The Cabin

Small homestead at the lake

eating

  • Eating Better

    A little over 6 months ago, I found out that my blood pressure was high. Got put on a medicine & went back for my check up after a while & the blood pressure was good. But, now my cholesterol was high. My doctor put me on a medicine for that. Not wanting to be… Read more

  • The title & picture are a little misleading, but man was this ever good. The recipe calls for the browning the meat & putting in a crockpot with the sauce & pepperonis, so you never get a chance to really make burger patties. I guess you could make patties & brown them, but then it… Read more

  • Red Beans & Rice

    This has always been one of my favorite things to eat. The best I have ever had was at the restaurant inside the aquarium in New Orleans about 30 years ago. Now that I am trying to learn & cook more while we are at the cabin, I decided to make some for the first… Read more

  • Grilled Chicken

    Haven’t done any chicken in a while & decided on some drumsticks using this marinade I found at that grocery store we go to from the cabin. It’s Tony Chachere’s just like the seafood one I used on the shrimp. Our local grocery store at home carries this brand, but for some reason, not these… Read more

  • First Olive Oil Cake

    A few weekends ago down at the cabin I wanted to try something different. I found a recipe for an olive oil cake from “Cooking Mama” here on WordPress. Swing by & check her out. https://cookingmamapr.com You get a box of yellow cake mix & use milk instead of the water & olive oil instead… Read more

  • Abandoned

    Way back in 2008 when we bought the cabin, there was a restaurant at the top of the boat ramp called “The Holiday Lodge”. From what I know, it been there a very long time. The lady that owned it at the time ending up retiring & selling it a couple of years later. Not… Read more