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Don Child

December 4, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

"Don Child" I'm all sentimental with a gladness in my step this holiday season; seemingly more than the previous years since my dad has been gone, since my family has been split completely apart... but I'm actually enjoying the memories that Skirt in the Kitchen has been built upon-- and I'm living … Continue Reading

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Stuffed Quail Eggs

December 1, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

"I'm counting my 'quails' before they hatch." I'm all about the classic "quail" of a retro-southern winter holiday with a hearty hors … Continue Reading

Turkey Talk

November 20, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

"Getting to know you" What's your preference-- pie or cake?... Pie is scrumptious, but a party cake's a celebration!White turkey meat or dark … Continue Reading

Thanksgiving Memories

November 15, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

This is my dad. He's filled so many wonderful Thanksgiving memories throughout my entire childhood, and some of my adult years... along with a lot of his favorite choice pies that he baked-- And might I say, they … Continue Reading

Live & Let Live [22]

November 13, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

Live.Don't let anybody drain you of your energy, your internal heart. Don't allow them to have that control over you, that they seek/have sought to kill/destroy your internal mechanism. Your feelings do matter, … Continue Reading

Live & Let Live [21]

November 8, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

Sometimes you just have to leave to do something amazing with your life; that thing that is really amazing--and nobody has to know what it is--for, at least, a long {long} while. You have to let go of anyone's … Continue Reading

Chocolate No-Bakes w/Fig & Orange Cognac

November 7, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

Is it cold where you are but warm inside--bundled up under covers, cold bare floor--or simply warm in the heart... All the above? Or are you on the Florida Keys where you will spend Thanksgiving through … Continue Reading

Rose-Colored Glasses [31]

November 3, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

Not a rose, not a Christmas cactus-- not a Christmas Poinsettia; a gorgeous Hibiscus needing to bloom again!... It's been two years since this happened!... The simple things that are worth experiencing; a blossom, … Continue Reading

Rose-Colored Glasses [30]

November 2, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

How did this happen already?... like I'm in a hurry to get ready as much as possible, do all the decorating and planning! This picture is from 2017; but I hung my train boy's bright blue stocking today, this … Continue Reading

Finding Placement

October 26, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

This is just my personal perspective on network marketing, some of the ins-and-outs; not the reflection of any particular company or anyone else's personal business but that of my own experience, so far... There … Continue Reading

CBD Cinnamon-Pop Candy Apples

October 19, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

This is not complete yet-- you just see lol-- this apple isn't fully dressed in those goofy Pop Rocks yet lol... but, first, take a look at what we'll do here-- We've got Jazz apples! They're washed clean. And … Continue Reading

Malbec Square Shots

October 14, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

I love the vintage feel and look of this, with the twist of modern, of course... Use the large box of JELL-O, strawberry or cherry... And definitely choose BLACK BOX Malbec dry [dark] wine. This decadent wine … Continue Reading

The Ornaments of Summer

September 21, 2019 By Susan C. Kussman Miller Leave a Comment

How beautiful are the ornaments of summer, the ornate hues of many colors ~ [Brown Turkey Fig] ~ glistening through the trees swaying... ~ with strong branches on which to dangle to and fro--keeping … Continue Reading

Never Forget, 9/11 – 18 Yrs

September 11, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

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Matthew’s BBQ Chips/Sky Pie

September 10, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

https://skirtinthekitchen.com/2014/05/chocolate-bourbon-hazelnut-pie-with-a-mesquite-barbecue-potato-chip-crust/ https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/world-suicide-prevention-day-2019/ … Continue Reading

Learn & Live [20]

September 10, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

Can you really help somebody. Could you really help somebody.Everybody needs a mother, family.Can you start over. Could you begin again.Were you meant special to anybody. Maybe somebody was afraid to tell you.Can … Continue Reading

Live & Let Live [6]

September 3, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

Make a mess, just do it. Ruin the whole thing. Be fine and well with ruining it all.You'll recover; you'll be glad that you did. And you'll be better than you were before you got into such ruins--a great … Continue Reading

Learn & Live [19]

August 25, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

"Problems"?--What "problems"? What "problems" are so great to cut out family/offspring? Remove the stem, keep the blossom--or just throw out the flower? [19] years of absurdity cuts off a future or shortens a … Continue Reading

Live & Let Live [5]

August 22, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

Make every day count for goodness--in some way, somehow, no matter what.Enjoy each and every season--because there will be the rainy days. Find a way to enjoy the rain too.Celebrate the simple things--and those … Continue Reading

Live & Let Live [4]

August 16, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

"Don't be sorry for me, I had the greatest love.""How do you wanna go?" -- "The most beautiful way."Birds screeched in trees, on limbs; departed-No years could age 1 day.Fingers long and slender; hands, full of … Continue Reading

Visible Window

August 13, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

Vulnerability isn't for the faint of heart. Being vulnerable is the act of bravery--because that's what it takes. It's a soft toughness; a tough softness. People think you're weak, a frazzle "psycho" for … Continue Reading

Live & Let Live [3]

August 11, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

Keep the pit-a-pat of butterflies in your chest."March on" to your own drum, keep step to your own parade.Ignore the banter of fools. They might be related to you, from where you travel.Is this too close a … Continue Reading

Face Count, Face Change

July 27, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

I used to be closed-minded, narrow, in my thinking and acceptance of change... You read me? For growth, positive growth, I find it important to have an open mind to new adventures, a perhaps better way of doing … Continue Reading

“Bossy” Affirmations/Affirmative Actions

July 20, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

I move ahead, even through delays.I never give up on my dreams, on the goals that lead to my dreams loved and lived into reality of the remainder of my years. Call me a dreamer, I don't care.I no longer give energy … Continue Reading

Matters of the HEART

July 18, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

I'm not so sure that a pretty butterfly picture could be enough "positive" for this post. Maybe it's good just having words for now; authenticity straight to the point, matters of the heart. We are, the majority … Continue Reading

Learn & Live [18]

July 14, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

I can't imagine not ever blogging--even though I've taken some breaks during these some years! I love to blog! Do/can you naturally speak your words to people?Do you ever feel/and know when things in your life are … Continue Reading

Word Picture [2]

June 29, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

[a human condition; choose to rise above it] … Continue Reading

Learn & Live [17]

June 15, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

Don't shrink or vanish for people. Be explosively beautiful; remain wildly vivid."Eat what you wanna eat!"Be 'a little' stubborn--it's good for you.This day will soon be gone forever.Slow down to slow up; slow up … Continue Reading

Years of Blogging

June 7, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

In all absolute honesty, I can't really say that it's been a cherry-picking-time of a jolly ride--these full nine years (!) of blogging (in public)... The upside: I matured in ways that needed a stepping-back … Continue Reading

To Be (or not)… BE!

May 30, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

Be humble even when you don't feel like someone deserves your humble spirit.Be present, 100% on board.Be at peace though the world is in chaos.Be cooperative through stubborness.Be you because there's no one exactly … Continue Reading

Learn & Live [15]

May 29, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

What you began, then, keep working on it.Failing is normal, and necessary.To all the women, just remember, this; what is said by a many American 'men' towards female gender to degrade--it's actually an … Continue Reading

Remember the Daffodils

May 28, 2019 By Susan C. Kussman Miller Leave a Comment

Remember the Daffodils, by Susan C. Kussman Miller [photo by Flower Fly]Remember the Daffodils in early Spring;A miracle of springtime.You get excited when you see the green shoots;A first sign of Spring, you … Continue Reading

Who’s Your Buddy

May 27, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

I like the small towns (when there's not so much gossip going around)... that Norman Rockwell feel; that old American vibe... Patriotic Flags line both sides of a main street that cut through the center of town, … Continue Reading

Mother’s Day Tribute

May 12, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

Susan, the meaning ~ Lily of the Valley Her hair was like blonde wheat from the fields in Kansas... Now her hair is almost white, reflecting the wisdom of her years. Her eyes were blue gems, jewels, and … Continue Reading

Easter Blessings

April 21, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life..." … Continue Reading

Breathe Life

April 1, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

We are here for a timely purpose, so breathe life.Photos are filtered in pretty hues of color; life isn't always, but breathe life.No matter how bloody difficult a situation or task may be, just breathe life.God … Continue Reading

Cayenne Red Wine Brownies

February 28, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

It is dark and smoldering, a rich brownie of complete decadence--not rich as far as sweetness goes--but in a brash way of richness. It is rude in its respectful manner; demands a self-assertive heat inside its … Continue Reading

Word Picture [1]

February 26, 2019 By Susan Nuyt Leave a Comment

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Previously Featured On Skirt In The Kitchen

  • Mother’s Day Tribute

    Mother’s Day Tribute
  • Easter Blessings

    Easter Blessings
  • Breathe Life

    Breathe Life
  • Cayenne Red Wine Brownies

    Cayenne Red Wine Brownies
  • Word Picture [1]

    Word Picture [1]
  • “This is a test.” Learn & Live [14]

    “This is a test.” Learn & Live [14]
  • Cape Cod Dressing Demo

    Cape Cod Dressing Demo
  • HAPPY HOLIDAY

    HAPPY HOLIDAY
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