Itâs been a while since Iâve shared any activities around town, but this has been a busy week. Both for me and for the whole Phoenix metro area. Hereâs what we did around town. Super Bowl Sunday marks footballâs big day. I no longer really care about football and havenât watched the game in a […]
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 […]
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 donât love chicken and I love […]
Whatâs for dinner? Breakfast! A stack of pancakes, a piece of bacon and a cup oâ decaf sounds like a really good dinner to me. Letâs see what we can do about making that a bit healthier with High Protein Cottage Cheese Pancakes, shall we? Please donât throw me out thinking, âWho uses cottage cheese […]
If youâre 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. Itâs 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 […]
It’s been awhile since we’ve tackled a project. But here is a new project – German Schmear. Or German Smear, just in case you’re not German. Remember when we redid hub’s office with a faux brick wall? We have loved the look in there, but the wall is pretty red and it didn’t have much […]
Have the rich meals, drinks and desserts offered during this season left you craving something a little lighter? How about eggplant “meatballs”? An excess of eggplants from a recent produce box left me scratching my head for a yummy recipe and a way to freeze up extra meals. Skinnytaste to the rescue. Gina’s recipes never […]
In case you missed it, I am posting daily in December with a fit challenge. âFitâ meaning all aspects of taking care of yourself.  For many reasons, December skin care is really important and no need to lose sight of that during the holidays. Remember Jessy I mentioned a while back? Who not only started […]
A lazy morning in my PJs, some large Granny Smith apples on the counter and a mouth a little too sore to tackle raw apples motivated me to try some microwave baked apples. In less than five minutes prep time and two minutes cook time, a healthy, easy and tasty concoction was created! Hereâs what […]
Have you already thrown yourself into Christmas planning or are you still savoring the beauty of autumn? I’m sharing a little November potpourri before I dive into the busyness of the holidays. Let’s say “Bah humbug” and enjoy November! Here we go. Shopping Centers There is really no getting around Christmas if youâre out and […]