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Spinach, Sausage, and Ricotta Calzone
Spinach, Sausage and Ricotta Calzone - sounds like a perfectly simple Saturday after, right? You see, what had happened was. After I got home from our Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk yesterday morning and spending the afternoon with my aunt and uncle at...
like mama made it
Today is the last day of the BLOGtober Fest challenge with the Arkansas Women Bloggers. And, today is all about fall recipes. I've really wrestled with which ones to include. So, I'll go with a variety of things from my memory, mom's recipes, must...
BLOGtober Fest Day 2: Halloween Breakdown
Its funny to even say this, growing up the daughter of a staunch Baptist man. But, Halloween brings some of my favorite memories. From the very first year of my birth, we always dressed up for Halloween. I wish I could have my dad guest post the...
BLOGtober Fest
I recently joined AWB - Arkansas Women Bloggers. I'm really excited about this online community and connecting with others in the "blogger" world. Next week, they are hosting BLOGtober fest. The concept is that many of us often hit "writer's block" and...
When answers aren't enough…
I never expected the feelings I have right now when a friend text me at 8:30 this morning and asked me to check Facebook. A college classmate lost his life last night in an accident. And tonight the whole state grieves. As I've processed this today, I've pondered...
O-U-A-C-H-I-T-A
Its homecoming weekend at my beloved Ouachita and I'm so ready for an OCTiger festin, tailgatin, football cheerin, Tiger alleyin, Tunes watchin kind of weekend!! The theme this year of "its time to come home" could not be more perfect. Its been...
caramelized
So, I've always loved carmelized onions. Never been a fan of raw onions..like when people eat a chunk of onion with their catfish...yuck. But cooked onions...always there. I always cook onions for pasta or stir-fry, enchiladas or fajitas. ...
Ugly Truth
So, yesterday was an UGLY one. It's the only word that i can use to describe it. It's the most in control of an uncontrolled mind that I have ever experienced personally. As I reflect back on it, it boils down to a bottomless pit of LONELINESS. It's the only word I...
Strawberry dreams
22 years ago I was sitting in the lobby of a hospital in Dallas coloring wrapping paper with my sister. (back then you could safely leave your kids in a hospital lobby and not worry about them!) we were there because my grandmother was going through experimental...
enchanted evening
Friday night was the first event I've been part of since joining the NWA American Cancer Society team. It was a day of tons of hard work, but so much fun!!! Enchanted Forest Ball at Pratt Place Inn and Barn in Fayetteville. (a fantastic venue for...
















