2010

For Jeff’s birthday, nearly 2 months ago (so we’re a little behind, what do you want from us?) I asked him what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday. He, of course, wanted Outrageous Brownies. Obviously. So Corelyn and …

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The July 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by Margie of More Please and Natashya of Living in the Kitchen with Puppies. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make their own nut butter from scratch, and use the nut …

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That’s the exclamation Corelyn and I made last night after we had baked a cake, ate dinner (which included leftovers from three meals), let the cake cool while we took a three mile one hour walk around our neighborhood (that …

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We’ve been a little bit behind on the PW Challenge, and we’re bouncing around all summer, so we made breakfast for dinner last weekend to get some out of the way. On the menu? Huevos Hyacinth Edna Mae’s Sour Cream …

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This month, Corelyn and I joined the Daring Bakers. The May 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Cat of Little Miss Cupcake. Cat challenged everyone to make a piece montée, or croquembouche, based on recipes from Peter Kump’s Baking …

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As many of you know, I got my wisdom teeth removed earlier this week. So my diet is limited to things I can sort of slurp down. For some people, this is fine. They eat ice cream, pudding and jello …

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Let’s take a moment and discuss one of the Pioneer Woman’s favorite go-to seasonings. Seasoning salt. Now, as a general rule, Jennie and I are somewhat offended by shortcuts, and spending money to purchase a combination of seasonings that we …

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As part of the PW Challenge, we made some Sherried Tomato Soup last weekend. I also got a new camera! This means I will be able to take and upload pictures of our cooking adventures on my own, without waiting …

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This pot pie was out of this world. Stop reading this. Go make it. You won’t be sorry.

Well folks, since it’s nearly May, and we’re 4 months in, I thought it best to give a PW Challenge update. As of today, we are 18 recipes in. That’s about 28 %. Which is more than 25%. Which is …

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