I have been in a baking mood in the last few weeks and since I was raised right, I’ll share! When I started out, I thought I’d make a specific brownie recipe, but instead had to adapt because I was short on a few key ingredients. OMT’s Toffee Chip Cookie Dough Brownies are the result: …

What makes us, us? Is it mostly genetics? I largely swing to the DNA side of the aisle because even when I’m trying as hard as I can not to, I hear The German and see The German in my idiosyncrasies.  Her “Oh my Got, Patti!” rings through the air.  I can’t escape it, people. …

Do you like a sweet glazed donut? (YES!)  Do you like muffins?  (YES!) Then you’re probably gonna want to try this simple recipe for Glazed Donut Muffins. (Y-E-S!) Sunday, we had a very sick dog on our hands and then mid-morning three emergency vehicles were parked next door.  I did what I do in these …

I went to check my mail and my neighbor met me out front.  John is a great neighbor.  He and his wife Marilyn regularly babysit Dexter (as we babysit theirs).  You remember Dexter: Not only are they neighbors whom we trust with our house keys, but they were a large part of Boy’s youth; they …

Dear Sweet Readers, Consider this a love letter to all who have opened their hearts, Internet browsers and comment boxes to/on my humble newborn site, OMT!  You have made the last almost three months some of the most fun and rewarding in my blogging career. Thank you. You have allowed me to share my thoughts …

Macaroni and cheese is a childhood staple, no?  YES! Cheeseburger Macaroni is even better than that.  Promise. I first saw the recipe over at Kevin and Amanda’s and made it for Boy and Girl on my last visit. It was given high marks by all and was instantly added to my meal rotation list.  Plus, …

It’s been a month, 4 weeks and one day, of growing into my new role as Grandmutter (?), Grannna (?), Geema (?), and I want to share some unexpected truths I’ve learned.  Nothing but the best for you, my sweet readers. Let’s bullet point this truth-down, shall we? * I love my family deeply.  This …

I live in the South, y’all.  We love our pulled pork.  Love. It. I thought about how ridiculously easy it was to make and that maybe you’d like to try it (if you haven’t already). #1) Buy a pork shoulder.  During the holiday season, these bad boys are relatively inexpensive.  I buy in bulk and …

…or as we say here in Texas, going to the dawgs. My family is big on dogs.  Big, hairy, messy dogs.  Husband and I have had them our entire married life, with only a sad two-year period when we were dogless, yet Boy’s crusty cantankerous 18-year-old, then 19-year-old, cat remained. We started our married life …

I was suckered by Pinterest…again! A baker, a trusted baker, said she’d found the perfect white cake recipe; she promised I’d never have to look again.  It was her own recipe, one she had adapted from a well-known source, that she promised she had made much better.  With that kind of hype, and her trusted …