Order from Chaos

Combining my love of raspberries and the blondie. From Sweet Peas and Saffron via BuzzFeed . Brown Butter Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake Blon...

When I'm interested in comfort food I will usually go for my Mom's Beefaroni .  Leave it to the one woman that I might consider leav...

The Brave Astronaut Clan is on vacation this week - so there is sure to be some vacation cereal in the beach house - probably Cap'n Crun...

Today is Mrs. BA's birthday - she's hit the 1/2 century mark. I am more and more in love with her every single day.  She is the best...

The Brave Astronaut Clan is heading out for some much needed vacation time.  No, not to Vacationland again this year - we're staying a l...

I like chocolate chip cookies.  I like pie.  Both together would be fine with me. From A Family Feast via BuzzFeed . Toll House Chocolate...

One of my favorite dishes my mother made growing up was her version of chicken cacciatore.  She would brown some chicken pieces and then smo...

With LBA and SoBA in the house, I've seen my fair share of animated films.  So when this list came out, I knew I needed to comment.  The...

Mrs. BA and I just returned from a weekend jaunt to Boston, where she went on a field trip for her volunteer board work.  As part of that fi...

Today is the anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing, July 20, 1969.  As of today (and for the foreseeable future, it would seem), there have...

I commented recently that it's possible that raspberries are my favorite fruit. That was when my neighbor produced some raspberry pie fo...

I am the Brave Astronaut. I like space stuff. Here's a new video mashup from Luc Bergeron, entitled "Space Story: A Bad Day....

I'm one of those people that likes to dip bacon or sausage in maple syrup.  When I spotted this recipe, I knew that I've found somet...

Today is the 240th birthday for the United States.  It is also the 87th birthday of The Brave Astronaut's Father - so if you see him, be...

We have arrived at the final post for the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.  Next week we will celebrate the independence of our n...

I like cashews.  I like caramel. I like shortbread.  Mrs. BA, can I get some of these? From bakerita via BuzzFeed . Cashew Caramel Shortb...

I would be remiss if I didn't post where you could find out more about these brave men who forged the document that guarantees our freed...

Taco Night is a big hit at the Launchpad, especially for LBA.  On those occasions when we go out to a Mexican restaurant, I will often order...

LBA is fond of the Twix bar (it's one of the candies he can eat).  I think that Mrs. BA should whip up a batch of these for everyone...

For our last state in our series, we look at the Commonwealth of Virginia, producer of our first President, and several more after that. V...