Reeds for Breaking In

I admit, I haven’t been playing lately and I’ve talked about that. Well today, I will be changing that. I’ve got my reed I’ve been using, but in the spirit of following through with the blog I wrote about breaking in reeds, I picked a few from...

Versatile Asian Pork

Print Recipe Versatile Asian Pork This dish is great over rice, as fillings for won-tons or to use to make egg-rolls (though you'll probably want more vegetables) Course Main Dish Cuisine Asian Keyword Asian Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Servings people...
Cover Reveal: Tonic Chords

Cover Reveal: Tonic Chords

I share the cover with my Patrons first, but now that they’ve seen it, I’m pleased to share with you. Tory McRains thinks learning how to be a good Musimagia and following their rules would keep her out of trouble. She agrees to teach Alamar how to play...

The Winter of Mud (Sunday Horses)

Living in Iowa and working on farms there most of my life, I’m familiar with winter. The ground freezes. White stuff falls from the sky. Sometime around March the ground thaws and you get this 6″ layer of slick mud as the “frost” comes out of...

Stable Food: Chocolate Irish Cream Coffee Creamer

This fall when my friends posted a recipe for Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer, I who loves all things pumpkin, had to try it. And it was WONDERFUL. I’ve since taken the recipe and tweaked it, making chocolate peppermint creamer this winter (so much better than the...

Chocolate Irish Cream Coffee Creamer

Print Recipe Chocolate Irish Cream Coffee Creamer I have lovely friends who shared their Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer recipe with me. I've taken it and ran with it to try different kinds. My favorite has to be the Chocolate Peppermint Coffee Creamer I made over the...

Breaking In Reeds

Middle grade band, and even high school band, never taught how to ‘break in’ reeds. In fact, until I started reading reviews of different brands of reeds (I’m becoming  reed geek and MUST TRY THEM ALL), I didn’t realize that not all reeds are...

Holly’s Fairy Knots (Sunday Horses)

Since she let herself out into the main pasture, I’ve pretty much been letting Holly live her best horse’s life. And it’s true, I was busy taking care of mom and then dealing with her grief, and the roller coaster weather, with it’s effect on...

Stable Food: Siracha Mustard Potato Salad

I love potato salad. I could eat it every day, and this basic recipe came from my family. I’ve decided to experiment a little and added siracha for a kick. I was pretty timid with it and plan to add more next time, but it’s a good start and a very flexible...