Joy of Country Living

At 50 degrees it feels like Fall this morning . . . nice and cool with clear blue skies. The far hay field has turned green (again) and the grass in the near field (which needs mowing) is trying to push through the dried up grass but having quite a struggle. I’ve noticed some of [...]

Would guess like most folks that live here in Texas, we’ve been keeping a close eye on the fires. And, while the fires in our general area have been nothing to compare to the catastrophic fires in the Bastrop area – any fire or fire threat is to be taken seriously. The air has been [...]

Monday-Wednesday Still hot (100+) and still inside this week. Pretty much just been doing some cooking. Since I really like to save $$$ by using leftovers, I’ve been concocting some new dishes – as you know I don’t like eating the same thing two times in a row if I can avoid it – and [...]

With the weather still too hot to do much outside other than water, there’s not been a lot going on around here. So, thought I’d share a couple of recipes that are good for either brunch or a light supper. One has chicken; the other is meatless – both are delicious. So when is a [...]

I’ve been doing some filing today and came across a cookbook I got somewhere along the way. . . full of recipes using Bisquick. Now while the recipes call for Bisquick – my preferred ‘store bought’ biscuit mix is Pioneer because the things I fix with it seem to have a lighter texture. It really [...]