Can we talk about eyebrows for a minute? I have the bushiest eyebrows of anyone I know. When I was little my great grandmother made me promise her never to pluck them or god forbid remove them altogether and draw them on. Well, being only about 4 when I was confronted with this apparently very…
Author: ubakemecrazy
Adventures In Life (#1)
This is one of my daughters favorite stories to tell if she is trying to embarrass me. Britt, I am beating you to the punch this time! I know I’m not the only woman plagued by facial hair, but at times I honestly feel that I was born with a little more testosterone than most…
Adventures In Cooking (#2)
It was the summer of 1985. My husband and I were living in Saratoga Wyoming in a house (down by the river), now affectionately referred to as “The Hamburger House” (the house was converted sometime later into a little restaurant with that name). One beautiful morning, my husbands grandmother stopped by to give us some…
Adventures In Cooking (#1)
I was young when I got married. One week before my 17th birthday I was standing in the courthouse in Rawlins Wyoming next to a good looking kid who was doing everything he could to keep from passing out. What a time that was. I had a little experience cooking and certainly a lot of…
Teriyaki Chicken
I recently had a hankering for teriyaki chicken and after looking at the pathetic selection of bottled teriyaki sauce (not to mention the price) in the grocery stores I decided it was time to make my own. This sauce (the base recipe) can be modified very easily to your own personal tastes and desires by…
Brown Gravy
I am definitely a gravy fan and this recipe is easy and good! Once you start making your own gravy you will never go back to pre-packaged (whether jar or powder) again! This is a great meatloaf sauce. Yield: approximately 4 cups (8 portions) 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter 1/2 cup flour 1 clove…
Banana Bread
This bread melts in your mouth! Yield: 1 loaf 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter – room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs (beaten) 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup mashed bananas (3 VERY ripe bananas will do the trick. The more “over ripe” the fruit, the better the banana flavor for cooking – and…
The College Book
Oh my, I had totally forgotten that I actually made and distributed copies of my college cookbook. The one I have is in shambles and I guess over the years, in my mind, it became the prototype that never saw completion. When I expressed my interest in writing my own cookbook, my dad bought me…
Cranberry Orange Bread
I LOVE cranberries. This bread is dense and sweet. Yum! Yield: 1 loaf 3/4 cup of orange juice 1 beaten egg 2 Tablespoons cooking oil (you can use vegetable or EVOO {extra virgin olive oil} – or substitute butter or margarine, whatever your preference. If you use butter or margarine, use melted) 1 teaspoon vanilla…
Hello world!
Since I was in college I have wanted to write my own cookbook. I have been collecting and modifying recipes for over 25 years and have literally a mountain (yes, hundreds) of them. This blog will help me get them out there and allow me to catalog everything for the book. I am super excited…
You Bake Me Crazy 