Here are a few facts everyone should know about coffee:

Three Coffee Myths You SHOULDN’T Believe There are myths about practically everything on this earth. I guess the trick is in knowing which really are myths and which just might be true. In some cases, it doesn’t really matter if they’re myths or not, right? Of course, when it comes to coffee, you ought to…

The night of the curried gimlet and being serenaded by Eddie Vedder

Tonight I discovered who the lead singer of Pearl Jam was thanks to my best guy friend Tim who scored the tickets. I also was introduced to two new bar/restaurants in downtown Tulsa which I really loved. One served a curried gimlet that was AMAZING. It was so lovely that I had to have a…

Back in “the natural state”

Two Spanish lovers caught in the act… Spanish walking sticks-two were stuck to this window attached to each other for hours. Interesting.

Pink Pearl Apple Crisp

Make some homemade whipped cream to put on top and you will want to eat the whole pie in one night! Pink Pearl Apple Crisp 3 big apples, sliced 2 large lemons, juice only Spread ingredients over bottom of buttered pie pan pouring lemon juice over apples to keep them tart. Then mix these ingredients…

Pre Treehouse Birthday Party

This is a shrimp cocktail with some salmon bites. I threw together these fancy bits of goodness using Dill Triscuits, gravlox (smoked salmon), crème fraîche (or sour creme), slivers of orange or yellow bell pepper and red onion, with arugula and capers on top with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice This is a cheese…

Back to the blog-live from Topeca Cafe de El Salvador

From one coffee aficionado to the other…Nick, the generous and knowledgeable barista here, offered to show me the difference in my espresso drink of choice–the “Flat White”–and his Cappuccino. Both were very good and made for a very pleasurable morning of catching up on my blog.

Life on the farm…for a day

This weekend I went out to see my cousin’s new house in the countryside of Hominy, Oklahoma to watch others watch OSU football… chat around the chiminea… ..and eat some healthy fried chicken and fried potatoes. Puppy Chow-my addition to game day LJ’s perfectly fried chicken It was a fun evening complete with a short…