Keeping it real & finding balance in everyday life
I'm sure you've heard the jokes about the "ring n' dash" mode of disposing of excess zucchini? Bag up a bunch of humongous zucchini, deliver to an unsuspecting neighbor's porch, ring the door bell and run...fast! I'm thankful we haven't had to resort to that. Our container garden has been doing well this year, without us… Continue reading Chocolate Zucchini Cake with a Cake Mix
Chile Relleno is my all-time favorite dish and I will order it every single time we go to a Mexican Food restaurant. I am rarely disappointed...except for that one time when it was filled with mashed potatoes. Who does that? It wasn't that it was terrible tasting, even though I really, really didn't care for it.… Continue reading Easy Chile Relleno Casserole
I can't believe we're already 3 months in on this container garden. I was looking back at some earlier pictures in this series and I am amazed at how well it's gone. Equally amazed that we are harvesting so much! Heat, humidity, bugs and a forgotten watering took a toll on the container garden this last… Continue reading Container Garden Week 13 Update
Do you ever go online to look something up, and there's an interesting link that takes you to another site, then to another, and on and on and on, until you realize that you have fallen into a rabbit hole? It happens to me...all...the...time! I don't even remember what I had initially started looking for,… Continue reading No-Bake Kool-Aid Pie
Apparently, the phrase "Watching what we eat" translates to "Watching our waistlines expand". So anytime I can find a reasonably low calorie, yet healthy and kind-of-filling recipe, I'm a happy camper! We love fried zucchini. Dipped in ranch dressing. Oh, my! Yummy! However, I don't love the amount of time it takes to fry it, nor… Continue reading Oven-Baked “Fried” Zucchini Slices
