Well I am back and in one piece….almost. 🙂 First I was surprised to find out that this little cabin was in fact in the mountains. Who knew there were mountains in Oklahoma? We arrived at our very charming little cabin on Monday afternoon. Here check out our cabin ain’t it cute?  Here let…
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Ropa Vieja with Arepas
Ahhhhh finally a lovely day, which got even better when I got out of the office. 😀  It was sunny, beautiful and Hubby and I got to go on a motorcycle ride today. Fun! Last night I tried to translate my Tres Leche Cake into cupcakes and failed miserably, but this accomplished meal lifted my…
Spicy Tequila Shrimp
 When I saw this recipe I just had to try it. I have never done any kind of flambé. I found it because I was looking for a recipe that used tequila, since I still had some left from my birthday celebration. (We each had a horny toad margarita, thank you Amber)I was very…
Let Me Introduce You
 I figured I would do an introduction of my kids…..well my kids for now because I have none, they are my dogs. They are the complete opposite from each other. Buster
Lemon Cornmeal Cupcakes with Lemon Icing and Blueberry Filling
If you visited yesterday you saw the Creamy Chicken Carbonara that I made for dinner. Well I made a truck load and it was so good we just decided to have the leftovers for dinner. This gave me the opportunity to practice my baking skills. I’m happy to see that my baking skills are improving, actually…
Creamy Angel Hair Carbonara with Chicken
Now I do not usually do step-by-step photos of my cooking, and don’t expect this to be a regular thing, because it is very time consuming. I read some blogs that practically, every post has step-by-step photos, and they post almost daily. Some of these bloggers have children and they still do step-by-step photos. (Pioneer Woman, Kayotic Kitchen, The…
Spinach Artichoke Chicken with Orzo Pasta
Today I decided I was going to make PB Turkey Burgers for dinner, which I have already posted. So I went through my picture archive and found this Spinach Artichoke Chicken that I made about a week ago. I hadn’t posted it because I was not happy with my photo, however it was a very…
Spicy Crispy Beef
Today while I was sitting at my desk reconciling an account and looking for 20 cents, I got an idea for dinner, weird right? Probably why I couldn’t find the 20 cents, my mind was elsewhere. Anyways I remembered one time a long, long time ago I went to a Thai restaurant in DC with a…
Shrimp Scampi over Rice Tortitas
 For my wedding I registered for a tapas cookbook. If you are unfamiliar with what are tapas, they are Spanish appetizers and finger foods that are served in the bars and restaurants of Spain. At a tapas restaurant you will usually find a menu full of all kinds of delicious appetizers and finger foods…
Homemade Pasta No Machine Needed
Have you ever wanted to make pasta but you have no pasta machine? No worries, all you need is a work surface, a rolling pin, and a knife. I have been wanting to make homemade pasta FOREVER, and I have been asking for a pasta machine probably for just as long. So when I saw this recipe…