tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17856340124874598532024-03-12T22:08:02.492-05:00Eating on Tulsa TimeOne gastronom's adventures in cooking, eating, and all sorts of other fun stuffSunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-3404675283145231882011-12-12T11:50:00.001-06:002011-12-12T16:47:34.837-06:00Where Did November Go?Blogger has certainly been making me angry. I had a great post all set up for Thanksgiving where I was going to share my very secret and yummy recipe for sweet potatoes that I just made up this year, and now the post is gone. I didn't even realize it disappeared until I got on here to post something else. Add on top of Blogger hating me (or just deciding that sweet potatoes were too yummy to Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-40706948229545615712011-11-15T21:29:00.000-06:002011-11-15T21:29:51.348-06:00Happy Autumn!This is the best time of year to live in Oklahoma. The mornings and evenings are crisp, just a slight chill to the air. The afternoons are arm enough to shed the light jacket you may have donned upon your departure in the morning. The leaves that haven't made their way to the ground just yet are bursting out in gorgeous hues of red and orange and gold. Some evenings, you may even be lucky enough Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-56610179370149552342011-11-12T20:01:00.001-06:002011-11-12T20:02:34.960-06:00It's Cold...Let's Have Ice Cream!You're never going to believe this recipe. It's two simple ingredients most people have in their homes at any given time, especially with the holidays coming up. What makes it even better is how insanely easy it is to customize it to your own tastes.
I'm not crazy. Not like stalker/slasher/scary crazy. But I love ice cream when it's cold outside. I really love ice cream that doesn't require me Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-32776729291594066202011-11-09T14:51:00.002-06:002011-11-09T14:59:57.792-06:00It's Been Too LongWant to see what I was baking?
I never realized how much I would miss blogging until today. Nothing really happened that would cause me to feel this way. It just sort of clicked. I missed trying out new recipes to share with you all and reading your silly comments back and forth that sometimes had to do with the food but more often then not were just gentle ribbings to get me to post more. I do Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-73498849379470763342010-10-20T19:52:00.001-05:002010-10-21T20:21:17.524-05:00It'sa Lemon Butter Chicken, Mes AmichisUPDATE: Got the pictures to work! Hallelujah!
Sorry, this was supposed to have posted overnight, but Blogger didn't want to cooperate. And apparently the pictures have disappeared. I'm in the process of trying to reload them, so bare with me please.
When the hubby and I first got engaged, we had planned this great trip to Italy for our honeymoon. Then the military called and we had to change Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-23911264696768522622010-10-15T20:30:00.002-05:002010-10-15T20:30:00.265-05:00Meat and Potatoes Kind of GirlI swear, I meant to post another recipe between my Irish posts, but I haven't been cooking as of late. I'm in a little slump at the moment where standing in the kitchen makes my back and feet hurt so I just haven't been doing it as often. Anyway, I couldn't go back on yet another promise so I dragged my butt into the kitchen and put dinner on the table.
Stew. Who doesn't love a nice hearty, Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-32846237439728548362010-10-06T07:26:00.000-05:002010-10-06T07:26:45.759-05:00Ireland, I am Coming HomeMy parents and some family friends are planning a trip to Ireland and Scotland in the spring. I've been giving them all sorts of tips for Scotland and some fun places they should try to visit while gone. Then, while searching other food blogs today, I stumbled across a post on David Lebovizt's blog about a butter museum in Cork, Ireland. How could I not mention it to my mum? I even told her that Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-28735975192815095462010-10-01T19:45:00.000-05:002010-10-01T19:45:31.799-05:00Sticky Toffee PuddingI promised you cake. I also promised that you'd have it last weekend. I'm obviously not very at keeping promises (but I'm working on it). I'm making it up to you now by giving you my most favorite cake in the whole wide world, even though it's not the cake I promised originally (I'm hoping that by sharing my favorite recipe, you'll forgive me for not giving you the other cake).
You see, I was Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-88672892728787625672010-09-29T18:34:00.002-05:002010-09-29T18:34:01.079-05:00Pizza Pizza!Is there anything in this world better than pizza? You can go thin crust a la New York style or deep dish like those living in Chicago. You can also go with a hand tossed variety or thick crust or even a stuffed crust (I've got a point, I swear). Then you top it with a nice tomato sauce, some cheese, and maybe some garden fresh veggies or some meat. It's a total meal that you eat with your hands!Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-44681154885108262702010-09-22T20:46:00.001-05:002010-09-23T14:38:25.065-05:00And the Winner is...Commenter number 5! Megs! Congrats to my fellow blogger! Shoot me an email so I can forward your email address along to my CSN rep. For everyone else, please check back here this weekend when I reveal the cake I've got planned for my hubby. If you like coconut, pecans, and chocolate, you'll love this cake!Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-29103465598834691572010-09-16T19:48:00.003-05:002010-09-23T14:40:36.946-05:00Soup Soup Soup and CSN GiveawayI seriously need a new drop leaf table. Mine has seen better days. Between the cats scratching the top every time they got caught up there and the legs starting to get wobbly, I just can't take it anymore. I know where I'd like to get a new one. CSN!
Can I just go on for a few minutes about how much I love soup? I mean, seriously. Even if you don't want to make some Chicken Noodle from scratch, Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-62699053441768489412010-09-12T18:53:00.000-05:002010-09-12T18:53:44.481-05:00Grandma's FudgeSo a few days late and a dollar short. Sorry, still catching up on my sleep apparently (yeah, I know New Mexico is only an hour behind, but it's also a 12 hour drive, and that takes a lot out of a pregnant girl). Also, I didn't realize just how much I'd miss my baby sister. It's not like she's never been away from home before, but this is also the first grandbaby I'm carrying so it's a bit Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-45592351442460877672010-09-07T17:59:00.000-05:002010-09-07T17:59:50.520-05:00Alamogordo, New MexicoHere are some pictures from my vacation. I had a blast and can only wish it lasted longer. Check back in tomorrow for my grandma's fudge recipe.
This is first stop on the way up into the mountains. In the very far background, just before the next set of mountains, you can see White Sands National Monument
This is the tunnel leading into Cloudcroft, NM, which is a cute little western style town Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-44163171369958551872010-09-02T10:34:00.000-05:002010-09-02T10:34:35.532-05:00Vacation Time!I just wanted to give everyone a quick update. I know I've been really lax around here, but life has been very crazy and stressful. I'll be leaving this evening to drive 12 hours with my parents to see my dad's mom in New Mexico for the holiday weekend.
A few months ago, she had had some really terrible news from her dr that got us all thinking. I ended up missing out on a family trip to Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-46758204157420312532010-09-01T08:32:00.000-05:002010-09-01T08:32:31.951-05:00CSN Winner!I just couldn't wait any longer to tell you all who the winner for my little giveaway was. So here it is, via random.org:
Lucky Number 5! Susan
I will send you an email right away to get your information. Thank you everyone for entering. I so wish I had enough that each of you could have won, but now that I know there are more people reading, perhaps I'll host another giveaway. Who knows? Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-41018533594417206632010-08-23T18:00:00.004-05:002010-08-23T18:02:44.573-05:00CSN Review, Recipe, and a GIVEAWAY!A few weeks ago, I got an email from a CSN representative asking if I'd like to do a review or host a giveaway on this here blog. When I found out how much the gift certificate would be for, I jumped at the chance to do both. Seriously, who doesn't love free stuff (plus this way, I could have the giveaway open to non-US residents as well)? So I went shopping. I ended up choosing a really awesome Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-67362191835553719892010-08-17T22:00:00.006-05:002010-08-17T22:00:00.713-05:00Dorm FoodA few years ago, while attending a small Catholic university in the middle of Nowhere, Oklahoma, I began to experiment with cooking. It's actually when I really started to enjoy cooking. Senior year, my roommate decided to not have a meal plan. She never ate int he cafeteria, so why pay for it? As a way to avoid eating in the cafeteria as often as possible, I offered to do the cooking for her. Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-396455216814224892010-08-12T20:40:00.000-05:002010-08-12T20:40:04.794-05:00Oh Alfredo....I'm baaaacccckkk! Sorry for the delay in posting. I went off the phenergan because I've not been having morning sickness. Yay! The bad thing about it is that I'm actually sleepier when I don't take it (meds that knock you out but don't make you groggy, I can deal with that). Yuck. Anyway, something else that's been fun about being preganant at the start of a new trimester is that I'm finally Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-54956143015840161112010-08-05T11:37:00.000-05:002010-08-05T11:37:07.181-05:00Waiting for AutumnNo recipe today, but something just as exciting. I've got a review coming up for a product that I'll be receiving in the mail shortly that will hopefully make us all go on strike against this wretched heat. The great thing about the equipment I'll be receiving is that when I finally live in a bigger home, it will look just as pretty displayed on a hutch in my dining room as it will with Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-53650174490484276912010-08-04T08:19:00.003-05:002010-08-04T21:59:17.339-05:00Aye Carumba...I'm sorry. I know that I said that I'd post this several days ago, but I keep passing out. You see, my dr. gave me this great medicine for morning sickness that also puts you to sleep. My new best friend is phenergan, and it is amazing. I don't feel sick, and I get to sleep all night. Anyway, I'm sorry again. And just to make it up to you, here is a picture of my latest sonogram. The baby is Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-82652153180031726152010-07-17T19:40:00.000-05:002010-07-17T19:40:55.501-05:00MMM BeefOh dear! I'm posting again already! What has happened to me? Oh right, the new layout. I just love it! Anyway, I was dreadfully divided about what to cook for dinner. You see, I was craving spaghetti with beefy tomato sauce, something that has no recipe whatsoever because the sauce comes from a jar. But I also have a super fantastic recipe for a hearty, beefy ragu that I've been wanting to try Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-89788645146090378452010-07-14T19:45:00.001-05:002010-07-14T19:46:26.963-05:00Let Them Eat Cake!That's funny. Marie Antoinette was not talking about cake-cake (and there is speculation that she was even the person to coin the phrase; it has been attributed to Marie-Therese, wife of Louis XIV, as well). She was talking about something much different. According to The Straight Dope, Marie's "cake" can be defined as follows: The operative term was brioche, a flour-and-water paste that wasSunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-74742091655165404352010-07-13T10:23:00.000-05:002010-07-13T10:23:05.684-05:00Some ChangesI know it's been far too long since my last post, and I'm not even sharing anything with you this time around. I'm a horrible blogger at the moment. I did want to let those of you still lurking around that there will be changes coming. I've got a great blog designer working on a new layout and design that will hopefully give me the kick in the butt that I need to start cooking again.
If I'm Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-8849272212071872202010-06-30T18:20:00.000-05:002010-06-30T18:20:39.129-05:00Sausage is My Friend
I meant to post this a lot sooner, especially since I made this last Saturday and it is now already Wednesday. I've got to be completely honest with you though, you know, cause we're friends. Being in the first trimester sucks. I mean really sucks. I'm either battling nausea or heartburn. I'm exhausted no matter how many hours of sleep I get. I pass out on the couch at 6 and wake up again at 11 Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785634012487459853.post-6388496167036737212010-06-22T20:44:00.000-05:002010-06-22T20:44:29.200-05:00Surprise!I promised you all my real excuse today. Are you ready for it? I'm pregnant! After trying for the past 7 months, we finally got the result we wanted on a pregnancy test. This will be our very first baby, and we couldn't be happier. So you see, I wasn't lying when I gave you all those silly excuses yesterday. I really have been sick and tired and hurting and all of those other fun things thatSunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370889400622185424noreply@blogger.com8