Jo's Kitchen

Category: Living

  • Lessons learned

    I had some recipe failures recently. It happens sometimes. No big deal! Unless it happens three times in a row. In a row! The first failure was still edible. Really spicy, but that can be ok. The second two? I need to talk about it. Can I vent? Thanks. Look at how pretty these were!…

  • Winter Brew Fest

    Missoula loves to celebrate. Especially when it comes to beer. So twice a year we have a Brew Fest to celebrate all the local and regional brews we have access to. Unfortunately, I don’t like beer. At all. This wouldn’t be so bad if my husband weren’t a home brewer. I like sangria. And wine…

  • Be a Good Cookie — Winner!

    And the winner is… Susan Scalise!! Her favorite kind of cookie is homemade peanut butter cookies. Congratulations Susan! Please email me your address at mommajo28 {at} gmail {dot} com Thank you to everyone who entered, and Happy New Year everyone!

  • Be A Good Cookie — GIVEAWAY!

    I’m so excited to announce that for my very first giveaway, someone is going to get this fabulous OXO “Be A Good Cookie” spatula! Look at how adorable this is: After using it I can legitimately say that this is my new favorite spatula. Because the silicone edges are flexible, I can use it to…

  • Merry Christmas!

    It’s been pretty quiet around here lately.  Let me explain. My laptop died.  You know, the one I’ve had since 2007?  My beloved, solid as a rock, ancient-but-still-totally-usable 2007 Mac Book? One day it was totally fine, and the next, gone.  Just gone!  It was seriously upsetting, and I may have cried big crocodile tears…

  • Ramblings

    I have a recipe to share with you, I promise!! But it needs just a little more tweaking. Which involves re-making it and taking new photos. Trust me, this is a good thing. For me. Because I’ll get to eat it. Eventually it will be a good thing for you, because you’ll get to eat it.…

  • Craft Project

    I’m not a crafty person. I could reiterate, but it’s ok, you can take my word for it. Lately I’ve had the urge to make stuff. Not food stuff, though I’ve been doing plenty of that, too. It started with some alterations to a dress.  Yeah, it’s still sitting next to my bed waiting to…

  • Summa

    I can’t admit how much it saddens me that summer is almost over. Hold on, yes I can. And I’ve been telling everyone for the last week. So rather than focusing on how dark it’s getting in the mornings/evenings, and how much I hate being cold, I’m trying to squeeze every last drop of summer…

  • Hump Day

    It’s no secret that I read a lot of blogs. Like, a lot. Like, opening Google Reader after a vacation is pretty scary. I just like to learn! And I’m fascinated with other peoples’ lives. And people take extraordinary pictures. One of my favorite blogs is dig this chick.  And some of my favorite posts…

  • Spring Rolls and a Promise

    So yesterday was my birthday. I wish I could tell you that I made myself a cake.  Or cupcakes.  Or these! But I didn’t. Honestly?  I was feeling lazy. Like, oatmeal for dinner lazy. That’s ok, right? I did win at ping pong, and I’m totally going to believe that I won legitimately, and that…