A few weeks ago, Almond Breeze and Foodbuzz asked Featured Publishers to participate in the Almond Breeze Taste and Make a Difference Challenge. Of the applicants, Foodbuzz chose 5 publishers and I’m thrilled to announce that I was one of them!! What does this mean? $25,000 is at stake. We each chose one charity to …
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I LOVE this place!! Is it the crisp mountain air? The sounds of the Fall River? The spectacular views? Yes……most of the time. But check out this. And after driving all day and getting soaked in a cold rain……I spent an hour in this with the fireplace going and my kindle. Utter abandonment. My mother …
That’s all. Just happy happy to be living in a land where I can write a bunch of blog posts on anything and everything under the sun.
Our poor vehicle is toast. It is loaded down with more food and shoes than clothes. I have a cooler FULL of stuff. oatmeal raw peanut butter protein powder Amazing Grass granola trail mix cliff bars homemade oatmeal bars (these will only last about 3-4 days) coffee popcorn vitamins flaxseed walnuts, cashews, pecans, almonds green …
Oatmeal, nuts, dried fruit Mix with milk, egg, and vanilla Cook 350 for 40 minutes. Cut into bars and enjoy!
This was so easy and so good! The chicken was in the crockpot with the following: I package of taco seasoning 1 cup of salsa 1 can of cream of mushroom soup Cook that all day, turn off the heat stir in 1 cup of low fat sour cream The rice was brown rice with …
In a few days, I’ll be leaving to go to Colorado for almost two weeks. I went last year and have been wondering when I’ll get the chance to go back. I love it there and hope to retire there someday. While I’m gone, I’ve got a lot of running, trails, hiking, biking, and general …
It’s not small secret that I blend. a lot. I blend shakes, smoothies, green monsters, purple monsters, and even ice cream milkshakes. And I would love to say I do all this in the name of good health. But puleeze. I have unholy thoughts towards my blender. It’s that good. I cast many a wandering …
This is my new Handy Dandy. My mom calls her iphone her “handy dandy” so this is my version. It won’t zero in on a moon satellite, but it will tell me if I’m sleeping and walking enough. It’s not just a pedometer. It’s a calorie counter, pedometer, and sleep figure-outer-er. It tells me …
I love salad in the summer. Unfortunately, I often find myself in a huge salad rut. I’m not crazy about mixing my fruit and acids together on a bed of lettuce so that nixes out a lot of things. I do branch out with my greens and make my own dressings, but since I hate …
I cook this a lot. It’s just so versatile, but due to the summer heat, this is a crock pot meal. Pork Loin. This time, I wanted to jazz up the veggies a bit before I cooked the loin. I went back this recipe for BBQ slaw. dijon mustard white wine vinegar cracked pepper chicken …
I love making these grilled sandwiches. The possibilities are endless. These days, it’s mostly turkey and spinach with a variety of added vegetables and spreads. This spread is a base of Greek yogurt, lime juice, and chipotle seasoning. Time to assemble—red.fat swiss, spinach, turkey, chipotle spread Close up! This is one of my favorite things. …
Since it has gotten hot here in Alabama, my morning oatmeal ritual has kinda stalled. I miss it, but I’m not often hungry for it. Today was different! I was craving it. I made my usual whipped banana oatmeal and topped it with something creamy and crunchy. I can’t have oatmeal without something crunchy. My …
Siggis. Yes, that’s the name for some fancy yogurt that is DIVINE. It’s Icelandic. From Iceland. Who knew that such thick rich flavored yogurt was hiding away in Iceland all these years. It’s actually made in New York City (que the Pace Picante commercial with the outrage “New York City???!!!”) and I’m not sure how …
I’ve praised grits before and in this dish, I’m turbo charging them to the freakin’ top of the world in culinary goodness. I’ve heard of this dish in fancy coastal restaurants. I’m sure my relatives have devoured a pan or two of these. Any true blue-blooded N’Awlains’ native will know what I’m talking about. The …
School is out and most days, I’m taking it easy which is nice after ten months of non-stop school. Basically, we get June and July away from the madness and I’m trying to soak up every moment. But, I’ve been lazy with cooking because it’s too hot to turn on the oven and too hot …
I make this about every other week. It’s easy, healthy, and good. First layer in crock pot: diced potatoes diced carrots diced onions mushrooms Then I place 4-6 chicken breasts, seasoned with salt and pepper On top of that, I add a sauce of cream of chicken soup and chicken broth. You can add other …
Confession: I bought the pear gorganzola dressing. I want to make my own, but I didn’t feel like it today. Let me say again how much I love Super Target. I’m simply amazed at their selection of clean foods, even bottled dressings. This dressing did not have any HF corn syrup, sugar, or stuff I …
Love how I threw these two things together and they are in no way connected to each other? I was experimenting with slaw to go with BBQ, but I was hungry for soup. Fresh corn makes a big difference with this soup. To a stock pot or large Dutch oven, add the following 1 Tablespoon …
I’ve only tried this once and it was ok, but nothing earth-shattering. This time, I decided to try a mix of meat sauce and zucchini strips. I’ve always heard how mind-numbing lasagna can be. Boiling the noodles, making the sauce, making the cheese filling, etc. Well, I had an extra hour on my hands, so …