There’s no need to eat out, when eating in can be better!
My Grandpa John Baines Bailey had a serious reputation for making fantastic chili. In fact, he had a pot going when he first met his first grandchild (moi) and my mother tells the tale of how he would not put me down all day and was up stirring the pot and instructing me on the …
Since my new passion is avocados stuffed with chicken salad I am experimenting with chicken salad recipes. This one came out really special with a sweet Caribbean flare. The perfect sweet touch and completely keto friendly! It comes together very quickly, you can serve it immediately too, but I highly recommend refrigerating it for an …
One of my new favorite things to eat is an avocado stuffed with chicken salad. The trouble is that all the great chicken salad recipes add fruit like yummy grapes and nuts to the mix which really increases the carbohydrates. So I wanted to make a flavorful and not so fruity chicken salad to load …
One of the hardest things about starting a low carbohydrate diet is well, giving up the carbs like bread and pasta. So as I am embarking on the low carb leg of my weight loss journey I did some digging and found several recipes for low carb breads. I do not own a hand mixer …
So I am planning to make stuffed zucchini boats for dinner tonight, I cooked a fresh vegetable marinara all day low and slow yesterday and it should be perfect by dinner time. So this morning I assembled and partially cooked the spicy meatballs that will stuff the zucchini boats. When I say I partially cooked …
I needed a snack. It had to be something healthy though, something with good fats, no added sugars but still mighty tasty. You can see my dilemma. One of my favorite go to snacks is apple slices with peanut butter. But peanuts were off the menu. But I did have two cans of whole roasted, …
Saturday is frequently Farmer’s Market day. I LOVE visiting a good farmer’s market and we have a really nice one here in Jacksonville Florida over on West Beaver Street. The Jacksonville Farmer’s Market is open year round and everyday of the week as well which is awesome! Not only do they have locally sourced vegetables …
Stop the presses!! This just in, I have just made and consumed the best lunch ever and on #NationalShrimpDay no less!! This is a single serving recipe but you can easily double, triple or quadruple it as you need to for more servings. Packed with nutritious and delicious spinach, garlic and five ounces of delectable …
Dirty Rice is one of my husband’s favorite cajun dishes. A spicy comforting dish of seasoned rice and meat. I am currently adhering to a low fat diet and have successfully lost 60 pounds thus far, so my challenge is coming up with ideas that fit my diet but will please my whole family. On …
Callaloo is a dish of greens cooked Jamaican or West Indian style. It is based on a dish that originated in Africa and traveled to the West Indies with the slave trade and is made with a leafy green vegetable like spinach, collards, chard, and can even include Okra. There is also a green veggie …
This classy “French” dish is super easy to make at home. Actually Chicken Cordon Bleu is an American dish based on the French dish Veal Cordon Bleu. We took the “cordon bleu” and wrapped it in chicken instead of veal. Ta-da!! The French term Cordon Bleu is translated as “Blue Ribbon” and this dish is …
I felt like making a quiche for dinner for the three of us, my husband was working late and that seemed simple enough. But then I discovered I was flat OUT OF EGGS!! WHAT!?! Sadly, I had already started grinding down the kale in the Ninja and I had this nice little potato crust assembled …