Buttermilk Biscuits and Chocolate Puddin’

Usually I serve buttered toast with my chocolate puddin’, but today I decided to make it chocolate gravy style with homemade biscuits. I couldn’t choose just one or the other, so decided on one delicious combination. This is a traditional breakfast in my family we grew up eating out on the farm at my grandparent’s…

It is officially fall when the fair comes to town

The Tulsa State Fair makes me feel like a kid again as I grew up going about every year I can remember. There were always fun memories made here with friends and family. I especially recall photo booth fun, taking old timey photos–dressing up like we belonged in the Old West, making our hands into…

Here’s what I’ve been up to in the kitchen lately

Cinnamon apples and pumpkin ice cream with whipped creamCinnamon Pull Apart Bread, delicious and fun! Italian Eggplant with homemade focaccia croutons Carmelized Onion Focaccia Black and Caramel Pumpkin Cookies Finally something healthier…Greek Potato SaladGrilled Autumn Vegetable Medley and shrimp with cucumber salad (marinated cucumbers)

Entertainment and Life in Virginia City

Well how we ended up here at the “World Famous Virginia City Outhouse Races” was not planned.  We simply got lucky to experience this epic event, as we didn’t make it on two of the flights going out of Reno this morning after enjoying the weekend in Tahoe.  We decided to rent another car for…

Approaching North Tahoe Lake

Greeted in style–with champagne upon arrival!Not a bad view out of the hotel room window…I especially love the option to open the window to fill the room with some fresh mountain air!  Reading time out by the pool and in the jacuzzi  Checking out the resort grounds  Pier sunset on the first evening  

Hiking around Crystal Lake

No Jason Voorhees here…just some beautiful mountains and crystal green shorelines  There must be a mysterious story behind this package.  I bet it fell out of a crashing plane and obviously never made it to its destination in Carson City coming all the way from WV, hmmmm… This is about the time we lost our trail back…

The Spawning of the Salmon

This beautiful event we were fortunate enough to witness was in South Tahoe last October

Welcome to TRUCKEE

This town is so rad! Coffeebar is the most popular coffee shop in town with a nice crowd inside and out.   Donner Lake was so serene and gorgeous on our stroll along the beach.  We also enjoyed gawking at the outstanding million dollar homes and cabins encircling the lake. High up on the hill…