Rita – Page 5 – GF Recipes and Writings

Six Word Story #39

She began to hope with joy.

Crockpot Mexican Pork Tacos Mishap and Not Finding Pedro

The other day I was trying to make pork street tacos in my crockpot. I thought this would be an awesome dinner to have pretty much done when I got home. I started with my Mexican street taco base of about three tablespoons of your choice of oil (I used avocado) in the bottom ofContinue reading “Crockpot Mexican Pork Tacos Mishap and Not Finding Pedro”

Am I?

That little girl Hurt Sad Never understood What do they see Not me Never me Assumptions Theories Imaginings None truly me Those that should Don’t Those who shouldn’t Do Take advantage Use for evil Leave far more broken Leave far more than me broken Pick up the pieces Of all of us Be the glueContinue reading “Am I?”

How Goes the Journey and a Chicken Recipe

At the beginning of June I decided to cut out all refined sugar. How is it going? Well…I feel pretty darn amazing! I’ve lost some weight, though that wasn’t really the reason I did it (though awesome “side effect!!!”) I wanted to not feel like I was slogging through molasses. I was tired of beingContinue reading “How Goes the Journey and a Chicken Recipe”

Being Catholic: A Little Thing about Divorce

If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you know that I am Roman Catholic. This is not a judgement on anyone (because, after all, who am I to judge?!!!) Just a statement of fact. As a Catholic, you may wonder how I reconcile the fact of being divorced with my CatholicContinue reading “Being Catholic: A Little Thing about Divorce”

La Estrella, Delavan, Wisconsin: A Review

About a week ago, the kiddos and I were out and it got to be late for lunch. We were extremely hungry, and since our beloved Annie’s Burger Town burned (see post here) we were looking for somewhere else to eat that was affordable, gluten-free, and, of course, tasty! I remembered how La Estrella hadContinue reading “La Estrella, Delavan, Wisconsin: A Review”

What’s the New Coke Flavor?

You may or may not be aware of my love for Coca-Cola Zero Sugar. Yes. It’s undoubtedly unhealthy, but it’s my one vice, so yeah…not ready to give it up! Lately Coke has been coming out with some new flavors. The latest of these is the Ultimate. It is directed to gamers, from what IContinue reading “What’s the New Coke Flavor?”

All-In Pico de Gallo

Our family loves pico de gallo! What is that? Well, for the uninitiated, it’s a type of fresh salsa. It’s delicious! Only trouble is that it’s expensive. Especially when you have four people who absolutely love it eating it out of the tiny containers that are sometimes clearanced at our local Woodman’s for 99¢! TheContinue reading “All-In Pico de Gallo”

How Sweet It Is…or Was

Hello, everyone! I have come to the conclusion that I need to give up refined sugar. Shocker, I know. A diabetic giving up sugar? No way! I’m not talking about just cake, cookies, etc. I’m talking about ALL refined sugar. Yeah. That’s right Why would I want to do such a thing? There’s a simpleContinue reading “How Sweet It Is…or Was”

The Remains of the Freezer Recipe – Beef Stew

Hello, my beautiful followers! Thank you for taking this journey with me. I haven’t posted a recipe in a while, and thought I’d share what’s been going on in our little piece of the world! I have discovered that I do not like to run low on food…like ever. This led to stockpiles of ingredientsContinue reading “The Remains of the Freezer Recipe – Beef Stew”