2010 In Review, Part 1

As 2011 approaches, I've been reflecting on all that's happened in 2010. It's been an interesting and busy year for us- here's what we were up to in the first six months of the year. January Memphis skyline Late in the month, we traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to see the Grizzlies play the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was a exciting game...

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Merry Christmas (now with strata!)

I wish this was our Christmas card. Next year? Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you're all having as much fun as Johnny and I are; I'm at work and he's on a 3+ hour ModNation Racers bender. I also hope everyone got what they wanted. We received candy and toiletries overload from my mother! Best Christmas ever, amiright? For those of you...

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Monthly Cheese Roundup

It's the third week of the month, and you know what that means! It's Cheese Roundup time! As you may have heard, Johnny gave me a cheese-of-the-month club subscription for my birthday. I received my first cheese pack in November and totally meant to write about it, but forgot. (To be fair, they were pretty boring cheeses- Parmigiana, Gouda, and Gruyère.) So, from now on, you'll be treated to Cheese Roundup on a monthly...

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Barbecue Chicken Pizza

Pizza dough recipes haunt me. They seem to take an extraordinary amount of time to prepare (24+ hours of chilling/proofing), require ingredients I don't have (I bought instant yeast in bulk, oops), or never come out tasting right (I'm looking at you, Cook's Illustrated). That's why I'm super pleased to announced I've found an excellent...

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Giving

The holidays are all about giving, right? (And receiving, and sometimes religious celebrations, and frequently obnoxious radio stations that play nothing but Christmas songs for a month.) After you take care of all the people on your list (see gift guide post!), consider adding someone else. I was excited to find the Salvation Army has partnered with JC Penney to offer an online Angel Tree. You can find it here. You can search...

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Gift Guide, Stephanie Edition

Hello, hello, and season's greetings! I can't believe Christmas is nearly upon us; where has the year gone? If you're like me, you didn't head out for Black Friday and found the deals on Cyber Monday to be relatively lackluster. And your mother just informed you that you're responsible for getting your family gifts this year because...

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Leaves, Leaves Everywhere

We're under attack here at Casa de C-More. Don't worry- the neighbors haven't found out that I voted for Obama or that Johnny wears Birkenstock sandals. We're being attacked by something even more insidious- leaves! Oklahoma has decided it's autumn, and this means every tree in our yard (of which there are many) has decided to abruptly...

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Food Creativity

It's no secret Johnny and I love baking and cooking. We try to find recipes that use ingredients that are widely available (after all, living in rural Oklahoma doesn't really put us in a position to find exotic foodstuffs like tofu or shiitake mushrooms) and can be used in multiple recipes (look for our new section "Indian Everything: I Need To Use This Garam Masala" soon!). Occasionally, we end up with extra something-or-other...

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Oktoberfest!

I did it! After approximately six months of anxious anticipation, I made it to Tulsa's celebrated Oktoberfest. As anyone who has been acquainted with me for any length of time can tell you, I love beer. Admittedly, I am have something of a discerning palate; you will never catch me drinking PBR, Natty Ice, anything with "Lite/Light" in...

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In which we go the the Tulsa State Fair & attend a Thunder game

It's been a fairly busy couple of weeks around here, which is certainly not a good excuse for lack of updates, but it's what I'm going with. (I can't say for sure what Johnny's excuse is.) Last Friday, we headed to the Tulsa State Fair. Fairs, to me, are a glut of glorious excess. The greasy fried foods (most on a stick), overpriced games,...

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Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Since moving to Claremore, I've come to understand that living in a neighborhood (one with a name and signs for mailboxes and all) is unlike living anywhere else. I've never lived in a neighborhood before. I grew up on a small farm, and while neighbors were within walking distance, interaction with them was limited to inviting everyone over...

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