I have this tattered cookbook on my shelf that I can’t part with. Ever. It was my mom’s. My dad thinks she got it when she graduated college but he’s not really sure. To me it’s a gold treasure that links me to her. I turn the pages and wonder what recipes caught her eye,…
Category: Recipes
Tried and true recipes for the RV life.
Gingerbread Bars
Gingerbread cookies are a big hit in our house, although I don’t make them as often as I should. If you love gingerbread men but not the time it takes to make and decorate them, then you’re in for a treat today. I made these yummy bars last week as dessert on the boat for…
Yummy Corn Salsa
Cancer reared its ugly head in our house in 2015. Like everyone that hears that dreaded word, it stopped me dead in my tracks. I found a lump in my neck and thought it was a swollen lymph node as I’d just had bronchitis. No worries, I’ll just go to the doctor and I’m sure…
Chicken Noodle Soup
It’s finally cooling off! We needed sunblock this weekend putting out Christmas lights up and Tuesday’s high was a glorious 66 degrees in our backyard! We even had .04 inches of rain, first rain in 103 days. it smelled so good. Such is life in the desert. Since the weather was finally cooperating, it was…
Pies Pies Pies (and crust)!
Mmmmm, pie. Pumpkin pie, apple pie, chocolate cream pie, lemon meringue pie…I could go on and on. Along with soup, pie is something I could eat year round. And it all starts with the crust. Light and flaky that doesn’t overpower the tasty filling. A nice golden brown crust edge is the perfect frame for…
Parmesan & Pesto Chicken
Mmmmm, pesto. I love the smell of it, the taste of it, everything about it. And it’s so easy to make. I like the recipe inside the fresh basil pack at my local Fry’s. I’ve killed one too many basil plants so now I buy it as I need it and their Simple Truth Organic…
Paradise Bakery Sugar Cookies!
I have been thinking about these cookies. Really thinking about them. Like, eating breakfast thinking of them. Training for the upcoming 1/2 marathon thinking of them. Thinking of our desert Thanksgiving menu. Walking through the grocery store thinking of them. I have sugar cookies on the brain! My son and his fiance won’t be joining…
Easy Apple Crisp
I went to my first kitchen party not long after we got married. The company isn’t in business anymore, I think Pampered Chef cornered the market and squeezed them out. I still have the items I bought 20+ years later. One thing I use over and over again from that party is this Apple Crisp…
Thanksgiving Turkey in the Dirt
Yes, you read that correctly. For the last several years we have celebrated Thanksgiving in the California desert. Don’t think we skimp on the feast just because we are dry camping in the middle of nowhere. We go all out. It’s a traditional Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings. The day starts much like it…
Sweet & Salty Snack
Who doesn’t love a good snack? Snacks are a key part of any trip whether you’re in a car, truck, minivan or RV. When the boys were little, we were fully stocked in the snack department. Protein snacks, sweet snacks, salty snacks; we had it all. You know what, that hasn’t really changed. I still…