Lisa

  • Hawaiian crock pot chicken

    I’m always on the lookout for new Crock Pot recipes. I also keep an eye out for ways to use up barbecue sauce. Enter this Hawaiian Crock Pot chicken. I like the flavor combination of the sweet and smoky barbecue sauce with the tangy pineapple. If you can find it, try out the King’s Hawaiian…

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  • Sunday Social: technology

    If only we could get an extra hour of sleep of night. Sigh.  1. What is currently on your wish list?Nothing at the moment. I’m not a big technology person. But I am in the market for a new phone. 2. Share a new iPhone, droid, iPad app that you have recently discovered that…

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  • I put a fire out at the ball

    Last night, Mac and I attended the dining out for his career course. Basically, it was a formal dinner (but less formal than a ball) for the class. We had a social hour then moved to the ballroom for the program and dinner. As we were being deafened by the Fort Gordon jazz group (they…

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  • Happy Halloween!

    It’s the spookiest night of the year! We’re staying in tonight because Mac has his final weigh-in of the career course tomorrow. And random question: do kids in apartment complexes trick-or-treat? We bought plenty of candy in case they do. Purr-ba-fett will be making an appearance this evening. She hates this costume, and it makes…

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  • Jalepenos and olives

    I made brownies the other night, and Mac began his normal tendency of eating them. But he doesn’t eat them in just any fashion. Mac prefers the crusty outside brownies, so he will eat the corners first then the rest of the outside. I enjoy the chewy, crust-less brownies. It’s quite a convenient arrangement. …

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  • Sunday Social: Halloween

    1. What was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid?My mom made us these costumes one year. Leslie was (bridal?) Belle. I was Snow White.  2. If you could go back to your childhood and dress up as something, what would it be?I would clearly have switched my Snow White outfit out for Belle’s…

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