About Us

The Saucy Irish

I am a military wife, beyond that a mother, sister, daughter and foodie. I find though, my favorite job these days, and partial cause for my craziness, is Grandma!  Grandma sparkles they call me :D!

Personally, the kitchen is my favorite part of the house. I create, I make a mess, the family comes in to hang out and enjoy the smells..................ugh but then it hits, my least favorite thing ever............washing dishes!

I'm not blessed with hand me down recipes and I don't have a line of cooks in my family. What I do have is a mother that has become a wonderful cook, teaching herself when she married my Dad!  Then she taught me, something I will forever be grateful for. So I have a few recipes of hers but not many.  My recipe collection combines those and our family favorites that I have made over the years.  My first recipe here is a favorite of my mom's.  I made it for her a few years ago and she asks for it all the time.  I chose this one in honor of her, she taught me everything I know.  She has been diagnosed with Dementia so our time in the kitchen isn't quite the same but the memories will always remain in my heart.!

Here's toasting new friends, new food and a lot of fun and love along the way! And please if you can't find something that tickles your fancy at the moment, let us know.  If you need to throw a meal together we will do our best to find you the information you need!

The Spicy German

I am a stay at home mom of two boys and a military wife.  I have a love of all the old German recipes that come from my Mennonite roots.  Saucy Irish can't claim all of the Irish as I have a lot of that too, but my baking leans more toward the German side.  She is also the voice in my head-you know those voices you don't want to admit to hearing?  Well, here you can because we are an Asylum after all!  She is the voice I hear encouraging me to eat healthy, and to JUST TRY IT!  She is also the voice I hear telling me to be very careful when using a knife, as you know not all Asylum Residents should be allowed sharp objects-I am one of those. 

Through this blog and our Facebook page I hope to share her encouragement and mine with you, maybe we can keep each other out of the real Asylum!  I invite you to sit down at Our Asylum's Kitchen table for a little conversation, some great food and friendship!