When I'm home, or running local I like to come home and cook. The bad this is, it ends up being a late supper, usually though, hubs is willing to wait for homemade food anytime! Pizza is a little more time consuming since you have to wait for the dough to rise, but the results are always worth the wait! You can skip this step any buy pre made dough too, but I like homemade! Bad thing is, usually after piling of all the good stuff on, the crust is the last thing you think of when eating it! The Dough 1 1/2 cups
White Bean Soup
Feb. 08 2010
1 lb of White beans - I use Canellini Beans 1/2 cup Barley Water One or two good sized ham shanks (I think ham hocks are gross and the shanks have more meat) 1 Large diced onion 1 cup chopped celery 2 cloves garlic, diced 1 tablespoon Organic Better than Bouillon (Chicken flavor) Salt and pepper 2 Sprigs fresh rosemary 1 Bay leaf 1 bunch of fresh parsley Cover beans with cold water for at least a couple of hours or overnight. Drain the water, pick out bad beans, wash. Put the ham shank in a large pot and
Views of Minnesota
Feb. 06 2010
I run locally this week, so it was a winter wonderland all week... Bad thing was, when the roads were safe enough to snap a picture now and then the skies were dark and dreary.. When the sun was shining, it was all business since the roads I was on were snow packed and icy. We are running out of room for all the snow! One good thing though, hubs has the barn banked with snow all the way around, and my hens are staying nice and warm inside! I added a farm page, if you want to keep up with the goings on around
Flowers For You
Jan. 18 2010
I just wanted to say thank you to all of my readers. You have shown me in a very short while that there really are great people out here in our world. Thank you for all of the emails and comments you have left me thus far! I am humbled by the generosity of people that notice that I have not posted for a few days, as to my whereabouts, and if I'm OK, the people that have shared your experiences about trucking, and the people who know nothing about the profession, that are interested in learning! These flowers are for all
How Cool Is This???
Jan. 16 2010
So I didn't get to going through my mail until today. Mostly, it was bills. But, today I had a gift in my mail pile from my sister in law Christy. I am very lucky, as she sends me goodies every once in a while... Today's package was super cool, and I thought I'd share it with all of you! It's a bumper sticker for One Girl Trucking!!! My mom and dad had already been sent one and had it up on their fridge. Somehow my mom kept it a secret that I had this sitting at the house! Christy, thank you from the bottom of my
Merry Christmas
Dec. 25 2009
We are up at my parents for Christmas. Stuck in a blizzard, but we couldn't be stuck in a better place! Thought I'd share a few pictures... Every year I buy these wonderful bayberry candles that I burn on Solstice. It is said that bayberry candles burned to the nub on Solstice, Christmas, or New Year's will bring health, wealth, friends, and good luck in the coming year, so I saved them to be shared with my family, which we enjoyed last night.
In Time for Christmas Parties!
Dec. 22 2009
Moms Shrimp Dip 2 pkg Cream Cheese 1 1 1/2-inch chunk of velveeta slightly melted 1 tsp Lemon Juice 3/4 cup diced onions A couple shakes of Beau Monde Seasoning 2 tsp Lea & Perrins 1 can tiny shrimp I use my Kitchen Aid, but this can be done by hand as well. Slightly melt velveeta cheese and add to cream cheese. Mix well, the velveeta will break down as you work it. Add diced onions, beau monde, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce and continue mixing. I add my shrimp in at this point, but it's up to you if you
Visions of Home
Dec. 15 2009
Today is the last leg of my trip. I load cheese this afternoon and I will deliver it tonight about 20 miles from my house. I have work that needs to be done on Rosie, a DOT physical that needs to be done on me so that I'm legal to drive, and of coarse Christmas that needs to be celebrated. I'll be hitting the road again on the 27th of December. The weather has turned really cold here in Wisconsin. Last time I looked it was -7 degrees so I thought I would share some happy thoughts for me... Spring, summer and fall on
Turkey Day
Nov. 27 2009
Since things haven't been exactly normal around here I didn't feel like going through all the brew ha ha of making a big fancy meal just for two... I did cook though, and really my meal was better than any Thanksgiving Day food I would have made... It was an easy meal, but definitely fit for kings... Of coarse I had to have mashed potatoes and corn, which came right from my garden. I totally forgot to photograph the corn though, so sorry! I always have to make my mashed potatoes with cream cheese, unsalted butter, and
