While the Kreepy Killer Korn Kraze-Maze may be krawlin’ with hella’ fun, I think I’d rather slither up to the bonfire for an even cheaper thrill: a ghost story. Cheap thrills are scarily scarce, so I’m coming in clutch with another Fixin’ Leaks ‘n Leeks “shocktober” tradition: a ghost story where the Fixin’ Leaks ‘n… Continue reading DIY Ghost Stories: Terrifying Travels into Some Kind of New Dimension in the House
Pumpkin Spice Burns So Good: Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin Beer
The Great Habanero just rose from the pumpkin patch and demanded a beer. That’s when the Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin Beer variety appeared. According to anonymous sources, Linus of the Peanuts gang was very confused. He shouted something about the Great Pumpkin not being what he expected at all before passing out. I, however, am… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Burns So Good: Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin Beer
You Got This: Take a Leek and Make Soup
I’ve needed to take a leek for so long. And turn it into a soup. I can’t believe I haven’t done it sooner, but after eight years, the Fixin’ LEEKS ‘n Leaks blog post can no longer hold it in. All the leeks are coming out. The internet is just bursting with potato and leek… Continue reading You Got This: Take a Leek and Make Soup
Raise the Roof: Shingle and Ready to Mingle
Shout it from the rooftops! The Fixin’ Leaks ‘n Leeks Headquarters has a spiffy new, rip-roaring, raise-the-roof covering to potentially empty this blog of “leaks” posts for the next twenty-five years, if all goes well. (Now that I think of it, I don’t believe I have a single “leeks” post, which is downright criminal, given… Continue reading Raise the Roof: Shingle and Ready to Mingle
The Fixin’ Leaks ‘n Leeks Ohana Attends a Luau
Hips don’t lie. We went to a luau in Hawaii and did more than our share of a hula or two. Yep, the Fixin’ Leeks ‘n Leaks Team has talked about going to a luau, but we’ve never done it. Mostly, I’ve been watching out for Nate because I went to a few luaus with… Continue reading The Fixin’ Leaks ‘n Leeks Ohana Attends a Luau
Saúde, Alex! Caipirinha Celebration
The first proof-of-life photos to ping my phone were of rowdy looking macaws. They peered down from coconut trees, their blue feathers trailing, as if they owned the place. Like a couple of dodos, Nate and I texted Alex and asked if he was at the zoo. “No, I’m in Brazil,” he said. Of course… Continue reading Saúde, Alex! Caipirinha Celebration
When Pepper Pandemonium Strikes, Make Avocado Toast
Pesky pepper plants are popping out peppers all over the place at the Fixin’ Leaks and Leeks headquarters. And Nate, one of the MVPs of the Fixin’ Leaks and Leeks team, is picky about his peppers, pickling them immediately so as not to miss out. He purposely plants banana peppers and pickles them—and I can’t… Continue reading When Pepper Pandemonium Strikes, Make Avocado Toast
The Hot Seat: Chair Yoga
Have a seat. Now grab your toes and lift your legs in opposite directions, gently folding them around your head. Breathe. Use your core to resist falling face-first onto the floor. Welcome to chair yoga, sports fans. Okay, not really, but I did view quite a few chair yoga videos to ensure I didn’t get… Continue reading The Hot Seat: Chair Yoga
This and That Pasta Salad
Also known as “lil’bita,” this pasta salad lies dormant in our house for years until it just pounces to life with a lil’bita this and a lil’bita that. (Yes, I realize that “lil’bita” sounds like a rapper’s name: someone who’s either a little bitter (who isn’t, these days?) or a little bita extra outrageous. I… Continue reading This and That Pasta Salad
Craft the Heck Out of an Empty Jellybean Jar
The craft alarm made a thwiping sound today that sent wild rabbits—and probably the neighborhood bear—tearing through backyard kiddie pools on a rampage. But the noise was warranted: I needed to peel the “jellybean” labels off my empty plastic jar, and they were on there, good and tight. Seriously, it was so hard. It took… Continue reading Craft the Heck Out of an Empty Jellybean Jar
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