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Falling, again.

Do you ever feel like you are just falling into well and the good and bad is just zipping by you. You may catch aView full post »

Homemade Marshmallows or How to Buy Your Child’s Love

We’ve been toying with the idea of making homemade marshmallows for a long time, but the recipes are soView full post »

The Joy of Gingerbread (and the Blonde Gingerbread Cookie)

My quest for the perfect gingerbread cookie recipe started decades ago. I tried every recipe in every cookbook I had,View full post »

Deeper into the Madness

For exactly one year now I’ve been sharing with you. We’ve talked crochet, recipes, gardening, Santa,View full post »

For the Love of Tomatoes

These tomatoes are from my garden. I planted an entirely heirloom crop, this is my fist real garden, and each piece ofView full post »

Watermelon Pickles a Gem of the South

Many of you know that my family and I are new to The South. And being foodies, we are enjoying what American Food isView full post »

A Good Day Outside

We have a lot of good days at home. But the best days to me, are the days we get to enjoy it in a cleanish state, whenView full post »

Mad Gringa’s Amish Butter-Only in America

I’m not Amish, or Mexican. I’m a typical “empty slate” of American cultural heritage. I’mView full post »

Bittersweet Day

Well, we had to put our pet kitty to sleep this Wednesday. He was young, wonderful, and my oldest daughter’s buddyView full post »

A Colorful Week

Some weeks are colorful, just as some days are Smelly. This week has been particularly colorful. But the proof’sView full post »

What a Smelly Day

Some days, you are just more keenly aware of one sense over another. When I ate a piece of garlic fresh out of the ovenView full post »

Grown-up Grilled Cheese

We made the best grilled cheese sandwiches tonight. No, I really mean it, the absolute best, most delicious, savory,View full post »

(Faux) Buttermilk (Real) Banana Bread

THIS IS NOT MY RECIPE: I wanted to make sure you all understood that right away BUT I did make alterations because IView full post »

Bavarian Crochet Blanket and a Bit of Love

I have a bunch of yarn that is different weights and colors, so I wanted to create a scrap blanket. I also wanted it toView full post »

National Pie Day! An Ode to Coconut Cream

Alright, we made this pie a couple of weeks ago, not even knowing that there was such a thing as National Pie Day.View full post »

Mad Gringa Pintos-Made in my Pressure Cooker (Fat Optional)

Recipe at bottom of post. I’m white, really, really white. But I was raised in SoCal, and I’ve grown up onView full post »

These are a Few of My Favorite Things Tartlets

When you’re a foodie, it’s really hard to say what your favorite food is. But most of us do know what ourView full post »

Tiny Lemon Turnovers, Mom’s Idea

Baking with my mom and kids is so much fun. Here is something else we worked on today, along with our Favorite ThingsView full post »

Candied Tangerines

My daughter joined FFA this year and we have already been part of the Mums fundraiser, the Citrus fundraiser and inView full post »

Pumpkin Bread and Sweetened Cream Cheese Spread

Sometimes when we are cooking all day, and taking our time to get to the main courses, I will make a quick bread or someView full post »