Winter is coming and it feels like a great time for a big pot of chili. I love the taste of a variety of fresh peppers and many spices. Chili Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe Chili Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe Ingredients Meat 2 pounds…
Chicken Sausage Salad – Hiking at Half Moon Lake
Since this started as a food blog, I guess I should talk about food. Tonight I was tired so I made a really simple, yet delicious, chicken salad out of ready to find ingredients. First, let me tell you about my day. I went hiking at Half Moon Lake in Pinedale, WY. Out and back…
Fat Bombs
A couple of months ago my doctor decided that I was getting strong enough to try a Ketogenic diet. This is designed to convince the body to stop burning sugar and, instead, burn fat. Since the toxins I was exposed to are stored in fat cells, this does double duty of losing weight and getting…
Fishing, Relationships, Loneliness and Vulnerability
The last few days have been fairly interesting. This illness leaves a person fairly isolated from the world. Social Introvert I am a very social introvert. That means that I need a lot of time alone to recharge my body, mind and soul. However, at the same time, I have a great need for socialization. …
Life in Custer, SD
Sunday Sunday was a really tough day. I traveled from central South Dakota to Rapid City. BTW, this is what the Sacajawea statue/sculpture looks like in the daylight. Pretty impressive. She is 50 feet tall. Then came the challenging part – finding a campsite. I am used to camping a lot on BLM land…
Leaving for Sabbatical #3 2017
Having already gone on two other sabbaticals in 2017, I am now on #3. My health had gotten much better spending a good part of September in Wyoming. I returned to Minnesota two weeks ago. Immediately, my left leg quit working. Over the last two weeks, right right leg was starting to no longer work,…