Let it Rot!

Tweet Although I’ve been enthusiastically  composting here at the Rubin Rodeo for over a year, I’m about to start something even bigger. Last night, I began my  journey to become a Master Composter. The  Master Composter course provides training in the art...

Chinese Chicken Salad

Tweet If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen! It was so hot yesterday, I had to get out of my kitchen. So I fired up the grill and whipped up one of my favorite salads on the deck for dinner. I had some skinless, boneless chicken thighs marinating...

Leaving the Nest

Tweet Two of the three Rubin “chicks” are leaving the nest this week for college. I’m not as tearful as I was when daughter #1 headed 5 hours north to VT two years ago. I learned that, thanks to technology, they are never really that far away. Way...

Birthday BarBQ Recipes

Tweet photo credit: Lizbeth*Kin As promised, here are the recipes from yesterday’s BarBQ Honey Mustard Barbecue Sauce This recipe comes from Steven Raichlen’s Barbecue Bible. My hubby has been making it for years as a sauce on the side to accompany his...

No Longer a Teenager

Tweet It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago, I was birthing my first kid into the world. As of today, Miss Melanie Elizabeth Rubin is no longer a teenager. I don’t want to brag, but I must say she’s grown into a strong and healthy young lady who...