Our Good Life

We adopted our Westie in 2010, right after our Westie, Dakota, passed away.  We thought we may be done with dog partner…

The Secret Recipe Club is a great group of bloggers who like a challenge.  The challenge is this:  each month we are gi…

I am so excited for the opening of the Our Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.  The first one was so delightful.  A group of wom…

What might inspire Mexican (chocolate) Bonbons? Mexican bon bon candy is so good, with warm spices that enhance the cho…

I live in a neighborhood that promotes a New Urbanist style of living.  Our homes all have front porches designed to be…

I so enjoyed this book called The Unprejudiced Palate by Angelo Pellegrini.  It was a great choice by my Cook the Books…

I love Peeps and must have them at Easter, even if it means going through sugar withdrawals afterwards.  Everyone knows…

It's time for our weekly linky party featuring salads!  I just planted my swiss chard, spinach and cool weather let…

The True False Film Festival has been a part of the Columbia (MO) scene since 2003.  It's been a part of our live s…

We love meatballs and always have a ziplock bag of frozen ones available for any spontaneous meatball cravings!  They a…

It's my dream to go to Italy to cooking school someday (in the not so distant future!) but until I do, I like to us…

One of the most inspiring aspects of blogging is getting to work with a group to produce a post that will help cooks al…

Thank you to all who added Leek recipes to last month's Taste Creations.  Leeks are delicious, and if you haven'…

Root vegetables are the star of this week's #SundaySupper!  I love all kinds of root vegetables, most of them mashe…

We had a good month of fun shopping!

I'd like to share with you some of the things we got because I always look at…

My great grandmother, my grandmother and my mom have all mastered the art of making homemade noodles.  While I have act…