Proper Encouragement #annpatchett #deathsdoor
“Was it possible that, in everybody’s lymph system, a nascent novel is knocking around? A few errant cells that, if given the proper encouragement, cigarette and gin, the requisite number of bad...
View ArticleJalapeno Peppers #jalapenopeppers
I love my jalapeno peppers that grow in my garden.Filed under: Beauty, Food, Housewifey Stuff, Nature, Photography, Wisconsin Tagged: Jalapeno, Knife, Pepper
View ArticleMy Veggie Garden #vegetablegarden
My garden on July 27, 2014. My garden on August 9, 2014. We have three bountiful parsley plants. These tomatoes will be excellent made into tomato sauce. It’s hard to tell how big this orange cherry...
View ArticleCorn #corn
My husband is making dinner tonight. We are having corn and salad. I asked my husband why he threw the corn husks on our back lawn. I didn’t think any animals would want to eat the husks. He said,...
View ArticleTomatoes #tomatoes
It’s that time of the year again where I’m going to have “Tomato Talk” with you. This year I decided to plant six plants because last year when I only planted four plants, two of them didn’t do well...
View ArticleMy Favorite Salad #salad #thegreypoupon #WholeFoodsMAD
Consists of fresh picked arugula from my garden. Add spinach. Add mushrooms. Add blue cheese. I spend at least $8 on my blue cheese. I got this blue cheese from Whole Foods. Blue cheese added. Yum! Add...
View ArticleBeets #beets
Another veggie we grow in our garden are beets. Big beets! Delish!Filed under: Food, Housewifey Stuff, Nature, Photography, Wisconsin Tagged: Beets, Garden
View ArticleMy Beet Hearts For You #beets #heart
Beets that my husband grew in our veggie garden. They were delicious! Nature has such gorgeous patterns and colors!Filed under: Beauty, Food, Housewifey Stuff, Humor, Nature, Photography, Wisconsin...
View ArticleMy Hot Peppers #hotpepper
Look at how big and hearty my peppers are! I’m growing jalapeño and cayenne (red) peppers. I grew 5 plants this year. Next year I will grow 12. I cut them in half, leaving stems and seeds. I put them...
View ArticleCritic Housewife BBQ Chicken Bites
Chicken pieces, two eggs and panko. My BBQ Chicken Bites recipe was inspired by Jessica Seinfeld’s recipe from her cookbook Deceptively Delicious. Cooking the chicken bites in coconut oil so they are...
View ArticleCritic Housewife’s Kale Pesto #kale #pesto
Isn’t this kale gorgeous? The pink color that is stroked around each photo is from the swatch color in the kale. This is what the kale looks like when it’s in the ground: This is Kamome Red Kale. I...
View ArticleFreezing Parsley #parsley
Last year I planted two parsley plants and they did not do well. It was like not having parsley at all. So this year I planted three plants and they became these huge bushes! There is another plant...
View ArticleCourage To Laugh #forrestchurch
It takes courage to laugh, especially when the things we are struggling with are no laughing matter. – Forrest Church Filed under: Food, Housewifey Stuff, Humor, Illustration Art, Nature, Spiritual...
View ArticleSilverware #silverware
My beautiful son Puts away the silverware It’s all in a jumble I don’t care. – Critic Housewife Filed under: Creativity, Food, Housewifey Stuff, Humor, Photography Tagged: Silverware, Son
View ArticleCats on Doughnuts #cats
My son did not want to buy this shirt, and I would not have let him. But his friend did buy it! It’s hilarious and if you want one, perhaps it can still be found at JC Penney.Filed under: Animals,...
View ArticleWill It Grow? #garden
“I made a promise to not let go Our tug of war has only made me want you more Steeped in hard luck and doomed to roam My love is braver than you know Jet black starlit midnight rolls I am down in the...
View ArticleDry-Spiced Chicken and Figs #figs #chicken
This dish is so delicious. The tender, lightly spiced chicken thighs and the subtle flavor of the figs make this a regular meal for our family. See the figs on top? Lots of healthy ingredients....
View ArticleFreddy Valentine’s Public House in Spring Green, Wisconsin
My husband and son discovered Freddy Valentine’s Public House (restaurant) while they were walking around in the lovely town of Spring Green, Wisconsin. They had already eaten dinner somewhere else,...
View ArticleSjölind’s Chocolate House – Mount Horeb, Wisconsin #Sjolinds
Going to Sjölind’s Chocolate House is such a treat! My mom bought some chocolate treats for myself, my husband and son. I had been coveting their peanut butter cup, and mom bought it for me! Look...
View ArticleHappy July 4th, 2014! #fourthofjuly
I wish you good food, such as a fabulous burger: and a martini with pesto pasta: I hope your weather is beautiful: Happy Fourth! Thank you for reading my blog! Filed under: Beauty, Food, Housewifey...
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