. Just for you, I’m combining our favorite pie…
Month: November 2021
Happy Thanksgiving!
From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! May you have a wonderful time with those you love.
Bacon & Jalapeno Mac & Cheese
File this delicious dish in the “where have you been all my life” file folder. Holy smokes this is good. I’ve cheated making macaroni and cheese almost my entire adult life. Making it from scratch just took too long for this busy mom. I am hereby apologizing to my children right now for this terrible…
Praline Sweet Potatoes
No matter where your Thanksgiving dinner is this year, you want this delicious list on the menu! We’re doing our annual Turkey in the Dirt again, it’s a family tradition. We circle camp in the middle of the California desert with family and our dirt bikes and side-by-sides. Normally I make Aunt Loretta’s candied yams,…
Veteran’s Day
Thank you to every man and woman who served our country so that we may enjoy our freedom. Today we honor you. Thank you.
Aunt Petti’s Cornbread Casserole.
I just love old family recipes. They are tried and true and make great memories come to mind every time I make them. This one reminds me of Thanksgiving. Mark’s Aunt Petti did Thanksgiving for the family. Sometimes 40 people; her door was always open. My first Thanksgiving at her house was as a 19-year-old…
Mount Rushmore
I remember seeing pictures of Mount Rushmore and thinking to myself, “Someday, I’m going to get to see it in person.” Someday has arrived! Even better, it was the first time to see this giant wall of granite for both of us. As is becoming a theme with us, I wish we had planned more…
Elkhorn Ridge Resort
Today’s post comes straight from Mark’s campground folder on his computer. Anytime someone raves about a campground he puts the information into his campground folder. Boy, did his folder deliver! Elkhorn Ridge Resort is located just east of downtown Spearfish, SD. It’s a beautiful part of the state with green rolling hills and the…