March Musings

Just a bit of this and that to share today, so Iā€™m calling this post March Musings.  This has been one crazy weather month with more lion than lamb so our activities are all over the place. Baking Day No surprise, I like to keep a stock of homemade biscuits and oatmeal cookies in the […]

Simple Grilled Potatoes in Foil

Spring keeps teasing us and we are in and out of the house using the patio when we can.  Hub fired up the grill one fine evening. We had simple grilled potatoes in foil and barbecued chicken for a quick and delish meal. This recipe can easily be adapted to be dairy free by omitting […]

Spring Cleaning Chores

The indoor spring cleaning chores seems like a joy compared to what is coming this week.  Itā€™s true.  This weekā€™s spring cleaning chores take me out of the house and into the garage and onto the patio. Grab your ibuprofen and join me, wonā€™t you? Fire Pit Chair Cushions We have toyed with replacing our […]

Wool Dryer Balls

Not being a fan of dryer sheets or liquid fabric softener (though that Snuggle smells SO good!) I have been intrigued by all Iā€™ve read about wool dryer balls. I purchased a package of six from Amazon for $20 and here is how itā€™s going. Reviews and Company Info With over 63,000 almost-five-star ratings I […]

Free Pintable Art and Crockpot Beef and Broccoli

Some random morning thoughts including free printable art, a recipe for crockpot beef and broccoli and catching up on book reviews. Enjoying an early spring morning with a cup oā€™ joe and suddently inspiration hits.  Iā€™d like a cute piece of cheerful art for my beverage station reflecting my favorite season. And I want it […]

Around Town

Itā€™s been a while since Iā€™ve shared any activities around town, but this has been a busy week.  Both for me and for the whole Phoenix metro area.  Hereā€™s what we did around town. Super Bowl Sunday marks footballā€™s big day.Ā  I no longer really care about football and havenā€™t watched the game in a […]

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Easy, healthy and room for lots of adaptions, here is my version of an old Cooking Light recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup. DF Barb let me know that Saturday’s post didn’t have a recipe link for the chicken tortilla soup, so I thought I would type that up quickly and post here. It’s based on […]

Costco Rotisserie Chicken ā€“ Four Meals

Are you one who lines up in Costco’s butcher shop waiting for the delivery of hot, fresh rotisserie chicken?  Well, if you are (like we are) here is what I did with the recent purchase of a Costco rotisserie chicken.  I made four meals! Why Costco Chicken? Frankly, I donā€™t love chicken and I love […]

High Protein Cottage Cheese Pancakes

Whatā€™s for dinner?Ā  Breakfast!Ā  A stack of pancakes, a piece of bacon and a cup oā€™ decaf sounds like a really good dinner to me.Ā  Letā€™s see what we can do about making that a bit healthier with High Protein Cottage Cheese Pancakes, shall we? Please donā€™t throw me out thinking, ā€œWho uses cottage cheese […]

Vegetarian Chopped Salad

If youā€™re lucky enough to have a True Food Kitchen in your area, you might be familiar with the Vegetarian Chopped Salad which is a popular menu item.Ā  Itā€™s delish and this week DF Evon inspired me to make a copycat recipe at home using the template from Blythesblog.com. Here is what I did. Ingredients […]