mkRoasted chicken….there’s just something so simple and cozy about a meal a simple as a roast chicken with a creamy herb gravy….or sauce if you want to sound fancy. I chopped up the parsley, …
homeschool year 22-23
It’s been awhile sine I dared how the whole homeschooling journey has gone. I cannot believe it’s been nine years since I began… NINE years. This year, I’m homeschooling my 11th grader, first grader and …
Taylor Swift chai sugar cookies
Y’all…I got to go to the Eras tour… Â (Insert a dizzying head spinning happy dance with glitter, confetti and fireworks) BUT: It’s a bittersweet story because it involves the disintegration of two friendships, and the …
fried green tomatoes
Call it a midlife crisis or a middle of the night idea.. but I have been drawn to the old recipes lately. The recipes that not many people eat, much less prepare these days. …
strawberry pie
Who remembers this song: Strawberry wine… seventeen … first taste of love… I’m pretty sure it was in the 90s. And, I’m pretty sure a lot of my (mis)adventures of the 90s involved strawberry …
dry rib rub
You guys… this stuff is so good. I make my father in law a huge batch when I see him. He says he uses it on everything; steaks, chops, burgers, ribs… Of course, I offered …
summertime… and the living is_________
It’s  summer!!! Okay, well… it’s been summer. Heck, it’s almost always summer (at least weather-wise) where I live. We have three seasons; warm, hot and Africa sauna hot. But…. summertime around here means I don’t …
family update
We started 2021 with four new additions to our family. Yes, FOUR. (No, they aren’t all puppies. ) Two puppies and a toddler, and a blue and gold Macaw rescue. We decided to take in …
keeping tabs
I have several recipes I really need to post here, I mean.. it is a food blog, after all. But: there’s more. That’s why I had originally started “The Domestic Mama” ; but seriously, who …
It’s a boy!
If you’ve followed this blog for the past ten years or so, you’ll have seen the journey of my life, recipes included. From adventures with Frito Lay and Kenmore, to a very different journey of …
The boulder I live under
You know the expression: “You must live under a rock!” Well, my friends… I’m pretty sure I live under a boulder. And, it’s gotten even larger having two toddlers and a baby.My boulder is filled …
enlarging our tent, part 3 another adoption!
Do y’all remember when we first decided to become foster parents? Do ya’ll  remember our waiting on our first placement? And this happened? Now…. Last November we said yes once more to another NICU baby; …
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