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I find myself so busy of late that my blogging time is minimal. I do not like this. Bee season is in full swing, Miss T is home for the summer, wedding plans are at the beginning of crunch time, I have a job now and on and on…..

Fish Tacos are one of my favorite meals. When my man, Dan brought home some fresh snapper fillets last weekend I seasoned them, threw them on the grill and presto! Fresh fish tacos. It doesn’t get better than this. Luckily I had the ingredients to make the pico and chipotle mayo. Fresh, healthy and perfect […]

Well 2013 is flying past me – I must have blinked one too many times. I enjoy participating in Cecilia’s “In My Kitchen” posts at Fig Jam and Lime Cordial. Somehow I let February, and March slip through my buttered fingers and here we are way into April. Before it’s too late I wanted to […]

I am excited to be bringing you this review on Pacific Beach Peanut Butter. A few weeks ago I received an email from the folks at PB-PB inquiring if I would be interested in trying their organic peanut butter and writing a blog post about it. In exchange for a review they would send me […]

I love the flavor of citrus, lemon, lime, and orange. This will not come as breaking news to those of you who know me personally or have been reading my blog for any length of time. This recipe is one I found on Pinterest. How many of you are hooked on Pinterest? I wouldn’t say […]

I’ve been finding all sorts of positives in my life of late, sans the Mr. The obvious positive is, he’s been shooting furniture out-of-state for a well-known retailer for 5 weeks now. Bringin’ home the bacon = good. Another less important but equally positive aspect is the ease of making the bed each morning. Basically […]

This cake is without a doubt the cutest cake I’ve ever made. I’ve taken my sweet time baking in this adorable pan that Miss T gave me at Christmas. Time has been eaten up with my job, traveling and general day-to-day “stuff”.

Have you heard of these? Kale chips. A few weeks ago when I visited LuLu in Austin she offered a bowl of crispy kale chips for snacking. Interestingly a few days later at a friend’s home on Lake Austin a bowl of crispy, crunchy kale chips was on the counter to munch with our afternoon […]

How many of you remember Magic Cookie Bars from waaaay back when? In the past – waaaay back when, I made these delicious, gooey bars quite often, but I can’t remember the last time I made them. That was until I stumbled across the recipe in my Loveless Cafe Desserts Cookbook.

In the short time I spent in the kitchen these last few days I whipped up these healthy, fruity, tasty muffins. They are like a ray of sunshine in The Orange Bee kitchen. Let me share with you why these are so good for you. First of all they are loaded with those orange beauties […]

Late this afternoon the sun came out and the day was warm, windy yet warm. I took a stroll out to see if the bees were out and about and they were. Some flying around and many just hanging out on their porches. I decided to remove all the mouse guards to give them more […]

This weekend we celebrated my oldest daughter, LuLu’s 26th birthday. You see the 25 candles + 1 more candle = 26 years. If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time you’ve no doubt read about the different birthday cake requests I’ve honored for both of my girls as well as my man, […]

I am determined to get this posted before January turns into February. By the skin of my teeth I bring you In My Kitchen, hosted by Celia at Fig Jam and Lime Cordial. I’ve enjoyed participating over the last couple of months and especially peeking into the kitchens of my fellow bloggers. If you’ve not […]

I mentioned in my last post that I was in the mood for some bread baking. I’d spied this recipe for low-cal Maple-Pecan Sticky Buns in this month’s issue of Southern Living. Feeling a bit adventurous I tackled this recipe before church on Sunday morning.

2013 has arrived and brought with it a big change for me. You may or may not have noticed my absence lately. I have felt it daily, my absence. I’ve not blogged once in this new month and I’ve missed it terribly. I have particularly missed the cooking and eating part of writing a food […]

As the end of 2012 fast approaches I find myself reflecting back on events that took place in my life and kitchen. The biggest event in my life would be Miss T heading off to college, leaving her parents as “empty nesters”. I enjoyed the beautiful beaches of the BVI’s and USVI’s for the first […]

To all my blog friends and followers I wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year! I’m wishing for a white Christmas but my family and I will be traveling to join all of my man Dan’s family in Florida for a sandy, flip-flop wearin’ Christmas. Word has […]

Finally December 20th and it’s downright chilly in Texas. Yesterday it was 78* and last night a fierce wind shuttled in a cold front dropping temps to the low 30’s and highs in the 40’s*. It feels like Christmas!

I promise I’m almost done posting cookie recipes. If the Christmas season wasn’t bearing down on me it’d be easier to make or bake something besides cookies. Truthfully, I made these cookies a while ago but have been waiting to share them until Christmas Cookies were on your minds.

Now with the madness of the cookie swap over my man, Dan reminded me that it simply would not be Christmas without the smell of chocolate chip cookies wafting from my oven. Chocolate chip cookies are a favorite my family, especially Miss T. As my man, Dan drove to pick up Miss T and haul her, […]