This past weekend we welcome a solid group of young men and women to come feast on the carcass of a dead bird with us. ‘Twas glorious. We had M and J down for the weekend, so we got into the spirit of a fall family gathering as of thursday evening at 11pm. Unfortunately DH […]
Beef Provencal Stew In A Slow Cooker
Two weekends ago we had friends over for a grown-up dinner. Because it wasn’t a meal that revolved around feeding large quantities of guys and beer, I was free to set the menu to something a little more delicate, yet filling – Beef Provencal stew. I got the recipe out of a book on slow-cooker […]
Army family thanksgiving preparation
This will be my second year hosting thanksgiving, and I’m excited to do it! Last year, due to some unfortunate scheduling by the military, Dan got sent to Wainwright, AB immediately following my birthday/marriage proposal, and two days before Thanksgiving. We hadn’t planned on this, but with the little lead-time we had been given we […]
