Roasted Turkey Breast. Wow. Minimal effort and you have turkey for several days! Sandwiches, salads or by itself, and it couldn’t be easier! During warm months, like now, you can easily make this in the morning, let it cool and refrigerate – keeping the house cooler when things heat up. Continue reading “Roasted Turkey Breast – Perfect for a sandwich!”
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How To Store Fresh Cilantro!
I was whipping up a batch of Cowboy Caviar (If you haven’t tried it, ohmy! Give it a whirl, it’s good by itself, as a dip or added to other recipes – delicious!!) and had a large bunch of cilantro I didn’t want to go to waste. I had read what to do to be able to store it so that I could use it in more than one recipe. Continue reading “How To Store Fresh Cilantro!”
A Quick Dinner Idea!
Grilled chicken and corn with a side of macaroni salad… A quick and easy dinner is ideal on a warm day, especially when the most time consuming part of it (macaroni salad) can be made in the morning. Continue reading “A Quick Dinner Idea!”
Recipe: Cowboy Caviar!

I originally saw this recipe on the Culinary Hill blog – it’s a winner, don’t you think? Click HERE to see the original recipe (and print as well)… or click HERE to print my version as shown below…
Strawberry Shortcake Recipe from the Magnolia Journal (Joanna Gaines)!

My mom bought me a subscription to the Magnolia Journal – Wow, what a great gift idea! I took a peek at the magazine and set it aside for when I could spend some time perusing the pages. Well, I must have run across the shortcake recipe and I couldn’t find it anywhere. Thankfully, it’s all over the Internet, but I also found it… guess where? Right in the magazine where I first saw it, sigh… Continue reading “Strawberry Shortcake Recipe from the Magnolia Journal (Joanna Gaines)!”
Cauliflower Soup, Cheese Toast and a Chilewich Placemat
It was cold here in Charleston, SC this past winter, well… for us anyway! There were several occasions that called for a pot of hot, comforting soup. I ran across this recipe on a blog called The Girl Who Ate Everything – and thought it sounded good, so I gave it a whirl (original recipe via Taste of Home!) – It’s a winner! Click HERE to print my version as shown above… (Thanks Mom for the reminder to actually add the link!) 😍 Continue reading “Cauliflower Soup, Cheese Toast and a Chilewich Placemat”
Orange-Sauced Chicken Recipe from Cooking Light!

I love running across a tasty recipe, especially one that is quick to make and healthy as well. This one appealed to me because it’s something different to do with chicken. A different taste – chicken can get tedious if you let it. Don’t!
Normally I prefer to post an image of the finished product and then the recipe, but Facebook usually chooses image #2 to post, so… that would explain the backwards way I post recipes…
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Grandma’s Ham & Cabbage with Potatoes and Carrots…
This is a comforting recipe that is especially good when the weather is chilly. My “recipes” are more like guides – add more of what you like and less of what you don’t. That’s how you come up with the very best results! Continue reading “Grandma’s Ham & Cabbage with Potatoes and Carrots…”
Fabulous Chicken and Vegetable Sheet Pan Dinner!

It’s so exciting to find a new recipe that has good taste and is quick to clean up! The only time consuming part of this was the prep, but I like cutting up veggies, so it was all good!
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Recap of Pie Recipes + A Cherry Pie Recipe – Oh La La!
It seems as if you’re usually more of a cake person or a pie person. I am a pie person. I could walk away from cake and never look back, but pie… that’s a different story. With that being said I’m Continue reading “Recap of Pie Recipes + A Cherry Pie Recipe – Oh La La!”
A quick wrap with red cabbage, havarti and hummus!
My latest addiction… lunch each day consists of a homemade wrap (Trader Joe’s) heated for a few seconds on each side – Continue reading “A quick wrap with red cabbage, havarti and hummus!”
Snowed in? Clementine’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies a Ghirardelli recipe!

What do you do when you’re snowed in? Temps are low and you live in a tropical state that isn’t accustomed to getting below freezing temps coupled with inches of snow (5″!!) – well… you go through your recipes and see what you can make with what you’ve got. As luck would have it, I found this recipe in my file that I last made a million years ago, I noted that it was EXCELLENT. I don’t say that too often.
Continue reading “Snowed in? Clementine’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies a Ghirardelli recipe!”A delicious treat – perfect for New Years!
Are you trying to come up with an appetizer that’s both tasty, and something a little bit out of the norm? Some friends of ours turned us on to this stunning combination (we bought both at Whole Foods).
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Overnight Oats – endless possibilities!
Overnight Oats – I bet you’ve heard of them, they’re all the rage right now. There are an infinite number of variations – this is just one. I used frozen (thawed) mixed berries from Whole Foods – and WOW! This was like a berries and cream dessert with a little texture from the oats. Loved it! How nice to have breakfast with minimal effort! This time of year with the temptations of unhealthy eating and snacks galore it’s nice to take time to eat healthy in between outings – this is a quick and easy way to do just that!
I read an article about how to make a better batch of overnight oats – a good article from Bon Appetit (a beautiful magazine with fabulous recipes!!
I basically used the Wholefully Classic Overnight Oats (click HERE to view, print or save to Pinterest).
Next time I will add more milk just to see the difference – it was delicious!! I used Chia seeds, regular 2% milk and a quick dash of honey (not much at all). It was perfection! Fred and I split this and it was plenty for us.
Classic Overnight Oats
(Wholefully.com) – 1 large or 2 small servings
1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
1/2 heaping cup of rolled oats (I used Old Fashioned)
2/3 cup milk (regular milk, almond, soy, etc. whatever you like)
1 tablespoon of chia seeds (or ground flax meal)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Less than 1 tablespoon honey
Whisk the above ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl. Spoon into a jar with a tight-fitting lid (open mouth jars are idea – I think I used a pickle jar and it worked).
Closed and refrigerate 4 hours, but preferably overnight.
When you go to eat the oats, I put them in a bowl and added a splash of milk and more berries.
Catch you back here tomorrow!









