Have you been to France? I have. Several times now. Know how many times I have had French Toast there? Not a single one. I’m not even sure French Toast is French. I could Google it, but, alas, I am a lazy sort, and I prefer to simply eat it versus Google it. This particular […]
I’ll be the first one to agree with you here. Oklahoma? Have you ever heard of anyone taking a vacation in Oklahoma? I hadn’t. But here I was, traveling to Stillwater, Oklahoma for a long weekend fam trip with my new husband and Seven, my son. My second time ever in the state, only preceded […]
Did you know? I just got married. That handsome fellow I told you about? Mister Texas? Rust? Yeah…I married him a few days ago, in the hotel where we met. It was a perfect day, with close family and friends, great food, lots of smiles. I count my blessings that I found him, and that […]
We buried my grandfather today.I’m not sure how. Physically, I mean. How can it be possible that a man so big, so massive in his demeanor, so impossibly alive, could be contained? I’ve never lived in a world where he didn’t exist. It’s strange to think about that. But it occurred to me as I […]
This is Mr. Texas, a guest here at doughmesstic.com. By now, you all know my real name, and if you don’t, well, sorry, it’s buried in the abyss of previous posts. That’s not important anyway. What is important is this fancy new fridge that I use every single day. The new GE French-Door Refrigerator with […]
Two days ago, my Rust wrote a blog post about me. If you know me on Facebook, you may have seen it. I shared it. It wasn’t to boast. Not like you may think. I shared it because the words that man wrote about me, as romantic and easy as they seemed to be, I […]
Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins should be at every breakfast. Ever. But first, I want to tell you a story. I shouldn’t have met Rust. Oh, don’t get me wrong…it’s the best thing I could have hoped for. I’m beyond lucky, I’m happy, and for the first time in a long time, the future seems so […]
I’m back, kiddos, working again with Pillsbury to enlighten you to their new products based on…Girl Scout Cookies. Mmm. Yes, Girl Scout Cookies. We all have our favorites, I know. My dad loves the peanut butter cookies. I love the Samoas (Caramel Delites). Almost everyone loves Thin Mints. So when I learned that Pillsbury had […]
Lately, I have had a lot of readers and friends email or comment to me that they think I am bold. I guess because I packed up my life, took a chance, and moved halfway across the country. But to me, that wasn’t bold. That was safe. That was following my heart to be with […]
“It’s better to feel pain, than nothing at all. The opposite of love’s indifference.” – The Lumineers This line from The Lumineers stuck with me from the moment I heard it. It is the most true line I know. Love and hate are not opposites. Hate, like love, is derived from passion. It requires a […]
It’s been a while since I have known what to write. It’s not that I don’t have things to say. It’s that my life has gotten so big, so full and so rich, that quite honestly, I don’t know where to start. I am a food blogger. I miss being the blogger I was 8 […]
If you follow me on Twitter, you may already know that I spent a good chunk of last week in Manhattan. God knows, I love New York. I do. I especially love the Midtown/Hell’s Kitchen/Park areas of town, where the streets are always alive and the lights? Yes, they are always on. Heck, I even […]