Order from Chaos

Yesterday was the highlight of the winter season for Mrs. BA - the Spaghetti Dinner at our local church, for which I currently serve as the ...

The Brave Astronaut was having LASIK surgery yesterday and missed getting Monday's recipe out on time - so it's coming out today.  I...

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, so at the grocery store on Saturday, I bought some nice strip steaks and fingerling potatoes to make a nice...

I like brownies.  I usually am satisfied with the Ghiradelli Brownie Mix from Costco .  But if these came out of Mrs. BA's kitchen, I wo...

Mrs. BA is one to order fish and chips if it's on the menu. Her usual follow-up question is if they are made in house, she's a stick...

The Brave Astronaut has a thing for lighthouses. In fact on our recent trip to Legoland, I may have bought this . As we all seek shelter ...

Cupcakes are perfect!  These would be problematic for the best way to eat cupcakes however, which is to make cupcake sandwiches.  From Cooki...

Just a few days after the election last November, Mrs. BA and I agreed that we could not be in the DC area on January 20.  So we've bugg...

Pepperoni Pizza is a big favorite on pizza night at the Launchpad.  SoBA would eat his weight in pasta (and peas) if given the chance. (Pare...

Evidently January 11 is National Hot Toddy Day.  And now that I'm a fan of the sweet brown liquor, I might have to start having these.  ...

LBA (and Mrs. BA) really love the Baked Potato Soup.  I bet this would make everyone feel good. From Gimme Some Oven via BuzzFeed . Slow...

On so many levels, this was not a good year.  I know that I don't have to tell you all that.  But with the announcement of the death of ...

My grandmother used to make the perfect roasted potato.  My mother used to try and make them but they always fell apart.  My mother once wat...

Like many Americans, I have been adrift of late trying to figure out what country I am living in.  As most of you know, my dear readers, ...

SoBA is a big fan of the banana.  He eats at least 1 or 2 a day.  We will often be getting ready to sit down to dinner and SoBA will ask for...

You may have noticed (or maybe you didn't) that I missed last Monday's recipe. But life must go on. Here's a recipe that is su...

I'm always on the lookout for good slow cooker recipes. This one uses flank steak, one of Mrs. BA's favorites though it seems like a...

The Brave Astronaut clan will be headed for a Mrs. BA family Thanksgiving this week - so no Thanksgiving specific recipe this week - but I a...

The boys have been agitating for Mrs. BA to make Chicken Parmesan again.  Maybe this will satisfy them.  From one pot pasta dinners from Buz...

I hope that this post will be somewhat coherent, but I must admit to being a little shell shocked, still.  In the words of my candidate, thi...