Last week I received a text message from a friend in California stating something was on it’s way to me. I got excited because I absolutely LOVE getting stuff in the mail! Especially when it’s a surprise. When I got home, there was a package at the door for me. It made me laugh becauseRead more
Just this last week, a friend of mine offered me a persimmon tree. She asked me if I’d ever eaten one and I told her that I had not. That conversation left me wanting to try a persimmon. This weekend, The Mister and I made a trip to our local COSTCO and they had persimmons!Read more
I don’t know if I’ve ever said this out loud to anyone but I really love to boil chicken. LOL! There is just something about having fresh chicken broth at the end of it all that makes my heart smile. I love using it for Tortilla Soup, Chicken Soup, Chili, in fideo and arroz. AND,Read more
I love me some Bon Jovi. Growing up, I spent my money on his 7″ 45 RPM vinyl singles. (Yes, I’m showing my age a little) I’m halfway through Nabolopomo for November and I couldn’t be more happy! I have had a blog posted every day for the past 16 days and that’s a reallyRead more
Next Thursday, My Kitchen Is Open will be celebrating 2 years of being a part of the world wide blogosphere! To celebrate, I’ll be hosting a giveaway for, in my opinion, a prized cookbook, ONE beautiful copy of “The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays.” The giveaway starts today, November 15th, 2013 andRead more
Try it Out Thursday Try It Out Thursday is dedicated to recipes, products or ideas that I find on Pinterest or receive in my e-mail. I tend to “pin” and save a lot of recipes and craft ideas and never try them so I decided that this will help me wade through the many pins andRead more
Houseparty chose me to host a Hewlett Packard #warmupyourwalls party. Last Saturday I planned a dessert party where I served carrot cake cupcakes, red velvet cupcakes, pumpkin pie, coffee and water. The turn out for the party was small, (even though I invited 15 people) but some of the sweetest people did show up andRead more
If you haven’t tried the AMAZING Ibotta app, you really otta. In the time that I have been using this app, I have made almost $40. How you ask? By buying things I actually need. That $40 doesn’t even include the extra savings that I have gotten by using coupons on those items. Go HERERead more
“If you had to be trapped inside a movie for five days, what movie would you pick?” I thought this would be a PERFECT post for The Mister to handle… This question is almost as hard to answer as the question of what super power I would choose. I mean, there are so many great moviesRead more
Tonight we had some good friends over to sample the brined turkey. I believe it was a hit. I would post a picture but there wasn’t time to take any. We all came from a very long day at church and were too hungry to even think about getting some photos. So grateful for turkey!Read more