One of my favorite presents from Christmas is a cast iron dutch oven. I really like making one-pot meals likes soups and stews, but it's really annoying when you have a bunch of pots and pans to clean after making what should be a very simple meal! The dutch oven completely fixes this issue. You can cook on the stove and then move the pot right into the oven without switching to a different pot or pan. Is it just me or do you find that the older methods of cooking make way better food than all … [Read more...]
Lecter & Clarice’s Lifestyle Change
January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A recent visit to our new vet came with some disturbing news. In the last few years Lecter has gained almost 20lbs and Clarice an additional 10lbs. We knew that they had put on some extra weight and I had put them on a diet, but we had no idea that it was so drastic a weight gain. I guess it's harder to tell when you are around one another all the time, but in retrospect I think that it's true that they have not been as active in last year. They have this MASSIVE yard to play and run around in, … [Read more...]
Christmas in our New Home
December 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We have really enjoyed decorating our new house to celebrate the Christmas season. The weekend after thanksgiving we went and found a beautiful tree and started pulling out all the decorations. We decorated the tree with our crazy mix of old and new decorations that we have obtained over the years. As always Brad's red wooden plane was the last ornament to go on the tree and placed at the very top. It's been a lot of fun buying new decorations and actually decorating our new house for the … [Read more...]
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