Who remembers orange Creamsicles and ice cold root beer floats from childhood? ALL OF US! Right? Since Sweet E was recently here, I had a few Creamsicles in my freezer. After he left, those delicious treats gave me an idea for a grown-up drink: When I was coming up, Creamsicles were a rarity in our …
Patti Tucker
I’ll need a show of hands: have you ever lost your phone? Your keys? ~so many hands, mine included~ I was on a friend’s site and her mom gave her one of these as a gift, cause, well, she losses stuff…like us. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your …
I love enchiladas. I love a good red sauce. Even better, I love to make an easy red sauce to pour on my homemade enchiladas. This recipe will leave you asking, “Why am I buying generic enchilada sauce, when I can make THIS!” I grew up in a diverse neighborhood, in the sense of typical …
What?! There are folks out there setting goals for their adult children? Um, apparently. I’m as shocked as you. Are we living on a compound? Are we jungle people (that kinda seems unfair to those who reside in the jungle)? Are we so fixated on the lives of our children and not our own that …
I’m definitely the “book” grandmama: it’s in my reader/writer DNA! Everywhere I go, I’m on the lookout for a new book for Sweet E and when I find one he loves, I can’t wait to come here and share with you! ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your shopping …
Sweet corn on the cob is a summer staple, but you don’t have to fire up the grill to get it. Simply follow the directions below and BAMMO!, roasted corn straight from the oven all year long. Oh, momma…pass the butter and salt! Oven Roasted Corn on the Cob Instructions: Peel back husks and take …
This self-dressing salad is such a tasty way to eat your veggies! I have shared this salad before, and I’m sharing it again because #1) it’s a popular side dish and #2) it really is my all time favorite self-dressing salad. There are so many great points to made about a salad that dresses itself: …
Three years ago there was a bombing on U.S soil at the Boston Marathon. It was senseless (aren’t they all?), outrageous and scary as hell. Suddenly bombings were happening to us, to the collective us, and our children saw and heard about it, which meant we had to talk about what they saw and heard. …
Can it be? Can something so delicious as maple syrup be considered the new super food? Be still my sweet-loving tooth! A study released by the impressive Dr. Navindra Seeram of the University of Rhode Island, suggests maple syrup, the pancake’s and waffle’s BFF, is on the cusp of stardom (pending more studies, of …
My surgeon…he’s a funny guy. Side Note: NO, I will NOT get on the table for this exam. I’ve got a paper shirt on and that’s as far as I go today, thank you very much. Side Note #2: This is the same pic filtered through the fun Prisma App! I have so much fun …