I am tired and dirty, but my garden is finally in. I have some bare spots, but hoping the cantaloupe, pumpkins and watermelon will fill in the gaps.
I planted seeds back at the beginning of April and kept them happy in the greenhouse. The seedlings were getting way too large for their containers and decided this weekend was a good day to finally plant them in the ground.
I wanted a nice salad for dinner last night. Basically I wanted something light and not so heavy for a meal and a salad sounded great for what I wanted. Of course I added shrimp and wanted a nice kick so I made a curry rub to season the shrimp with. Yep, my salad was perfect and the kids said they LOVED it as well!
Anyhow, all you want to do is sprinkle this rub onto shrimp, chicken or pork five minutes before grilling or sauteing to maximize your flavors and then go from there!!
Tonight I wanted to keep it simple and pasta seemed an easy bet. I was at the Grocery Outlet awhile back and they were selling Gluten Free pasta that I decided to try.
They had Explore Asian’s Organic Thai Brown Rice Pasta Fusilli. I couldn’t resist and grabbed a bag to eventually try. Tonight was the night! It is simply made from Organic Thai Brown Rice, Organic Tapioca Flour and water.
It was very tasty to say the least and went well with the seasoned beef and alfredo sauce!
Here are several reasons….
So in essence I haven’t had the energy to do much and that included keeping up on my Blog.
Does that mean I am going to stop posting? Of course not! I will post when and as often as I can.
I just wanted to let you all know why my Blog slowed down, and I apologize.
My parents were coming to visit last week so my family could celebrate my Mother’s birthday on Friday. I decided that I was going to try making her a 4-layer Butterbeer Cake. Of course I don’t think she has ever seen Harry Potter, but I didn’t care.. I so wanted to make this moist cream soda and butterscotch infused cake regardless!
I have had my pizzelle maker for years and today was the first time I decided to try it out and so glad I did!!
I knew the kids have been wanting ice cream. And since it was a warm spring day I decided I wanted to make these delicate waffle cookies and see if I could make them into ice cream cones.
HOWEVER, I guess if you don’t have a cone roller it isn’t that simple — so I improvised instead, LOL!
Nevertheless, while the pizzelles are still hot you can form them into dessert cups, cannoli shapes, or cones and fill them with anything you want.
And depending on the ingredients and method of preparation the cookies can be crispy or soft and chewy.
When I was making my Gluten Free No-bake Peanut Butter Oreo Pie I wanted to make my own homemade fudge sauce to use in the recipe instead of buying a jar at the store.
So I got out a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips and a can of Sweetened Condensed Milk to get started.
This recipe is wonderful in recipes, drizzled over ice cream, fruit, pie whatever you want it for!
If you are craving something sweet and want something that takes little work putting it together, then this recipe is just what you are looking for!
Anyhow, easter is a time when I love trying new recipes and seeing if the family approves.
While they said the Peanut Butter Oreo Pie was very rich, they all loved it!
So I say that is “yes vote!” for it being oh so yummy!!
I love cooking and baking — and making homemade candy is no exception. I tried something a tad different this year and decided to make fudge and place it into my Easter egg shaped molds.
It is firm, yet soft and oh so yummy with the marshmallows and pecans.
Here is a very simple recipe to make a great tasting beef gravy. You can use it over Steaks & mashed potatoes, Loco Mocos OR whatever you love gravy on!!
And if you want to jazz it up… you can sautée fresh mushrooms and add to the gravy and serve over breaded cube steaks or even a juicy ribeye… there are endless ways to use this wonderful gravy!!
Ingredients:
Directions:
Small Town Living in Maryland 