Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie In this world of candied ever’thangs, may I present: a delicious no-sugar-added strawberry blueberry smoothie. It’s as good as it looks. Frosty. Thick. Tasty. Filled with nutrition. Fun! Store-Bought Smoothie Or Homemade Smoothie? I prefer to control ingredients by making smoothies at home. I want to know every detail of what I’m …

Brewer’s Yeast  Let’s talk about brewer’s yeast – what is it and how you can include it in your diet. ~ Disclaimer: All information is based on my personal experience and is not intended to take the place of your doctor’s advice. ~ Oh, my babies! First I added organic ground flax seeds to my …

Best Vegan Sour Cream  Are you ready for the best vegan sour cream recipe? This recipe was my first intentional jump into the plant-based world. Or more specifically, into the world of vegan food. While Garry and I are full on foodavores (we’ll eat anything!), we thought it would be interesting to try new things …

Portable Dog Water Bottle Y’all remember our new dingo, Reilly, right? No? Here: Miss Reilly, or as we affectionately call her: Miss O’Reilly (yes, after the O’Reilly’s auto parts store where she was rescued…I apologize for the earworm’d jingle), loves to be outside. Whether walking, RUNNIN’!, climbing, jumping, or herding, that girl is moving and …

Chuy’s Boom Boom Sauce A few years back I discovered Chuy’s Boom Boom Sauce through a friend and I’ve never looked back. While I don’t have the Boom Boom sauce recipe, I can offer a review. Chuy’s Tex Mex If you know you know. It’s delicious, and since we’ve moved I now have to travel …

Turn Of Events Where to start for this twisty turny story about a turn of events? At the beginning, silly. Those of you who have followed for years (holy smokes, thank ya for encouraging my level of extra!), you know we live in Central Texas, with our beautiful shelter pup, Dex. Ugh, that squishy face! …

What I Ate During Chemo TL;DR: I ate anything I could handle, but as you’ll see below there aren’t any rules. Omgosh, it hasn’t even been that long since my diagnosis and even I’m tired of hearing about it. ~snort~ But, chances are if you know someone going through chemo, you know someone who is …

Pink Lemonade Bars Come on, y’all. Pink things that you eat are fun! This includes these amazing made-for-summer Pink Lemonade Bars. If you have been following OMT, you know I bought a pink lemon tree (the lemon pulp is pink!) in the spring and plan to make all things pink lemonade-y ASAP! Pink Dessert Four …

Tul Pens Review Tul Pens? Tul Pens! As a writer (and not-so-closeted office supply hoarder. Proof: I covet this ridiculously oversized calendar.), I’m always on the hunt for the perfect pen. I think I have discovered them, in Tul. Never heard of Tul Pens? In a nutshell, a Tul pen is a brand of pen, …

Cuisinart Smart Stick Hand Blender Man, oh man, was I ever in need of a stick blender for a cheesecake pie. This one: I went old school before purchasing my hand blender and used my regular Vitamix blender.  It worked like a dream, but clean-up is messier than the Cuisinart immersion hand blender. After the …