I’ve been spending time, recently, researching the topic of “writing”.   I came across an ebook called “You are a writer, now start acting like one”, by Jeff Goins.  Basically, just act like what you want to be and you will become it.  I’ve heard this before, phrased differently, “dress for the position you want…

Once again this year, I’ve had requests for my Tequila Christmas Cake recipe so here goes:  Please keep in your files as I am beginning to get tired of typing this up every year! 1 cup sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 cup water 1 tsp salt 1 cup brown sugar Lemon Juice 4 large…

The ever-elusive pie crust.  Could flour, fat and liquid truly be my nemesis?  Possibly separately, but together?  I have tried for years to make thin, delicate crust and failed miserably every time.  It turns out thick (although somewhat tasty) and ugly. My most recent attempt resulted in the largest scale failure to date.  Batch after…

I think about this blog and my book every single day.  And every single day I run out of hours doing the things I need to do for my family.  This project is important to me so I have a new plan, which also incorporates needed exercise into my daily routine.  Here’s my plan:  each…

Everytime I read this it makes me laugh.  This is my “About Me” on my personal Facebook page.  I need to change it but couldn’t bear to just delete.  So, here it is for all to giggle at. I work too much…a product of a crazy job as well as an addiction to work (something…

I’m not sure how old I was, probably 10 or 11.  We lived on a hill overlooking a golfcourse with an irrigation ditch, the Platt River and a large wooded area between us and the fairway.  It was in the wooded area that this story takes place. The trees down by the river was a…

This story could easily be an Adventure in Life, but since I was cooking at the time…. Believe it or not, I spent many years making Chun King Pepper Steak (yeah, the kind in the can – I don’t even know if you can buy it anymore).  My family liked it and it was easy….

I grew up in a tiny town in Wyoming listening to stories of life on the ranch, Catholic school and running moonshine.  Awesome fodder for drunken family stories later in life! I did the stereotypical “small town” thing as a teenager and I got pregnant, got married and left home, all by the time I…

Chuck was on his way to the east coast to pick up his oldest son, who had decided to come and live with us. I had a busy week at work ahead of me and although I was nearly 8 months pregnant we weren’t all that worried about me being alone for a few days….