Living the Retirement RV Dream
With Mardi Gras coming up on February 25, 2020, it will be time for another party! This time, I’ll get pictures and post them! This is my working menu for next year’s party. Mardi Gras Party Menu for February 25, 2020 Nibbles Cajun Boiled Shrimp (Gluten Free) Deviled Eggs (Vegetarian and Gluten Free) Veggie Tray […]
Read More Mardi Gras PartyWe’ve managed to give away one bookcase worth of books. It’s surprising how much I care that they will be enjoyed. I have been delighted by the number of co-workers who taken the books and will enjoy them as the treasures that they are. I am considering following up on a comment made by TXRed […]
Read More Downsizing (5) More Books GoneHere’s a few pictures of the dogs.
Read More More CutenessWith a cool new toy, I just had to play! I made sourdough discard pancakes from the recipe in the King Arther Flour sourdough pamphlet.
Read More Using (Playing with) the IRK-2December 27, 2019 One of the things I kept seeing on the YouTube channels, when they had a videos on safety, was about safely pulling your RV. Many of them mentioned when you stop, walk around the rig and make sure everything still looks okay and check the tires for safe temperatures and pressures. It […]
Read More RV Gadget for ChristmasLettuce salad with Caesar dressing Roasted pork tenderloin with Southwestern seasoning Roasted carrots and parsnips with cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg Garlic mashed potatoes with sour cream and butter Apple and cranberry balsamic vinegar sauce with Chipotle Dinner rolls Chocolate truffles
Read More Merry Christmas!December 24, 2019 The truck is now in our driveway! We went and picked it up last night, and looked it over. There were blue marks on the truck and my thought was really? The interior had been vacuumed, but there was dust on the dashboard, and the salesman had taken the truck through a […]
Read More The Truck Is Home! (Finding the Truck 8)Modified the Milk Street recipe from Tandem Bakery’’s Briana Holt. Ingredients 455 grams (3½ cups) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 67 grams (5 tablespoons) white sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 tablespoons ground ginger 1 1/2 teaspoons grated nutmeg 2 teaspoons kosher salt (1 1/4 teaspoons table salt) 1 1/2 […]
Read More Triple Ginger and Cranberry SconesFor a Dinner Party on January 25, 2020 I had several friends tell me that I would really like Ethiopian food, so while I was at a conference in San Francisco, I stopped in a very small Ethiopian restaurant to try it out. It was amazing! Having discovered that I love Ethiopian food, I have […]
Read More Ethiopian Dinner Party MenuDecember 21, 2019 We did it! We bought the truck yesterday! I am still so excited! We are really doing this! The dealership is adding running boards and the truck won’t be ready until Monday, but it is ours now!
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