elizabeth dengler
From time to time the kids request Chinese food for dinner. Since we aren’t close to any of our favorite restaurants anymore I do my best to recreate dishes at home.
Read More
When we went under contract for the purchase of our house last year, my husband and I fantasized about all the fruit trees, flowers and vegetables we could plant and harvest. Fast forward to one growing season, multiple soil tests, countless tilling, and forever mulching later only to discover all that we wanted to plant won’t grow in our dirt. Insert face palm here. Gone are the dreams of cherries, peaches, plums and peonies. When we went under contract for the purchase of our house last year, my husband and I fantasized about all the fruit trees, flowers and vegetables we could plant and harvest. Fast forward to one growing season, multiple soil tests, countless tilling, and forever mulching later only to discover all that we wanted to plant won’t grow in our dirt. Insert face palm here. Gone are the dreams of cherries, peaches, plums and peonies.
Read More
Some nights it gets to be close to dinner time and I’m wondering what I’m putting on the table, especially if I didn’t menu plan. One of those nights I happened to notice a loaf of French bread that I purchased for a dinner a couple nights prior but ended up not using. It was just taking up space on the counter. Earlier, one of the kids asked if we could just pick up Zip’s.
Read More
As many of our readers know, I grew up in Tennessee with all the culinary goodness of southern food and a fondness for BBQ. When I discovered that we have an Alabama BBQ sauce company in Spokane, I knew I was in for a homespun treat!
Read More
It isn’t glamorous folks, but boy it is a popular dish with the family this winter. I came up with the recipe because I wanted to “beef” up my Potato Soup and voilà, Sausage Chowder.
It’s quick and easy to put together.
Have you ever noticed that moment of bliss and calm as you’re driving from the nearest City back towards home? Those of us who are living in the smaller towns and communities in and around the Columbia Basin, can likely relate that there is a sweet moment when your shoulders drop and calm comes over you as you near home in your small town and little retreat in the world. This could be one of the reasons that more folks are moving out to rural areas with the hope of living more simply.
Read More
We have finally moved into some cooler weather, days are getting shorter, and we had a little bit of rainfall.
Read More
Before we were married, one of my husband and my favorite date night activities was picking up a to-go order from the Thai restaurant down the street and watching old episodes of the Rockford Files.
Read More
Have you ever put on a jacket you haven’t worn in a while, reached your hand in the pocket, and found $10? Were you surprised? Or maybe you’ve gone to vacuum under your couch cushions and found some loose change?
Read More
Easter Season is the perfect time for a pound cake! It makes sense if you think about it, with all the eggs and butter; definitely a cake for Spring.
Read More