Worth A Blog Post Archives - The Mountain Kitchen https://www.themountainkitchen.com/worth-a-blog/ FOOD WITH A VIEW Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:48:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-TMK2015-icon-54cee94bv1_site_icon-1-32x32.png Worth A Blog Post Archives - The Mountain Kitchen https://www.themountainkitchen.com/worth-a-blog/ 32 32 Celebrating 10 Years Of Food! https://www.themountainkitchen.com/celebrating-10-years-of-food/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/celebrating-10-years-of-food/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:57:42 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=72789 10 YEARS. Y’all, I can’t believe it. IT’S BEEN TEN YEARS! 10 years ago (Monday, February 18th, 2013, to be exact), I clicked on the “Publish” button for the very first time here at The Mountain Kitchen. David and I just started exploring Meatless Monday, and I had just made a delicious spinach feta pizza for
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/celebrating-10-years-of-food/feed/ 4 TRASH TREASURE SMOKER {How David’s Hobby Became A Passion https://www.themountainkitchen.com/trash-treasure-smoker/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/trash-treasure-smoker/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2020 22:27:17 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=62477 David looking into the distance by the grillDavid has always loved grilling food, but how he got into smoking meat was completely by accident. One morning on a road trip to visit family, I asked David to tell me in his own words the story of how his love for smoking meat became a passion. After a couple of hours and the
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/trash-treasure-smoker/feed/ 6 Melanoma Early Detection: Vectra Whole Body 3D Imaging https://www.themountainkitchen.com/melanoma-early-detection/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/melanoma-early-detection/#comments Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:00:37 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=58541 examination chair at dermatologist officeInvasive melanoma in people is increasing around the world and delayed detection has a significant impact on your health. My heart sank in my chest when I realized that I have not written a single melanoma awareness post in over a year. I am disappointed in myself for not sharing skin cancer awareness posts more
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/melanoma-early-detection/feed/ 6 Purpose: The Mountain Kitchen 6 Years Later https://www.themountainkitchen.com/purpose-the-mountain-kitchen-6-years-later/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/purpose-the-mountain-kitchen-6-years-later/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2019 13:41:20 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=55582 6 years ago, (Monday, February 18th, 2013 to be exact) I clicked on the “Publish…” button for the very first time here at The Mountain Kitchen. I hardly even knew what a blog was or how to run one, but it was the start. A month prior I quit smoking after 22 years. For a
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/purpose-the-mountain-kitchen-6-years-later/feed/ 9 Farewell 2018: A Look Back https://www.themountainkitchen.com/farewell-2018-a-look-back/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/farewell-2018-a-look-back/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2018 14:48:18 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=54604 As 2018 draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the year, before welcoming all of the exciting things 2019 may have in store.As 2018 draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the year, before welcoming all of the exciting things 2019 may have in store. Let me warn you, this post could get rather long, so grab a cup of coffee, a cup of tea, a glass of wine or beer,
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/farewell-2018-a-look-back/feed/ 23 Melanoma Awareness: I am aware of Melanoma every day, are you? https://www.themountainkitchen.com/melanoma-awareness/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/melanoma-awareness/#comments Wed, 09 May 2018 13:47:51 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=51520 Debbie in doctor's officeMay is Melanoma Awareness Month, but I am aware of melanoma every day. Are you? I think the worst thing about skin cancer is that everyone knows what causes it, but no one seems to care about the dangers of sun exposure. Take it from me, a naive young woman, who loved the glow of
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/melanoma-awareness/feed/ 15 In Memory of Ashes “Atchee” Spivey (April 1, 1999 – March 9, 2018) https://www.themountainkitchen.com/in-memory-of-ashes-atchee-spivey/ Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:47:14 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=51522 It comes with great sadness and heavy hearts that we inform you that our beloved cat Ashes passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, three weeks shy of his 19th birthday. Someday I will share the story of how Atchee came into our lives, but for now, the pain is just too fresh. Coming home
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]]> Farewell 2017: A Look Back https://www.themountainkitchen.com/farewell-2017-look-back/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/farewell-2017-look-back/#comments Sun, 31 Dec 2017 18:44:42 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=41383 This year has been kind of strange. The weather started out really cold and by the time it warmed up all we seemed to do was wait for our new deck to be built and before we knew it Christmas was here! Let's take a look back at 2017. | TheMountainKitchen.comThis year has been good but kind of strange. The weather started out really cold and by the time it warmed up all we seemed to do was wait for our new deck to be built and before we knew it Christmas was here! 2017 went by so fast, I actually had to pull up
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/farewell-2017-look-back/feed/ 15 The Spivey Deck Project 2017 {The Reveal and Video Tour! https://www.themountainkitchen.com/the-spivey-deck-project-2017/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/the-spivey-deck-project-2017/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2017 13:03:18 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=40935 The Spivey Deck Project 2017: Sharing before and after shots and a video tour! We look forward to using our new outdoor space for many years to come!  | TheMountainKitchen.comThe Spivey Deck Project 2017 is complete! Today I want to share with you the before and after shots of our deck project and later I will take you on a video tour of the finished deck project. As I mentioned a while ago, David and I decided to remodel our deck this summer. We
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/lets-catch-up-july-2017/feed/ 27 Happy 18th Birthday Atchee https://www.themountainkitchen.com/happy-18th-birthday-atchee/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/happy-18th-birthday-atchee/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2017 12:35:38 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=25935 Happy Birthday Atchee! | TheMountainKitchen.comI know it is April Fools Day, but I am not joking when I say that Ashes turns 18 years old TODAY!!  Atchee really worried us last year and honestly, I didn’t think he was going to make it another year, but he managed to push through. He’s almost blind, but that hasn’t really slowed
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/my-first-clear-skin-check/feed/ 12 The Mountain Kitchen Celebrates 4-Years!! https://www.themountainkitchen.com/mountain-kitchen-celebrates-4-years/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/mountain-kitchen-celebrates-4-years/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2017 18:32:22 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=24429 4-years ago today, I made my very first blog post here at The Mountain Kitchen. Thank you for visiting our kitchen and letting us be part of your day! | TheMountainKitchen.comHave you ever wondered how the Mountain Kitchen came to be? It’s kind of a crazy story really… It was 4-years ago today! 4-years ago today, on Groundhog Day, February 2nd, 2013, battling terrible smoker’s flu and with a passion for food, I made my very first blog post here at The Mountain Kitchen. I like
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/fear-of-melanoma/feed/ 18 Third Skin Check Results in Excision #4 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/third-skin-check-results-excision-4/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/third-skin-check-results-excision-4/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:09:42 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=22443 bare torso with scarMy third skin check since having melanoma removed from my leg last December didn’t go as well as I had hoped. My dermatologist biopsied two more places; on my arm and another just under my rib on my right side. The good news is that I received my first benign biopsy report, but I also
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/third-skin-check-results-excision-4/feed/ 12 Another 3 Months… Another Skin Check for Melanoma https://www.themountainkitchen.com/another-3-months-another-skin-check-for-melanoma/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/another-3-months-another-skin-check-for-melanoma/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:54:27 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=22076 calendar pageAnother 3-Months…Another skin check. Today I go in for my third skin check since I had a melanoma removed from my leg last December.  If you have been following along in my fight against Melanoma, then you are aware that I must have skin checks every 3 months as part of my follow-up treatment. This
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/another-3-months-another-skin-check-for-melanoma/feed/ 30 Learning To Live As A Melanoma Survivor https://www.themountainkitchen.com/learning-to-live-as-a-melanoma-survivor/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/learning-to-live-as-a-melanoma-survivor/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:37:57 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=21582 Learning to live as a melanoma survivor.I’m sorry I don’t have a recipe for you today. In my efforts to raise awareness about Melanoma, I want to update you about what’s been going on since I was diagnosed with Stage 1B Melanoma. I’ve learned a lot about Melanoma in the past six months, but my challenge has been learning to live
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]]> https://www.themountainkitchen.com/learning-to-live-as-a-melanoma-survivor/feed/ 15 10 Things I Learned From Having Melanoma https://www.themountainkitchen.com/10-things-i-learned-from-having-melanoma/ https://www.themountainkitchen.com/10-things-i-learned-from-having-melanoma/#comments Wed, 18 May 2016 11:04:32 +0000 https://www.themountainkitchen.com/?p=19988 Debbie with basking in the sunWell, folks, I’m afraid I have to go back to the dermatologist today to have a small in-office procedure done to remove more skin cancer. At my 3-month skin check appointment last month, my dermatologist biopsied two places on my back. Both came back showing A-typical cells, but one of the two places was worse
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