Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
This is so "adapted" that I'm calling it my own at this point, even though it started out from a pin 🙂 1lb ground turkey 1 small onion, diced 4-5 carrots, peeled & diced 6 cups Vegetable or Chicken broth 1 bunch kale, ribs removed, roughly chopped 1 tbsp Herbs de Provence Salt + Pepper... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of Sam The Cooking Guy - see the video here and grab the full sized recipe card. I made this yesterday and since I had to throw it together so fast before leaving for work, I didn't take pictures, BUT, I can tell you it ended up looking exactly like what he shows at... Continue Reading →
Because I like to alternate my posts between running, then recipes for the things I eat that make me have to run some more 🙂 Seafood Casserole - adapted from here. What you need: 6 oz uncooked spaghetti, broken 1/2 lb fresh scallops, cut in half or quarters if large ½ lb fresh shrimp -  peeled... Continue Reading →
Hey, did you guys forget that I like to share recipes? You did? Oh, I guess that is because I forgot to share any since the flood of posts in December 😉 Fine - since I will be otherwise occupied for awhile, I will at least make sure to share when I find a gem... Continue Reading →
First, yes, there has been a change (yet again) in main theme for the blog - the header picture is the old Point Loma Lighthouse at the Cabrillo National Monument. We visited there with some out of town friends on the 26th. But, on my To Do list for the holiday break was to more... Continue Reading →
My first attempt at this recipe. As part of my holiday baking tradition I like to mix in a new recipe or two each year. This year, I am going for THREE news ones (yes, I picked another one after making that recipe list earlier). Anyway, here's me live blogging this adventure. There will be... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of Dinosaurs Can't Eat Pizza - a recipe a saved back in January and finally remembered to pull out this week when I wanted to do some crock pot cooking. Crock Pot Lasagna Author:Â Unknown :Â Entree, Italian, Crock Pot Prep time:Â Â 15 mins Cook time:Â Â 5 hours Total time:Â Â 5 hours 15 mins Serves:Â 6 Ingredients 1.5... Continue Reading →
Another recurring theme when I commit to daily posts - recipes! I've done something like this before, but could not find it readily when I was making a grocery list the other day so this time I am documenting it here so I can find it wherever I am 🙂 I found this on All... Continue Reading →
This is a recipe that I picked up from Pinterest - here's the original Pin: http://pinterest.com/pin/563018674823096/ and here's the recipe that links to that pin: http://www.wittyinthecity.com/2011/08/man-pleasing-chicken/ I want to make sure I give proper credit to all original sources since I will pin this entry to follow up on my pin - got all that... Continue Reading →
One of the new routines thanks to Chip's bladder issues is that instead of leaving dry food out for them all day, I fill their bowls twice a day. This is not a big deal for Chip, but for Amber it is utter hell. I tried to ease her into it while Chip was at... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 