So tonight I'm out on the town...I'm hanging out at the Ultimate Mom's Night Out and will then catch the last showing of Ramona and Beezus with some girlfriends. (I know...I'm totally getting wilder as I age!) I really just want to see Ramona and Beezus so I can feel 12 again. (I might have had a little thing for those Beverly Cleary books when I was a kid. The kind … [Read more...]
Beef and Mushroom Kebabs
I made these the other night...I made an extra trip to the store to get the ingredients needed for this morning's news segment...and spotted some $.99 whole mushrooms. I see them often for $.99 in the mark down basket in the produce section. I found more this morning...sliced this time. I don't typically buy extra food when I'm getting food for news segments, but I couldn't … [Read more...]
Chicken and Bacon Florentine Pasta
Every had one of those super productive days...only to forget one very important thing on your to-do list. That thing: Make dinner. Eeps! That's what happened to me tonight. I scurried around all day, catching up on Mt. Washmore (yes, we have been home for 10 days and I still haven't caught up on laundry from the Savvy Blogging Summit!), helping the boys with a new puzzle … [Read more...]
Grilled Green Tomato Slices
Green Tomatoes. Always make me think of the grocery store parking lot scene from Fried Green Tomatoes...when Kathy Bates goes ballistic on the fiery young girls...'member that scene?! So that totally almost happened to me in the grocery store parking lot. Except, not really. I was pulling out of a prime time parking space (front and center!) when 2 cars moved into … [Read more...]
Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken Drumsticks
A simple and delicious homemade honey mustard sauce. Let the drumsticks soak up the sauce, and then grill to perfection! How to Make Homemade Honey Mustard Sauce Combine the mustard, vinegar and honey. Whisk together. Brush onto the chicken and grill until cooked through. Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken Drumsticks A simple … [Read more...]
Grilled Red Potato Salad
On the 4th of July, I had a bag of red potatoes and needed to make a "dairy-free" red potato for those of us who are not having dairy products these days, as well as a dairy-filled something or other. I made the Grilled Red Potatoes for the guys and me, and this for Steve and my MIL. It's a grilled spin-off of the Roasted Red Potato Salad that I made this … [Read more...]
Angel Hair with Julienned Zucchini
So I am just having the WORST luck with the veggies in the garden this year. I thought for sure (just like I did with the radishes and the yellow squash) that the zucchini would be in by now...but NO...it's taking its sweet precious time getting going! And I just noticed yesterday that the "powdery mildew" is starting to form on some of the smaller leaves too. :( But...it … [Read more...]
How to Saute Summer Squash
Sautéing summer squash...it has never worked well for me. I mean, it works...but not perfectly. I recently figured out that if I partially steam it before sautéing it...the results are quite tasty! Here's how to saute summer squash! How to Saute Summer Squash Learn how to "steam and saute" summer squash to … [Read more...]
Grilled Red Potatoes
For our 4th of July party, my MIL said she would be bring steaks. (Yes, please.) Steaks rarely fit into the $5 Dinners budget, so I was ecstatic that she would be bringing some to grill. I thought I'd grill some red potatoes to go with the steaks...but I was concerned with how long it would take to grill them. I discovered a method that would work perfectly. Fire up the … [Read more...]
BBQ Cowboy Beans with Biscuits
So grateful for a stocked freezer when coming home from a trip. I grabbed some ground meat, cooked black and pinto beans, and set to work in the kitchen. After thawing it all, I browned the ground meat, then added the beans and some BBQ sauce. So. So. Simple. I also had some drop biscuits in the freezer...so I thawed those and poured the cowboy beans over top. Served with … [Read more...]