Topher is 8!

Happy Birthday Topher, we love you! You ARE our SuperTopher!! 8 Things about Me! by Topher 1.  Macaroni and Cheese is my favorite.  I like it the way my mom makes it. 2. I love yellow. It makes me happy. 3. The Yankees are my favorite baseball team. 4. The Longhorns are my favorite football team. I like those big horns. 5. I miss living in Connecticut because I miss having a snow

H is for....

Homemade I really like to make things myself. I make my own bread. I make the boys' Halloween costumes. I cook from scratch and I make things like yogurt, barbecue sauce, and taco seasoning ( just to name a few of the most recent.) I also make some other household items myself. Most recently I started making my own deodorant. I really got sick of all my white shirts turning yellow and

Farmer's Market

We made it to the farmer's market this week! There weren't smiles all around but after last week, I wasn't letting anyone off the hook. It's been very hot so okra is really plentiful right now. Farmer Jack said that the hotter the better for okra. Good to know. I think I'll have to try planting some next year. We bought okra, yellow squash (lots of it, too. My parents are coming this

Making Yogurt

I make my own yogurt. Yep. I do. I don't like all the unnecessary sugar (and other things) in store bought flavored yogurt and Chaz doesn't like yogurt that is not smooth so I started buying plain yogurt and flavoring it myself. Then Chris, the gadget guy, bought me a little yogurt maker. It took me a while to really get into it but once I did - there's no going back! Homemade yogurt is

Beans!

Oh how I love beans! And this summer I've discovered the joy that is fresh beans (or Southern Peas) from my farmer's market. This recipe is one that I make on a regular basis. It's so good and so easily adaptable. Use whatever kind of beans you like. This time it was pinto beans. Sometimes I use pink-eyed peas. It doesn't really matter. We had it topped with a little cheese, a fried egg