Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken pot pie. Is there anything better? I say no. Well maybe winning the lottery or owning my very own island in the Caribbean. But among things I'm actually likely to experience in this lifetime, a homemade chicken pot pie sits pretty high on my list.

Wisconsin: Poof, The Store Mascot

A little over a year ago, my dad opened a furniture consignment store in the Milwaukee area. While I was in Wisconsin, I would drive in with my dad every morning and was welcomed by this little guy...

Wisconsin: The Kettle Moraine State Forest

I've been visiting Wisconsin since I was a small child, but I rarely visit any of the touristy attractions. So this year, I wanted to visit at least one new place while I was there. I decided to visit the Kettle Moraine State Forest since it is just around the corner from Eagle, WI, where my folks live.

Wisconsin: The Cow Goes Moo

In 2010, my dad and stepmom decided to abandon beach life in Galveston, Texas in favor of snowy winters lasting 8 months and almost non-existent summers in Wisconsin. They now live in a little town, actually a village, called Eagle. It is kind of out in the country at the edge of the Kettle Moraine State Forest and surrounded by tons of farmland. I recently visited their sleepy little abode and experienced some of the joys of life in Wisconsin...

Where did you go?

Friends, family, acquaintances, and random strangers reading my blog.... I'm back!! I'm sure you have been beside yourself wondering where I've been and why I haven't been blogging. Well maybe my promise of a daily recap was a bit overzealous. Maybe I should have promised monthly or weekly recaps… but it’s too late for that now because I already named this dang blog. So, I will try again to live up to its name or at least provide several updates a week. 

Banana Bread

Bananas are my favorite fruit and probably one of my favorite flavors too. I pretty much like anything banana flavored... ice cream, yogurt, snow cones. I've even had banana beer. YUM! And since bananas are my favorite fruit I buy them a lot. I like them best when they are just starting to get ripe... like still a little green on the peel. But unfortunately, when I'm grocery shopping I tend to overestimate the number of bananas I think I will eat. So inevitably, I always end up with a few bananas that are less than ideal for eating. (At least in my opinion they are.) Now I hate to be wasteful and since I can't seem to calculate the appropriate number of bananas I'll eat in a week, I have to do something with these leftover bananas...

Bathroom Makeover

When I moved into my first house last year I was so excited about being able to do whatever I wanted with it. I could paint, rip out carpet, change fixtures... anything I wanted! Well here we are 16 months later and I've done nothing.