I just read a blog post that stated that Portland Oregon has over 500 food trucks. I think we have maybe 3 here in Idaho Falls, Idaho. I have not eaten at many food trucks in my life due to the fact that I have not encountered many. It would be fun to live in…
Weight Update (for March 1st. 2013)
I have been debating with myself about whether or not to post this for the last seven days. On one hand I want to be completely honest with myself and anyone who reads this blog. On the other hand it is embarrassing and I don’t want to discourage people. But I decided that honesty is…
Peanut Butter Ritz Cracker Stuffed Brownies with Buckeye Inspired Icing
If you have never had or heard of a Buckeye then you have really missed out. Your life is not quite complete. I have never actually made them. But I have eaten them plenty of times in my life. I believe I even have a faint memory of my mother making them without the chocolate…
Cookies and Cream Layer Cake
I realize this is not an original idea. But, what I was going for with this cake was a great cake consistency using a mix. I Googled “how to make a box cake mix denser”. The search gave me quite a few different ideas and I incorporated every single one of them. I don’t know…
Weight Update (for February 1st. 2013)
Here is my weight from February 1st. Three pounds down since the first of January so that’s good. But February has been a bit of a tough month. I got a nasty chest cough and fever in the beginning of the month and yesterday I had a little procedure done that will probably keep me…
Homemade Povitica with a Walnut Filling
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of going over to my mother-in-law’s home to learn the delicate process of making her family’s version of povitica. I love my mother-in-law (Deanna’s) kitchen! She has “the very best” of everything (pots, pans, utensils, implements, gizmos, etc…) you would need/want if you were going to…