February 5, 2014

I can’t believe he’s been gone a year.

I can’t believe he’s been gone a year.
I’ve been joking lately that I really need to get another dog the way I take care of the squirrels in our yard is if they were our pets.  I had to look back on the blog to see when it actually happened, and it was a year ago this week that we put our dog Ed down. I just can’t believe it’s been a...
February 5, 2014

Leftover Beef Chili

Leftover Beef Chili
I didn’t expect it to be so cold when I left for work.  -8 degrees!   I don’t know why I thought that just because the calendar says February, our weather would get any better.  And now we have more snow on the way – lovely! I made another batch of Nicole’s Olive Oil (aka crack!) granola over the weekend, not only for me but for...
February 4, 2014

Simple Cheesy Calzones

Simple Cheesy Calzones
I was happy when I was in the dining room on Saturday night and not in the bar.  I make a lot of money in the bar, but having to work until close two nights in a row would have been rough.  But, as luck would have it, I had a 10 top sit down at 9:00 a.m., and they were the last table to...
February 3, 2014

Pineapple Mango Roasted Salsa

Pineapple Mango Roasted Salsa
I can’t believe it’s February already!   I think just one more month and we’ll start to get some better weather.  We probably got about 4 inches of snow overnight, even after I got home at 2:00 a.m. from the restaurant!   Our grill looks so sad all covered in snow. Yesterday morning I made myself an egg white, baby spinach, Swiss cheese and ham omelet with...
February 1, 2014