A classic recipe modified with gluten-free flour and bread crumbs and using a jar of Kirkland Tuscany Marinara sauce made an easy gluten-free chicken parmesan ālinner.ā Using an aluminum foil baking dish made clean up easy too! One of my favs, Natashaās Kitchen has a video and recipe for Classic Chicken Parmesan with a homemade […]
Probably 8 times out of 10, hub orders a French Dip sandwich if itās on the menu of any restaurant. Any place, any time. He loves it. So when I came across a recipe for Easy French Dip Sliders, we had to try them. Are you a fan of YouTube like I am? One of […]
Just when you thought youād heard every stick vacuum review I could possibly write, I hit you with another one. We bought the Shark Pet Plus Cordless Stick Vacuum and here is my honest review. Hereās the scoop. We LOVED our Dyson stick vacuum. But the dang battery doesnāt last long. Not as in it doesnāt […]
Have you started spring cleaning yet? Are you going to? Um, me neither. More like spring tidying. Hereās a peek at what my FANTASTIC week looked like. Including a little spring tidying. Back Patio Hub got out the power washer and sprayed off the chair cushions around the fire pit, the grill and dining table. […]
Whether itās romantic, or itās all about the kids, or itās for your loving gal pals, a simple valentine celebration can still be a special. Pulling out everything I own that is pink, heart shaped, vintage or flowery helps put me in the mood for valentine decorating. Using what I have is always my motto, […]
The Target Dollar Spot really delivered during a recent shopping trip. I had as much fun as a kid in a candy store and I brought a small haul home. To be quite frank, our Target is in the hood. No offense if you live in the hood, of course. But when I visit other […]
Well, hereās the big news around here. Iām retiring. By which I mean Iām retiring again. I tried this three years ago and my retirement lasted seven months. But. This time, I think Iām ready. And. Weāre hitting the road. For a month. Yep. Weāre loading up Johnās Big Red and heading out. Iāll have […]
āSimpleā is my holiday mantra and enjoying holiday potpourri is about as simple as you can get and still satisfy the senses. A tiny crockpot means the stove doesnāt even have to go on and I can set it and forget it. Remember the dried orange slices I made a couple of weeks ago? I […]
Any sort of pork is not on our normal menu around here.Ā Except for.Ā Umm.Ā Bacon.Ā Should that really be classified as pork? But this week air fried pork chops made it into the rotation. The occasional babyback ribs or pork loin will show up, but not really pork chops. Hub likes them way more […]
Dried orange slices at Christmas time are so beautiful as natural tree ornaments, garland embellishments, and drink garnishes. I am blessed in life to have friends and family who are beautiful and talented and smart and funny. All very important traits. And most of them are creative and artistic. Thatās where they leave me in […]