The Beautiful Basics

I spent yesterday canning....quite an adventure! My friend Erin and I were able to can 33 pints of pears (6 of which were pearsauce , like ...

Well, As you can see my blog has been neglected over the past week. We had a huge event in our area, and me being the leader over the Event...

This is by far the best banana bread I have ever had....really...and its made from whole wheat! I got the recipe from kneadfulthingsnow .com...

Hello! I was looking through my "Southern Living" Magazine the other day and it said that October is the time to start planting bu...

I went to a bread making class last night and learned some new methods for making bread. I would gladly share them with you here if I could....

I made this recipe the other day and my husband and I really enjoyed it. It is from Robin Miller's cook book. It was super easy and lig...

Happy Autumn to everyone! The first day of Fall brought unusually mild temperatures to Texas for September and we are loving it. We had a ...

A friend of mine just had her son win a BLUE RIBBON at their local county fair for some biscuits he made. When she told me the recipe, I wa...

Have you seen this product? I had never heard of Fabuloso until my friend Lori mentioned that she uses it and it leaves a wonderful clean s...

Sorry that I have totally neglected this blog. Its no neglected its embarrassing ! Anyway, I have been out of town at a conference in Vail,...

Howdy friends, I must say, I am a sucker for the "As seen on TV" aisle in Target and I bought the Vidalia Chop Wizard on the recom...

Here is The Pioneer Woman's follow up to her basic canning and jam post. http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/08/strawberry-jam-part-...

Howdy all....Life has been busy....I mean really busy...busier than I normally am and normally I am really busy. So, here is the rundown......

Howdy Friends.... Life has been busy and I have been booted....literally! I have pulled my Achilles heel so I am in one of those boot casts...

I got this recipe from a food blogger friend and this to me sounds so handy to have around. I too have been plagued by that sweet tooth on ...

I was watching an episode of Diners. Drive Ins, and Dives and they made what they called a Cuban Sandwich and I thought.....hey, I could mak...

I made these muffins the other night and I love how versatile they are! You take a basic muffin recipe and can make oodles and gobs of diff...

I was asked today how to cut up a mango and as I was writing the instructions, I figured it would be easier to just show them. So, I found ...

Hello people, It's a Friday and I love Fridays! I spent last night working in my garage and trying to get rid of things and get organize...

I am trying to de-clutter my life. Really, I am. I am one of those people who thrives on organization, cute containers, a "place for ...

Howdy Folks--- I hope you are all safe and sound and happy! We had tornadoes all around us last night with pouring rain, lightening, hail,...

I have been working on this project over the last 2 weeks and am really pleased with how it has turned out. I have this old dresser, desk, a...

Here is another gluten free and vegetarian meal from my friend Lori. I was surprised how much I liked this stew! African Peanut Stew 1 Table...

My friend Lori had a cooking night the other night where she made some fabulous recipes for us. This one sounds strange but was oh so yummy!...

Yep, I fell off the face of the earth....and landed in Oz! I have been out of town and life has been busy and my blog has suffered for it! ...

Hello all..... Life has been super busy lately and the old blog has suffered as I get pulled in lots of directions....but life is good and I...

This sounds like a fun way to make ice cream with your kids this summer. Remember to use pasturized eggs if you are at all concerned with r...

I came across this article in The Eagle Newspaper and I thought it was really interesting. I had never heard of vanilla paste but think that...

This summer is off and running and life is busy! I am sorry for not posting but will try to have some great ideas for you soon!!

All Sonics will have FREE Rootbeer floats tomorrow night from 8:00pm to midnight! Go enjoy.....free....ice cream...root beer.... (Sonic ice ...