Chicken in a Basket Chicken in a basket is a long-time family summer tradition in my family. It’s simple to throw together, cooks in 45 minutes on the grill and is completely low maintenance. It’s great for hosting (assuming no … Continue reading
My lab, affectionately known as White Dog, enjoying a rare nap on the couch Both of my grandmothers were military spouses. Both were spouses to Navy seamen. Both of them were very classy ladies, who married even classier men. When … Continue reading
A week or two ago, I made my mom’s Chicken N Goo recipe for the Mr. As I was pulling out all of the ingredients I realized I didn’t buy any cream of chicken soup! I tend to do that often – … Continue reading
Salsa Verde Recently on my trip to the commissary, I was picking up some tomatillos to make some salsa verde for our housewarming party, and an elderly woman passed by me and asked what I did with them. I briefly … Continue reading
Flautas This is one of my absolute favorite frugal recipes I brought back from Mexico. Ethnic foods are such a great way to spread your dollar! I’ll buy a rotisserie chicken for between $5-$7 and it’ll last me … Continue reading
This has been a family recipe for longer than I can remember. I grew up on it. The Mr. has begged me to change the name, but my entire life we’ve called it chicken ‘n goo, so I refuse! … Continue reading
Marine-Couple-Hugging Image credits SpouseBuzz As I’m sure most of you are aware, Monday night at least seven families lost their marines in a training accident. We all know that being a Marine is a lot more dangerous than, say, being an accountant, … Continue reading
Faux Pho No…really…I made something…I’m just not quite sure what it is! I had originally planned to make Faux Pho (recipes from Epicurious, FoodJaunts, and Bon Appetit — although Bon Appetit makes ramen even sound pretentious — ) but best laid plans…I ran to the … Continue reading
Mr Marine and my story couldn’t have been written better if we tried. It’s the cutest damned romantic comedy I’ve ever heard of and I absolutely LOVE telling it to anyone who will sit there long enough to listen to … Continue reading
Homemade Butter Over the weekend Mr Marine and I ran out of butter. Since I’ve been on this green/organic/homemade kick I decided I would make my own instead of buying from the store! According to Bon Appetit it may be … Continue reading
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