Happy Fall! What do you do when it’s rainy and gloomy outside, and you have a bunch of delicious butternut squash? Make soup! This is going to be a fall tradition in my house. My garden was a bust this year, but a friend had an excess amount of squash and gifted me a bunch! …
Pressure Canning 101
I have been asked several times recently “Can you teach me to can.” I don’t have a lot of time to can right now, much less teach anyone else. I look forward to being able to do that hand’s on at the end of summer when I make my pasta sauce. For now, here is …
Quick Garden Update
Heeey! How YOU doin’? I hope this blog post finds all you crazy cats doing well and enjoying beautiful weather. It’s been more than a minute since I posted. Taking a full load of summer session classes was not the best idea, but it was necessary. I am shoulder deep in homework. By the end …
Mid-WEST meets WEST Coast Tuna Hotdish
Heeey! Real short post. I am bogged down with papers right now. It really isn’t bad, I am staying above water and still enjoying school. But real quick, I want to share a slight twist (with big impact) on Tuna Hotdish I made last night. I brought together two of our favorites, one from Minnesota …
My little Ocean Oasis in the Midwest
Good morning Peeps, and happy belated Easter! See what I did there? I am at work, I have just over an hour left before I can go home and get a few winks in. I am done with all the schoolwork I am able to do for the moment. I have a quiz left to …
Grandma L’s Hawaiian Chicken
This afternoon I had the pleasure of spending time with my grandmother. I really enjoy our conversations. We have always been close and able to easily just chat away. I am very fortunate to have spent as much time as I have with my grandparents. They have been very present throughout my whole life. My …
Feel Good Italian Winter Pot Pie with Shrimp, Kale and Sausage.
While I am typing away, my husband is contently laying on the couch with a full, satisfied belly. We are both still enjoying the savory aroma from tonight’s dinner. My tastebuds are thanking me. This is one you need to try. I think it might be my new favorite soup. Well, it started as soup …
Garden Planning starts NOW!
Guess what?! Guess what?! I feel like a kid in a candy store, jumping around with excitement and anticipation. I started my gardening planning tonight. Yippee for Me! I have been a little busy lately. Besides just being a mom and wife and working, you all know I recently went back to college fulltime to …
Always Find a Way (Chopped Challenge School Edition)
Title a little confusing? Let me explain. I went back to school this week. Almost 4 years ago I walked away from a successful career in Human Resources. To put it bluntly, it just wasn’t doing it for me anymore. It’s taken me a while to find my new path. It’s taken life, death, and …
Josie’s Sassy Spiced Christmas Jam
What a crazy, chaotic time of year! Holy crapola, I feel like I haven’t had a minute to blog, much less relax. But here I am! Doing both! This blog is a relaxation mechanism for me. I enjoy what I do, and I enjoy sharing it with others. In the spirit of the holidays, I …