BBQ? Blue Cheese Dressing? Steak? YUP! and they’re all wrapped up in a nice healthy lettuce leaf. I was inspired to make these lettuce wraps from ones I had at a local restaurant, Chops and Catch. They don’t serve them anymore and I’ve been missing them! These were a nice and refreshing Christmas Day Lunch,…
Archives for December 2014
Dumplings!
Dumplings, you are the bane of my existence. I cannot resist you… Whether it’s chicken, pork, shrimp, or veggie, I love ’em. You can steam this recipe, buttttttt my favorite way to eat them is pan fried like a potsticker! That nice golden crust is so yummy! Dumplings are pretty simple to make, but they…
Oklahoma Christmas
That’s right, we flew to good ol’ Oklahoma for Christmas. My momma was born there and although she did not live there full time ever again, she frequently visited her grandmother who lived in Lawton, which is how she came to meet my dad. He was stationed at Ft. Sill and they were set up…
Christmas Sugar Cookies
This sugar cookie recipe is simply the best. I made 6 dozen of these puppies for my after-school cooking class and to give away as gifts. It didn’t end up taking as long as I thought it would, because instead of using my toaster oven (oven is still broken) I used our church’s amazing…
Gingerbread House Decorating
EEE!! What an adventure this gingerbread house decorating was!!! I had this class planned for several months and experimented with several recipes for the dough and icing, butttttttt the night before the class when I went to make all of the pieces, disaster struck. The oven decided not to work! It was 7 PM on…
I'm a country girl at heart. I tried living in the city and it just didn't work. Welcome to my ramblings as a teacher and wife. 
