Category: Adventures

  • A hot time in Guthrie!

    A hot time in Guthrie!

    Our passport to fun!

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  • An Adventure

    An Adventure

    Guthrie Stopover, Gentlemen of the Road 2013. (I can’t believe we made it!)

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  • Smokin’ Cole Slaw

    Smokin’ Cole Slaw

    Okay, I have drawn out this cooking class to five episodes.  Today is the last installment. This coleslaw recipe is from the 3 Guys Smokin website.   During the class they mentioned that they had a coleslaw that appealed to those that love creamy slaw and those that love a vinegar-based salad.   This is…

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  • Roasted Veggies (Part Quatre)

    Roasted Veggies (Part Quatre)

    Roasted veggies to round out a great smokin’ meal and a great cooking class with 3 Guys Smokin’.

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  • Championship Smoked Pork Roast (Part Deux)

    Championship Smoked Pork Roast (Part Deux)

    This is the second installment documenting our recent cooking class. Today’s recipe: Smoked Pork Butt.

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  • A Smokin’ Cookin’ Class

    A Smokin’ Cookin’ Class

    This is the first in a two part series documenting our recent BBQ and smoking cooking class. Today’s recipes: Cheesy Bread and Corn Souffle.

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  • Barn Happy, Blue Hobbit Feet, and the Usual KC Stop

    Barn Happy, Blue Hobbit Feet, and the Usual KC Stop

      “What an odd name for a restaurant,” I thought.  (Barn Happy was the name of the restaurant, not Blue Hobbit feet…more about those in a bit.) While we were at mom’s for the Fourth (and the garden tour), she was determined to have a mother/daughter lunch amid all the hubbub. “We have go to…

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  • The Garden Tour

    Over July 4th, we traveled to Iowa to see Mom, Sis and the boys (two nephews and a brother-in-law).      I have previously featured a few of their garden specimens for Abigail’s Virtual Flowers so if you are an avid reader, you may see some repeats. Mom and my sister’s family share a back…

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  • Garden at the Lake

    Garden at the Lake

    A show stopping garden at Grand Lake and a spot to get sustenance before or after your visit.

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  • The Lake…..Aahh!

    The Lake…..Aahh!

    I get to sit on the deck every morning until it gets to 90 degrees. I get to leisurely read through my stacks of magazines (and am Pinning a ton of stuff). I get to listen to the birds sing. I get to watch hummingbirds play in the sprinkler mist. I get to watch daring squirrels make…

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