Who doesn't like a little snack? Yummy and fairly healthy, too!
My family has a salad recipe I'll share sometime, but I modify it a little and voila! a tasty treat!
Toasted nuts (I've used pecans, walnuts and slivered almonds...just whatever I have on hand!)
Crumbled Feta cheese (flavored or original...Gorgonzola works, too!)
Sliced apple (I prefer Gala, but choose your favorite!)
Raspberry vinaigrette dressing
Combine any amount in a bowl...how hungry are you? How many are you feeding? Really, just whatever amount works!
Drizzle just a LITTLE bit of dressing over it and YUMMMM!
I just chowed down or I would show you some pictures. :)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Helpful Gadget
Do you have one of these?
Super helpful for chopping anything! Especially onions, since my tear ducts get a work out when anything with an onion peel comes my way.
It has two pieces that insert separately. Each one with a different size of cutting tool. Then all you do is put your onion or garlic or potato or carrot or whatever on top of the cutting instrument and press the lid down. Voila! You have a chopped vegetable. And the container at the bottom has marking for measurement, too. So it's super easy!
Super helpful for chopping anything! Especially onions, since my tear ducts get a work out when anything with an onion peel comes my way.
It has two pieces that insert separately. Each one with a different size of cutting tool. Then all you do is put your onion or garlic or potato or carrot or whatever on top of the cutting instrument and press the lid down. Voila! You have a chopped vegetable. And the container at the bottom has marking for measurement, too. So it's super easy!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Pioneer Woman is a blog that many of you probably read. I've tried out a few of her recipes. They're really easy to follow and absolutely delicious!
Her Restaurant Style Salsa
This was absolutely wonderful! It was still fresh a week later! So good!
Live By Chocolate Cupcakes
These were good, too. Rich, though. And the Hershey's Kiss didn't melt inside like I was hoping it would. Also, many of the kisses stuck to the pan, and dropped out of the cupcake. Pushing them back in is easy, but I need to think of a way to do it slightly different next time.
Drip Beef
The Pepperoncini's gave this a WONDERFUL flavor! I will most DEFINITELY be making this again! (over and over and over again!)
This recipe is from a friend at work. I usually just add a can or two of Rotel to Velveeta, but this! This is flavorful, HOT and yummy!
Queso
(Please pardon the slightly burnt edges. I'm still figuring out my crockpot apparently...)
Her Restaurant Style Salsa
This was absolutely wonderful! It was still fresh a week later! So good!
Live By Chocolate Cupcakes
These were good, too. Rich, though. And the Hershey's Kiss didn't melt inside like I was hoping it would. Also, many of the kisses stuck to the pan, and dropped out of the cupcake. Pushing them back in is easy, but I need to think of a way to do it slightly different next time.
Drip Beef
The Pepperoncini's gave this a WONDERFUL flavor! I will most DEFINITELY be making this again! (over and over and over again!)
This recipe is from a friend at work. I usually just add a can or two of Rotel to Velveeta, but this! This is flavorful, HOT and yummy!
Queso
(Please pardon the slightly burnt edges. I'm still figuring out my crockpot apparently...)
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Italian Pork Tenderloin with Jack Daniels
I'm keeping to my personal challenge and it's been fun! (Again, I know this is silly. I don't care. It makes me smile. =) And it's super stewardship!)
I had pork tenderloin in the freezer. I cut some of it into pork chops
and marinated it in Jack Daniels for about 20 minutes. (I'd prefer to do it longer, but this wasn't really preplanned, so I didn't have time.)
Then I sauteed onion and garlic in a light olive oil
before adding some beef broth and 2 cans of mushroom steak sauce.
I let it cook for about 5 minutes and then added a corn starch and water mixture to thicken. The pork chops went in next
and the final touch was a can of diced Italian style tomatoes. Just a little Italian seasoning for flavor and cook for about 25 minutes.
It was wonderful!
(PS: Now, I'm out of
Does my challenge include whiskey? Hmm...)
I had pork tenderloin in the freezer. I cut some of it into pork chops
and marinated it in Jack Daniels for about 20 minutes. (I'd prefer to do it longer, but this wasn't really preplanned, so I didn't have time.)
Then I sauteed onion and garlic in a light olive oil
before adding some beef broth and 2 cans of mushroom steak sauce.
I let it cook for about 5 minutes and then added a corn starch and water mixture to thicken. The pork chops went in next
and the final touch was a can of diced Italian style tomatoes. Just a little Italian seasoning for flavor and cook for about 25 minutes.
It was wonderful!
(PS: Now, I'm out of
Does my challenge include whiskey? Hmm...)
Pasta with Cream and Marinara Sauce
Update: Best eaten hot...not as good warmed up. :)
Keeping with this post, I am only cooking things that I have on hand. I am allowing myself to go to the grocery store for perishable items only: meat, bread, vegetables, milk. I am not allowing myself to purchase canned goods, boxed goods, bags, etc.
Why?
Because I have a pantry full of perfectly good food and I need to use it! My thinking is that this will be cost effective and pretty much Proverbs 31 woman. (Yeah, I just thought of that last part...but it's true!) I don't need to go off a recipe where I need five or ten things when I could simply make something else for which I already have everything!
Case in point: I texted Julie on Thursday to see if she wanted to come over for some tortilla soup. It was leftovers, but we're close enough friends I was okay with that and it was a cold day so soup was definitely a good option. However, I didn't have any chips. You have to have chips with tortilla soup! So the thought of running to the store flits through my mind. "Wait! You have crackers and sliced bread. You could make toast. You do NOT need to go to the store."
Now, it turned out Julie didn't come over that night, but I did eat tortilla soup for dinner. I tore a slice of bread into little pieces and put it in my bowl of soup. It was really good!
Tonight, I made some pasta for dinner and lunches for next week.
I used green onions, bell pepper and garlic. Added some white wine, cream of mushroom and cream of celery soup. Let it simmer while the pasta was coming to a boil. Then combined it all together and added a little marinara. It was great!
Earlier today, I had washed a carton of strawberries and blackberries. I don't usually combine those fruits, but decided to do so today. I sprinkled a little sugar on top and put them back in the fridge to chill and to give the strawberries time to masticulate in their juices.
Voila! Dinner! :)
Keeping with this post, I am only cooking things that I have on hand. I am allowing myself to go to the grocery store for perishable items only: meat, bread, vegetables, milk. I am not allowing myself to purchase canned goods, boxed goods, bags, etc.
Why?
Because I have a pantry full of perfectly good food and I need to use it! My thinking is that this will be cost effective and pretty much Proverbs 31 woman. (Yeah, I just thought of that last part...but it's true!) I don't need to go off a recipe where I need five or ten things when I could simply make something else for which I already have everything!
Case in point: I texted Julie on Thursday to see if she wanted to come over for some tortilla soup. It was leftovers, but we're close enough friends I was okay with that and it was a cold day so soup was definitely a good option. However, I didn't have any chips. You have to have chips with tortilla soup! So the thought of running to the store flits through my mind. "Wait! You have crackers and sliced bread. You could make toast. You do NOT need to go to the store."
Now, it turned out Julie didn't come over that night, but I did eat tortilla soup for dinner. I tore a slice of bread into little pieces and put it in my bowl of soup. It was really good!
Tonight, I made some pasta for dinner and lunches for next week.
I used green onions, bell pepper and garlic. Added some white wine, cream of mushroom and cream of celery soup. Let it simmer while the pasta was coming to a boil. Then combined it all together and added a little marinara. It was great!
Earlier today, I had washed a carton of strawberries and blackberries. I don't usually combine those fruits, but decided to do so today. I sprinkled a little sugar on top and put them back in the fridge to chill and to give the strawberries time to masticulate in their juices.
Voila! Dinner! :)
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Whoo-hoo! School is out for Summer! :)
I know I haven't been great at posting regularly, but I'm officially taking the summer off. So check back in August!
:)
:)
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
No Child Left Behind: Football Version
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND - THE FOOTBALL VERSION
1. All teams must make the state playoffs and all MUST win the championship. If a team does not win the championship, they will be on probation until they are the champions. Coaches will be held accountable. If, after two years, they have not won the championship, then their footballs and equipment will be taken away UNTIL they do win the championship.
2. All kids will be expected to have the same football skills at the same time even if they do not have the same conditions or opportunities to practice on their own. NO exceptions will be made for lack of interest in football, a desire to perform athletically, or genetic abilities or disabilities of themselves or their parents. ALL KIDS WILL PLAY FOOTBALL AT A PROFICIENT LEVEL!
3. Talented players will be asked to workout on their own without instruction. This is because the coaches will be using all their instructional time with athletes who aren’t interested in football, have limited athletic ability or whose parents don’t like football.
4. Games will be played year round, but statistics will only be kept in the 4th, 8th, and 11th game. It will create a New Age of Sports where every school is expected to have the same level of talent and all teams will reach the same minimum goals. If no child gets ahead, then no child gets left behind. If parents do not like this new law, they are encouraged to vote for vouchers and support private schools that can screen out the non-athletes and prevent their children from having to go to school with bad football players.
1. All teams must make the state playoffs and all MUST win the championship. If a team does not win the championship, they will be on probation until they are the champions. Coaches will be held accountable. If, after two years, they have not won the championship, then their footballs and equipment will be taken away UNTIL they do win the championship.
2. All kids will be expected to have the same football skills at the same time even if they do not have the same conditions or opportunities to practice on their own. NO exceptions will be made for lack of interest in football, a desire to perform athletically, or genetic abilities or disabilities of themselves or their parents. ALL KIDS WILL PLAY FOOTBALL AT A PROFICIENT LEVEL!
3. Talented players will be asked to workout on their own without instruction. This is because the coaches will be using all their instructional time with athletes who aren’t interested in football, have limited athletic ability or whose parents don’t like football.
4. Games will be played year round, but statistics will only be kept in the 4th, 8th, and 11th game. It will create a New Age of Sports where every school is expected to have the same level of talent and all teams will reach the same minimum goals. If no child gets ahead, then no child gets left behind. If parents do not like this new law, they are encouraged to vote for vouchers and support private schools that can screen out the non-athletes and prevent their children from having to go to school with bad football players.
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