Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies Is this real life? There’s an eggless cookie recipe that is packed full of chocolate AND is edible straight from the bowl?! Yes! Some days you need a heapin’ help of chocolate: STAT! Chocolate Bomb Cookies were built for those kind of days. They’re actually my favorite cookie (and, at the …
Coconut Palm Sugar Oatmeal Cookies We LOVE oatmeal cookies, especially these oatmeal cookies. I know you do too, but have you ever made… Oatmeal cookies with coconut palm sugar? They’re hard to mess up and I always feel like I’m eating a healthier version of any other cookie I could stuff in my piehole. Little …
foodgawker: Is It Still Worth The Effort? This post is aimed towards food bloggers, but if you just love food, or are looking for a place to find recipes for more food, there’s some interesting info below. What the heck is foodgawker and is it still worth the effort? Most every online foodie, almost every …
Time to Be Who You Are and Say What You Feel There is no time like RIGHT NOW. I mean it: time’s a’wastin’. Be brave – it’s time to channel your inner Dr. Suess. Or, as I like to say: it’s time to lean in. Leaning in has always been a method of growth …
How To Steam Eggs for Perfect Peeling Ohmygosh, y’all. This is a post that will forever change your egg peeling life (not even close to kidding!). Are ya ready? Let’s go! Steamed hardboiled eggs?! Let’s talk about this for a hot second, shall we? Steamed eggs are the way to go, not only for ease …
King Ranch Chicken Is The Best Comfort Food Years ago, when I was a young momma, and not feeling well, a friend made me a King Ranch Chicken casserole. I had never heard of King Ranch (as we call it in Texas) until that day. I’m a finicky eater, so I poked at it with …
Nut Milk Bag Um, a what what? A nut milk bag? If you are new to nut milks or to blender celery juice, this is what you need to make the job so much easier: (Source: AMAZON) What is a nut milk bag? It’s a porous sturdy bag that allows you to squeeze out the …
This 1-2-3-4 Cake Recipe is the best I’ve found! Y’all, I just discovered an old American cake recipe and because I’m all about cake, I buttered some pans and got to bakin’. It’s a throwback to the late 1800s (whoa!) when bakers were starting to use baking powder instead of yeast as a leavening agent …
Do Grandparents Get Jealous of the Other Grandparents? Yes, yes they do. Who else just got uncomfortable? If you are a parent, if you are a grandparent, you know that there can be some jealousy between grandparents. It’s okay. While jealousy between grandparents is absolutely normal, it doesn’t have to signal war. Do grandparents experience …
I have a new favorite insulated tumbler and it’s NOT an Arctic Thermos! While, the Yeti, Arctic, and RTIC are still great products, my new go-to is the KODI tumbler, from HEB. (this is an updated post – original post: April 14, 2019) What is a KODI tumbler? HEB is a local Texas grocery …
Perimenopause Can Suck It #5: It’s All The Rage Perimenopause rage – hormonal anger – can SUCK IT! Can I get an AMEN? Mrs. Tucker is a sunny gal, y’all. Easy to get along with. Full of happiness and optimism. Silly². Except when she ain’t. Witness: Part One: Perimenopause Part Two: Perimenopause Part Three: Perimenopause …