We have a couple family members arriving a week from today to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. We are so excited to see them again and enjoy special time together, cooking, laughing, sight seeing, wine tasting, and some much needed down time.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Baked Chicken with Spinach-Artichoke Sauce
Friday, November 13, 2020
Jalapeno Popper Wonton Cups
This weekend is the Masters final rounds in Augusta. A week full of excitement and anticipation...or so I thought. My two first clues were that it is Friday the 13th and...not one store had jarred pimentos in stock for my annual Pimento Cheese Sandwiches.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Oven Baked Mississippi Chicken
Friday, November 6, 2020
Leftovers Breakfast Casserole
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
A Very Special, Secret Sandwich from President Dave
Today is a big Election Day and although I don't promote any type of political forum on this site, I am all about Presidential food!
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Center Stage Restaurant's Rotisserie Chicken Tacos and Vinaigrette For Green Salad
This weekend we have family in town visiting for a long Halloween weekend. We are proceeding to eat our way through northern Colorado and we are loving every minute (and meal) of it!
I always know when my husband has been surfing on the internet and shopping for new items...his new found ecommerce sites start mystically showing up on my Pinterest pages?!?!
He recently found Dr. Squatch Men's Natural Soap. Their October featured soap is Drunk'n Pumpkin and it smells amazing!! (I'm thinking I may have to steal it for myself)...
Okay, back to our Vinaigrette...
We think Center Stage's dressing is very close to Ina Garten's "Vinaigrette For Green Salad", so give it a try, eat your greens and stay healthy and sparkly...or just be a Drunk'n Pumkin tonight.
Vinaigrette For Green Salad
Courtesy of Ina Garten
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp minced fresh garlic
3 Tbl champagne vinegar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup good olive oil
Salad greens or mesclun mix
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Old Friends, New Homes, and Grilled Pizzas
It's official, Summer (and Fall) are over and done, here in our part of the country. We were hit with 12" of snow this weekend which was much needed due to our surrounding fires.
Lawn mower has retired for winter and "big red" as my husband calls our snow blower, made its appearance several times over the past few days.
Friday, October 23, 2020
Easy Beef Crockpot Soup
We have a motto in our house, when we have to work from home...Everyday we need to get up, dress up, and show up. Lately all of the above have been more and more challenging.
Get up: The struggle with my 2am wake ups continues, then I fall into a heavy sleep at 4:30am when my husband gets in the shower. It's anyone's guess when I come out of that morning fog.
Dress up: Well, there's a 50/50 chance that leggings will or will not make an appearance.
Show up: I do still show up and work every day. It's the least I can do, since it's only a 15 second walk from the employee kitchen to my "office".
I read my friend Toni's blog this week and it gives me great comfort to know that I am not the only one dealing with all this...whatever this is that is happening in our world right now.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Spoopy Trail Mix
Friday, October 16, 2020
S'mores Cookies and Some More Injuries
I recently found myself once again in another cyber rabbit hole. During one of my 2am wake up calls (not by my choice, of course), I decided not to play my usual chicken rotisserie tossing around, and around, and around. I gave up and just got out of bed...that was my first mistake.