Category Archives: Cooking

Can’t See The Light

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Barb

I have a trick to keep me buoyed during this dark time of season. I cut off the tops of onions (just the green parts) and use them in stews and tummy-warming casseroles. Then I stick the bulbs in about … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Change, Cooking, Hope, Humor, Lights, Sleepless Nights, Worries | Tagged Better Days Are Coming, Change, Hope, Never Give Up, See the Light, Worry | 11 Comments

A Tube of Tea, please?

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Barb

I don’t get it. You’re going to have to explain it to me. Sure, sure, when it comes to a hot day on the beach nothing’s better than a cooler of drinks. You’ll find me head down, bottom up, clawing … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Cooking, Humor, Life | Tagged bubble tea, canning, Change, ginger ale, homemade root beer, summer, sun tea, tapioca, Tea | 29 Comments

Tongue Spam: Eating Everything But the Moo!

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Barb

While doing research , I ran across an old black and white magazine ad for SPAM. In the Hormel line-up was Tongue Spam. Unfortunately, I can’t find the ad again in the internet maze, but it brought back a shadowy … Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciation, Choices, Cooking, Enough, Hope, Life | Tagged Change, cooking, cow eyeballs, cow tongue, dustbowl, farming, ketchup, Oklahoma, pressure cookers, soap making | 35 Comments

Septic Tanks for Dogs and Other Things I Didn’t Know I Should Be Grateful For

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Barb

Maybe it’s because ol’ Fido is now guarding the golden gates. That’s the excuse I’m using for not knowing about Doggie Septic tanks. This handy dandy Do-It-Yourself project allows you to bury a vat in a corner of your yard. … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Cooking, Hope, Humor, Literature, Smiles | Tagged Banned Books, Change, Cooking Failures, Dog Waste, Humor, Librarians, Libraries, Magnetic Field, Martha Stewart, Septic Tanks for Dogs | 13 Comments

Car-B-Que

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Barb

You know how I love change, (cough, cough). The Exhaust Burger Dinner will change every busy man or woman’s life. And just in time for that office-party-gift-exchange you must participate in or else be branded the proverbial “doglog” in the … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Change, Cooking, Humor, Satire | Tagged Change, cooking burgers, dinner time, dual tail pipes, exhaust fumes, Grilling, Shopping, time managment, traffic jams | 34 Comments

Memorial Day Cooking Made Easy

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Barb

After my last post (or the lack of it), it became clear, I needed new assistants. Fortunately Spectra saved the day by sending me one of her best employees as a prize in her Best Snow Man Ever Contest. Little … Continue reading →