Mr. Johns and I try to eat oatmeal for breakfast just about every day. Each trip to Costco, I toss a seven-pound bag of organic steel cut oats in the shopping basket because the price is right and I can’t … Continue reading Overnight Oats – my new favorite way to eat oatmeal
Alternate headline: Fruit-bearing friends are my favorite friends When our neighbors Stephen and LaVerne Bright asked if we wanted some freshly-picked pears a couple weeks ago, I couldn’t say “Yes, please!” fast enough. They warned me that the pears were … Continue reading Grateful for friends who share the bounty of fruit trees
A couple years ago, we moseyed over to the Fort Davis National Historic Site to renew our National Parks pass. While we were in the visitor center, I found a cookbook I’d never seen before – “An Army Wife’s Cookbook” … Continue reading Recipes from the Fort Davis frontier stand the test of time
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about the joys of the electric pressure cooker. It’s not one of those appliances that I bought on a whim that sits collecting dust after a few uses. It commands its very own … Continue reading Electric pressure cooking makes pasta night nearly effortless
The other day, I grabbed a bag of green spinach fettuccine noodles at my local health foods store. You can find these at Blue Water Natural Foods in Alpine and at Stone Village Market in Fort Davis, as well as … Continue reading Bonus shrimp recipe and pictures… because it was so tasty and easy
A couple years ago, I discovered a phrase that people have been using to describe an aspect of life in Far West Texas. That phrase is, “getting off the island.” With nearly four years of living full-time in Fort Davis … Continue reading Desert island survival in Far West Texas includes seafood
A couple weeks ago, we had the distinct pleasure of attending a garden party and ping pong tournament at the beautiful pool house of our neighbors Lanna and Joe Duncan. A simple game of ping pong somehow morphed into tournament … Continue reading An evening of ping pong, potluck and garden party fun in Fort Davis
