Collecting My Thoughts

I received a new cookbook for Christmas—it’s a family compilation by the Shaw family, 5 of whom I met blogging and now read and enjoy regula...

I receive interesting daily e-mails from Warrior Made https://www.warriormade.com/    and Coach Tyler-- must have filled out a questionnaire...

Who has a breakfast potato sausage casserole recipe that uses NO prepared/frozen potatoes, NO Campbell's soup? I've made somethin...

  Wouldn’t this be great for a holiday decor?  Of course, I’d probably smack the hand that tried to nibble and spoil my work of art. Easy,...

Pumpkin Spice Whipped Cream Prep Time: 5 minutes | Serves: 10-12 Ingredients: 1 pint heavy whipping cream ½ cup pum...

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes—[that said I always have trouble getting this right—haven’t tried it yet—and I usually skip the garlic]. From...

I make these in several flavors but today it is chocolate oatmeal. I don’t like to measure, so I use a cake mix for the basic dry ingredie...

The painters have finished; bookshelves are put back. I'm going through some loose recipes, pitching most, especially if they need cans ...

“Thanks to the iron and protein from the beef, lycopene from the tomato sauce and energy-producing carbs from the pasta, this dish is a heal...

If you wake up in the middle of the night (and can change rooms) turn on Martha Stewart. The other night she made a roux (white sauce) out o...

I made a breakfast casserole (eggs, bread cubes, ham, Half n Half) and had a lot of crusts left over, so I googled the dilemma, “what to d...

Pumpkin Butter Pumpkin lovers will love this simple low fat pumpkin butter recipe which is so versatile to use, and deliciously good...

Put it in a zip lock bag, flatten, and score gently so pieces can be broken off for your recipes or sandwiches.

BEST HAM SANDWISHES YOU'LL EVER HAVE!!! 2 -12 packages of sweet Hawaiian rolls (the small dinner roll looking ones) 1 1/2 lbs of ...

We’re having our couples group on Saturday evening; might try this. • 1 (18.25-ounce) Package white cake mix • 1 (3-ounce) Package...

I do use boxed and instant pudding, but this is much healthier.  I have some dry milk on hand, it’s too cold to go outside, so maybe I’ll tr...

I eat an orange every day.  About every third orange, I slice the peel, put it in a small amount of water and zap it in the microwave, drain...

This morning I was reading a recipe for a broccoli cauliflower casserole.  It needed TWO cans of cream of celery soup and TWO 8 ounce cream ...

While shopping this morning I bought a bunch of beets with very nice leaves.  I’ve already cooked and eaten the beet leaves (with butter and...

Yield: 8 servings 4 Tbsp butter 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded (I’m going to use left over turkey from Thanksgiving) Up to 2...