Thanks Mom for the ‘recipe’ – it turned out to be delicious! Possibly too delicious .. . difficult to stop eating! Chopped Beef Stew Meat – pat dry with a paper towel flour, preferably Wondra beef broth/stock canned diced tomatoes potatoes carrots onion frozen peas (or green beans if preferred)? salt, pepper, garlic powder HeatContinue reading “Beef Stew”
Author Archives: Melissa
Still trucking along!
Life is .. chaotic, but great! I start a new position at work at the beginning of April. And we move the week of April 13! Our house sold and everything is moving fast. BUT, I’m still reading and cooking – just not getting a chance to blog. Before I forget them, a couple recipesContinue reading “Still trucking along!”
More Cooking!
Life is never dull around here. In the last month, I happened to find a listing for a home that seemed like a perfect house for us. Even though we weren’t house shopping. We took a look a few days later, made an offer that afternoon, and now have a contingent contract. Contingent because weContinue reading “More Cooking!”
2015 New Recipe #4 cuban-style black beans & rice
Another from the American Heart Association’s healthy slower cooker cookbook … Cuban Style Black Beans & Rice (with modifications since I can’t follow a recipe to save my life) serves 6 – 1 cup beans & 1/2 cup rice per serving 1 lb dried black beans, sorted, rinsed & drained 4 cups water (I usedContinue reading “2015 New Recipe #4 cuban-style black beans & rice”
2015 New Recipes #2 & #3
Crockpot Whole Chicken I set the whole chicken in the crockpot, sprinkled liberally with Trader Joe’s 21 Seasoning Salute, and added a few sprinkles of paprika. Covered the crockpot and cooked on high for about 4 hours. The chicken was good, and probably could’ve been cooked for less time, but it was still moist andContinue reading “2015 New Recipes #2 & #3”
2015 New Recipe #1
Turkey Sausage & Lentil Soup from American Heart Association’s healthy slow cooker cookbook serves 8 1 1/2 cups per serving 2 teaspoons olive oil 8 ounces mild or spicy Italian turkey sausage, casings discarded & sausage crumbled (could sub a flavorful veggie sausage alternative) 1 medium onion, chopped 4 cups fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth (couldContinue reading “2015 New Recipe #1”
So Appreciated
Such an important week. Nurses Appreciation Week is this week. Oh, if I didn’t know before, I learned in 2013, how important nurses are. If you have a hospital stay, they can make or break your stay. An amazing nurse, in addition to providing important medical care can make you FEEL better. Really. I haveContinue reading “So Appreciated”
Monday, March 3, 2014
(1st photo about 1 year old – what a difference a year makes) Sitting at home, snowed in, with my 2 crazy little guys, on my first day “back” at work (and locked out of my PC, waiting for support to return my call). Complaining a bit, and yet, gloriously happy with the ‘inconvenience’ ofContinue reading “Monday, March 3, 2014”
Moving forward
Happy to have my port out this morning!
Stitch Free!
STITCH FREE! Back in a month for a ‘healing check’. And, Happy Birthday to my aunts, Valerie & Marie! You may be okay with your age, but I am in denial over it. Hope you had a great day (and thanks for spending part of yours driving my stitches to MD (again), Marie!)
Fun & Focus 