One year for Christmas I received an unexpected gift from Boy that I honestly thought I’d never use; I got a silicone non-stick baker’s mat. Confession: I’m an old school baker that eschews most anything silicone. It isn’t aesthetically or physically appealing to me. To be honest it gives me the icks. THE ICKS, I …
You’ve spent all day perfecting your light and airy cupcakes, that buttery pie crust, those dense amazeballs brownies, but are you hip to the last step in your perfect perfection: how to store your baked goods? This step often gets overlooked in baking. How you store your delectable creations can mean the difference between …
Confession Time: I’ve wanted a generously large goose down comforter for years, but have failed to fulfill that wonderfully fluffy dream because I’m scared of duvet covers. Yep, scared. They are totally bewildering to me. I’ve looked at them with no understanding. Yes, I see you’re a cover that protects my goose downy investment. Yes, …
Today we take the time to remember 9-11. There is an entire generation that has no recollection of the horrible events of that day and it’s our job as those who lived this history to stand for those who can no longer stand. I republish THIS POST every year on this date. It is my …
OMT has been baking with buttermilk again, y’all. It’s so Southern, don’t you think? When I first found this recipe, I immediately printed it out. Then, I promptly forgot about it. I blame my peri-brain fog. When I ran across it again, I made a note of the ingredients, ran to the store for buttermilk, …
Who loves a compliment? WHO?! Me. You. ALL THE WORLD. We’ll get to that soon enough. This post is a windy, wandering, wisp of what I’d actually like to say but can’t articulate because my innards, where all my feels live, were blown away and took most of my words in the aftermath when a …
Y’all know I’m a lifelong runner. I’m like Forrest Gump; once I started, I just kept going. As I lifer, I’ve had injuries along the way, one of which was thought to be fat pad atrophy. I know, I laughed too. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your shopping …
Roasted French green beans sounds so, so, French, oui? I love a roasted veggie, no doubt, but have found the veggies I’m not particularly fond of (like steamed green beans) are delicious when roasted. I’ll actually go back for seconds. Recently, on a trip to Boy’s, he made roasted asparagus, which I love any way …
A friend of mine (HEY! I have them…) suggested a post idea to me that if successful, may become a regular series here at OMT! Kinda like a grown-up version of the What I’ll Tell Sweet E series. For now I’m calling it: Ask OMT! Wow. My originality exceeds nothing. Good thing I had to …
OMT! loves yardwork. No really, I’m not joshing. I love to get my hands dirty and wack at things, plant things, build things and use chipping hammers to dig out things (like an old concrete foundation). (what follows is not a very attractive OMT!, but a happy one!) Hell, yeah! I own a giant wagon …