There are so many things that I love about this time of the year. I like the smell of wood burning. We live in an area that has nearby farm houses. These are old homes that burn wood for more than just ambiance. We are surrounded by orchards. The old, less producing trees become firewood. I love the smell.
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Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are always a healthy choice. However; on their own, these breasts can be fairly bland. Let’s face it, there’s healthy eating and then there’s boring eating. Life is too short for boring.
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At its heart, gumbo is nothing more than meat or seafood cooked in a stewing sauce. Traditionally, gumbo includes rice, almost as an unwritten rule. However; rules are never carved in stone. Right?
Apple season is coming. I love the fall for all those delicious ways to use apples. I especially love apples without a pie. Don’t you?
Continue reading “Apple-Mustard Chicken Tenders is Country Good!”
No sooner do we get home from a holiday vacation when I start dreaming of next year. My sister and I don’t get to see one another as much as we would like, so spending a few days with her on the Oregon Coast was very special. We are talking about doing it again, only this time renting a beach house or condo. So naturally, I’m thinking about simple meals I could whip up without having to pack up an entire gourmet kitchen.
I don’t know about you, but I love skillet suppers in the summer. Any excuse NOT to use the oven while still serving up a hot, delicious meal works for me. With this particular chicken supper, some steamed rice and a toss salad is all you’ll need to make the meal complete.
Good morning all! Hope you are having a wonderful summer thus far. I remember as a kid, summers seemed to last forever and a day. Now, the heat just drags on for an eternity. The fact that we spent ten wonderful days in the Pacific Northwest with the rain and the cold and the fog only to return to the valley with its 100+ sizzling heat might have something to do with feeling drained. I would move to the Northwest in a heartbeat. Hubby prefers a little more sunshine. I blame it on the fact that he isn’t a tea drinker. To me, there is something wonderful about a damp morning and a hot cup of tea.
Continue reading “Italian Chicken over Pasta is My Kind of Joy”
Today is National Buffalo Soldier Day. It should come as no surprise that once upon a time in America’s history, segregation existed even in the military. Although several African American regiments were raised during the Civil War as part of the Union Army, Buffalo Soldiers were established by Congress as the first peacetime all-black regiments in the regular Army.
Continue reading “Buffalo Soldiers”Not far from where I grew up, along a twisted Delta road is the town of Locke. Established in 1915, Locke is the last remaining rural Chinatown in all of America. That is not to say that Locke was exclusively Chinese. Some Japanese also helped to establish the Delta town of Locke, just across the river from the town of Walnut Grove.
Today is our last day in Florence. I’ll be sharing the beauty of our Northwest Adventure soon. I promise. In the meantime, let’s enjoy a beautiful meal together, shall we?
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Welcome to day two in Florence, Oregon. This picturesque coastal town sits on the banks of the Siuslaw River. Famous for Mo’s Clam Chowder, sand dunes and beautiful ocean views. Depending upon how you approach things, life here seems to slow down or speed up. Sound crazy, I know, but Florence has a great deal to offer.
Continue reading “Chicken Florentine Crêpes with Mushrooms”Pan Sauce. So simple, so delicious. There’s something magical about pan sauce. Maybe it’s the kiss of wine or the meat renderings themselves. All I know is that I adore chicken with a nice pan sauce. One of our favorites was Chicken Breast with Tomato-Herb Pan Sauce. Yeah, it was good. This is even better.
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As with anything worth having, it takes time to make a great chicken tender salad. This salad isn’t a throw it together and chow down salad. The chicken needs time to marinate in the buttermilk. The salad needs time to chill. Oh but this is so delicious, you really don’t mind the wait.
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When do you usually do your marketing? We have gotten proficient at shopping only one day a week, which is both cost effective and efficient use of time. To make this possible, I plan our meals in advance, take full stock of what we have and what we need. One of the biggest reasons we try to avoid shopping more than once a week are those “grab” items. Walk through your local market and see how they tempt you to buy things you neither truly want nor need. You only think you want chocolate cookies. You only think you need to eat them tonight with a tall glass of milk. Now notice where the milk is kept – all the way at the far end of the store. How many temptations stand between you and a gallon of milk?
Good morning everyone! I was so busy working on our shopping list for the week that I forgot to post a second recipe today. Not good. Now I suppose I could have made up for the oversight with an over the top production. But I’m in a simple yet tasty sort of mood, so an easy skillet dinner is just the ticket.
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