What do you do when when you have left a over pork chop? You make a Cuban or in my case an almost Cuban. Porkchop sliced very thin, deli ham, bread and butter pickel slices, american cheese, a spicy mustard mayo sauce. Served with chipotle sweet potato fries and my award winning homemade honey mustard. … Continue reading Almost Cuban
Author: Mike
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One more late-season camping trip I thought. I first wished to photograph the milky way but then found that the inner part of our Galaxy is not very visible in November, December, or January but still a starry night would be fun to photograph and I knew the perfect tree to use as a foreground. … Continue reading A very cold November night
They say that people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. This wonderful girl came into my world many lifetimes ago when I was around ten years old. Life has sent us in many different directions and yet after all these years, we are still friends. Today we made a long day of running the … Continue reading Lifetime friends
I was working on making my bucket list for the winter season and thinking about what I wish to accomplish. I need a theme, romance I thought, I WANT MORE ROMANCE! I looked up the definition of romance and what it meant. I found this definition that seems to be exactly what I was looking … Continue reading I NEED MORE ROMANCE IN MY LIFE
The coffee beans deep dark fruity chocolateness wafting in the air, the sparrows flirtations exalting a new dawn.Just cool enough for a blanket wrapped around, a squirrel dashes down.A lone crisp golden leaf dancing the final dance swirling and whirling don't give up my friend.Dont give up!Eventually it does, as everything does. To become part … Continue reading Morning coffee
All great quests start when a group of characters come together to answer the call to adventure. The lord of the rings had Frodo, Gandalf and Bilbo Baggins The Characters in our great quest included myself, a wonderful longtime friend and adventuresome hiker Emily And Savannah or van for short a fierce Protector, amazing navigator … Continue reading A journey of a lifetime starts with a single step
They were calling for a rainy weekend and monday also. I took monday of just so I could enjoy a rainy day on the parkway. I was not disappointed the colors were at their peak and were fully saturated in the overcast sky. The fog was there at times but for the most part perfect … Continue reading Blueridge parkway
Dominique and I tried a Carmel apple recipe tonight. They were amazing! Carmel apples were also on my autumn bucket list, scratch that one. I loved getting to cook with with Dominique Jackson making memories I will cherish forever! Recipe soon
My fall bucket list included make homemade mushroom soup. This one is far and beyond the best one I have ever had anywhere! Roasted mushroom soup with grilled chicken with cheddar cheese, onions, apples, and homemade honey mustard sauce. Mmmm! Fall soup
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