Comfort food, things like lentils and rice, homemade chili, hot soup and fried cabbage with bacon and sausage filled our bowls this past week. With the sun going down around 4:20 these days, we seem to be eating dinner much earlier too. Sometimes as early as 3pm! How crazy is that? And the weather. Man Read More >>

That Mrs. Hillbilly. She loves me. Dillettante Mint Truffles…. Have you tried them? It just wouldn’t be Christmas without them.  I wonder how long 4 bags will last me? 😉 Testing out madeleine cookie recipes…. it’s a tough gig. So is figuring out the best recipe to bake for the neighborhood cookie party that’s coming Read More >>

Prerequisite Market Basket grocery shopping trip hot chocolate and donuts {for two} $3.88 {I don’t even think you can get a small hot chocolate at Starbucks for that!}. Puffy coats are optional, but highly recommended at this point in the season. 🙂   Also, who drinks out of a to-go cup without the lid on? If Read More >>

The HH offered to make dinner. I turned him down and made my own. Date day…. I love it when there are leftovers. Hot peppers harvested in October… and then hung by the wood stove to dry. Mississippi Pot Roast {again} but this time with scalloped potatoes. There were also Fisher Scones, the left over Read More >>