Little did we know when we purchased this property, we got 10 acres of little cactus because it had been shredded. Late this afternoon I decided it would be good to continue my life’s work of digging it up. Well, not really “good,” it’s just because it rained and the ground is a lot easier…
Category: Recipes
Directory of our recipes
Mushroom Shrimp Pasta
Just in case you bought some shrimp on special, you just can’t go wrong with a good pasta dish. Maybe we’ll see shrimp in the specials on Oct. 12! I’ll post all the best deals from the grocery ads on Wednesday, as usual. PrintMushroom Shrimp Pasta Total Time: 1 hour Yield: Serves 4-6 Ingredients2 lbs…
Meg’s Black Bean Salad
I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned the rain. Hope you guys got as much as we did, just under 4 inches. It was very wonderful. My little garden seedlings are just loving this. This is better than a picture of food, this is my neighbors’ bougainvillea. It is one of the most fabulous plants I’ve…
Don’s Meatloaf
Thought for the week: I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. ― Maya Angelou It’s hard to believe, but our refrigerator was almost bare on Friday. So on Saturday, I cooked for a good part of the week. It…
Family Mealtime and Grilled Chocolate, Banana, Bacon Sandwich
I’ve started taping “The Chew” (it comes on at noon) and watching when I have time. On Monday they talked about the importance of family meals as a spin off of a recent article in the New York Times. The main points in the article are: Children who eat with their families have stronger vocabularies…