Order from Chaos

Tomorrow LBA will start 7th! grade and SoBA will enter the 4th! grade.  I'm not exactly sure when the boys got that old.  We had quiche ...

I made this a few weeks ago for the Clan.  It was well received - even by SoBA is a little bit picky.  He just needs to remember there is mo...

The Brave Astronaut Clan is sans a summer vacation this year - although we are getting away for a few days to visit the Brave Astronaut'...

Welcome to the August doldrums.  There's no more camp for LBA and SoBA (that will come as good news to SoBA, who did not have the greate...

Of all the Chopped judges, he is not one of my faves, but I think his food would be more than tasty.  Via BuzzFeed . You can even get the ...

My grandmother used to make the best roasted potatoes. She used to make them in a big stockpot - shaking them as they roasted. My mother tri...

Tacos are a big hit, especially with LBA.  And Mac and Cheese is one of SoBA's favorites.  So this dish is sure to be a winner, right?  ...

Today is the anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.  Earlier this year, NASA launched (see what I did there?) a new database of images. ...

These items are billed as appetizers for your next party.  But I could easily see any of these making it into the Brave Astronaut Dinner Rot...

James K. Polk, the 11th President died shortly after leaving office, having served only one term in office.  But in those four years, he acc...

Growing up, I spent a fair number of summers at my grandmother's home in Maine, with my family.  There were tales of big lobster bakes o...

Yes Please. Recipe from Life as a Strawberry via BuzzFeed . Blackberry Whiskey Lemonade PREP TIME 30 mins TOTAL TIME 30 mins YIELD: Se...

Around this time of the month, thirty-two years ago, in 1985, the Brave Astronaut was preparing to graduate from high school (two years ago,...

I would eat this. All of it. From Gimme Some Oven via BuzzFeed . 5-Ingredient Graham Cracker Toffee Yield: About 24 pieces Total Time: ...

For the first time in my forty-nine years on this big blue marble, I do not have a father to celebrate today.  Since he left us in April,...

Today, June 14, was Flag Day.  There is an American flag that flies outside the launchpad every day.  There are some who say that you put...

LBA has developed a taste for the prawn. SoBA, not so much. I would be fine with more shrimp on the menu. I made shrimp, chicken, and beef k...

I have been known to keep a stockpile of pop-tarts in my desk at work.  They are referred to as "emergency breakfast."  Here's...

I am a new convert to the brown liquor, specifically the sweet bourbon.  In honor of Memorial Day and the opening weekend of the pool - here...

LBA has a thing for the wing of chicken.  Mrs. BA has a good recipe, but here are a few more worth trying ( from BuzzFeed ).  My favorite of...