As of June 2017 Photobucket has blacked out all my photos that I had stored there and are holding them hostage. Hopefully I can update my photos on all the posts they have ruined, over 4000 of them.
My Pretty in Pink Tea…
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Here’s my contribution for an easy to bake and freeze recipe for this month’s Recipe Round-Up. I’m putting mine up a day early to serve as a reminder to anyone who wants to participate tomorrow.
Chicken Spaghetti
1-1/4 C. spaghetti, broken into 2-inch pieces ~
1-1/2 C. diced chicken or turkey
1/4 C. chopped green pepper
1 -(10-3/4 oz.) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1/4 C. diced pimento
1/2 C. chopped onion
1/2 C. broth or water
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
1-3/4 C. grated sharp cheese
Cook and drain spaghetti. Mix all ingredients, reserving 1/2 C. grated cheese, and put in greased 2-1/2 qt. casserole. Top with reserved cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serves 4. Freezes beautifully. Thaw before baking.
For more easy to freeze recipes click on Motherhood Apologia who is graciously hosting this month. Tomorrow this link will be updated to get you straight to the recipes. Enjoy!
Sometimes even though there are only two of us we’ll cook a large portion of beef. This past weekend we BBQ’d a Flank Roast. For dinner on Monday night I decided to spice it up and make sandwiches.
I sauteed onion and 2 Anaheim chiles in a little olive oil.
I added the cooked beef till it was heated through…
Voila, a leftovers meal spiced up. Delicious! If you’d like you could also melt cheese onto the roll before your add the meat, pepper and onion mixture on top. Bon appetit! This works for us. I hope it inspires you…
And while I’m at it, I love that pan. I have used it 5 nights in a row to make different meals for Dear and I. The pan is a Tools of the Trade (Macy’s) Rangeware, Encapsulated Impact Bonded Induction Base 12 Inch. I got it on a super sale and I have not been disappointed about my Under $20 purchase!!!
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ellen b. will be participating in the the Fall Y’all! bloggy giveaway hosted by Shannon at her bloggygiveaways.com site. So y’all come back here on Monday October 29th – November 2nd to see what you can win!
Time for another Works For Me Wednesday and here’s my tip this week. If you have showers that need shower curtains purchase a pretty cloth one to go on the outside and then buy the cheapest vinyl liner you can find for the inside. When the vinyl curtain gets yucky just take it down and throw it away and replace it with a fresh liner. Trying to clean these is too much work for me!
There’s plenty of bathroom scrubbing to do without scrubbing the vinyl curtain!
Now head on over to Rocks in My Dryer and see what other tips there are today!
Today I’m showing you my little dark lavender and green master bathroom in Washington. We have a Gambrel roof so the ceiling is slanted and cuts into our wall space. This gives us limited room for cabinets, etc.
This is a view to show you the slanted ceilings
We added this little cabinet above the toilet to give us some storage space.
I decided to use lavender accessories in the cabinet and most of these items are gifts I have received.
This Abalone shell and other shells are from a collection Dear’s parents had. The whole Master Bedroom Suite has a nice cozy retreat feel because of the slanted ceilings. They are the only rooms on the top level of our home in Washington so it’s a very private retreat. Thank you for visiting my site today. May God bless you with His peace and joy. Have a wonderful weekend. Oh and thank you for your comments. I do read every one and appreciate your kind words and the time it takes to post them…
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You can call this motivation to get going or an antidote to mild depression…
Step away from your computer and go find one of these in your house…
Now set it for 15 minutes. Walk to the sink and wash any dishes that might be dirty and do any general clean-up until the buzzer or bell goes off.
I guarantee you that you will be amazed at what you can get done in a mere 15 minutes. I think you’ll feel better about yourself and your house. Once you get into this you can try doing it once every hour. You might even consider increasing the time to 30 minutes. Once you get to the 30 minute activity time try going out and walking…
This always amazes me and works for me. I hope it will work for you too! Now head over to Rocks in my Dryer to see more tips.
Any photos missing from my posts are the result of Photobucket blacking out all my photos that I stored on their site since 2006.
Welcome back
I’m including this recipe for tea sandwiches that my mom made for us a while back. .
So happy you stopped by my library for tea. You can still see more tea parties at Make Mine Pink.
Any photos missing from my posts are the result of Photobucket blacking out all my photos that I stored on their site since 2006.
This simple 6 x 8 notebook is my organizational wizard. I use this each week to organize myself and to get things accomplished. With a pencil I line out 7 boxes for the 7 days of the week starting with Monday. Each box has the date and day of the week. I put the set appts. in each box. Along the left side I list all the tasks I’d need to accomplish or would like to accomplish that week. I add more as I think of them during the week. In the upper right hand sidebar I list any birthdays that are in that month. Below that I keep a running list of anything I need to buy at the store. Nine times out of ten if I have something on this list it gets done. I take great joy in crossing off accomplished tasks or purchased items. I put fun things to do on these lists too. Below are some pictures of one of the fun things I always try to include on my to-do list.
This is Leticia our waitress at our favorite local Mexican restaurant near our home in Washington. Eating at her family restaurant was on my list this week and voila here we are!
The restaurant is called La Corona and we’ve been here often enough that they know what we like to order and we have more than casual conversations with Leticia about herself and her family.
Laura and Josh joined us for a late celebration of their anniversary.
Dear, Ellen b. and Katie stuffed already on our favorite salsa that they make here. Katie’s friend Heidi joined us too after the photo-op.
So not only do I schedule chores but I schedule some fun too. Bottom line what works for me is organization with my little binder and eating out at a Mexican Restaurant at least once a week!
To see what works for other people head on over to Rocks In My Dryer and join the frenzy fun!
Any photos missing from my posts are the result of Photobucket blacking out all my photos that I stored on their site since 2006.
When I’m asked to take a meal to someone who is laid up due to surgery or when someone comes home from the hospital after having a baby, I try to keep it simple. Here is a simple meal that I made last week to share with someone who had surgery. It’s got protein, veggies, and rice all in one dish. Easy to transport and I just add some extras like grapes and cookies and bread to take along.
Heat 1 T. oil in pan on medium heat. Add 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in strips; cook and stir until lightly browned, stirring occassionally. (Season the chicken lightly with salt and pepper) Although the recipe didn’t call for it I would add some onion sauteed in the pan first before adding the chicken.
ADD 3 cups cut-up fresh vegetables (carrots, broccoli and red pepper) cook and stir 3 to 5 min. or until crisp-tender.
Stir in 1 can of chicken broth (14- 1/2 oz.) and bring to a boil.
Stir in 2 cups of instant rice (I used instant brown rice) and 1/4 C. Kraft Zesty Italian dressing: cover. Reduce heat to low. Cook 5 min. or until liquid is absorbed and chicken is cooked through.
The finished product. (BTW: I usually double the recipe so that I can take a meal and feed my family the same meal, too)
I added some focaccia bread, red grapes, cookies, and lilies to take along with the main dish.
Now here is a tip that the recipient of your meal is sure to appreciate. Take the meal to them in totally disposable containers. It can be quite the project for someone who is ill or laid up to return dishes to their rightful owners! And this is what those bulky Costco boxes you get at the checkout can come in handy for, to transport a meal.
Now you can head over to Rocks in My Dryer to see more Works For Me Wednesday posts…
Deda and Baba
Niece Michelle, Daughter Katie, and SIL Kelly
We had a family “girls night out” gathering at my parent’s apartment since Katie is here for a short visit. As usual my mother went “over the top” in preparing a wonderful meal for all of us. We were doubly blessed this time because my SIL’s Kelly and Letty were able to make it.
Sister Vera, SIL Letty, and Sister Kathy
We had Apricot Chicken, a Honeydew Spinach Salad with a wonderful mint dressing, a mixed veggie basmati rice, not to mention appetizers. Now for that fabulous cake pictured above, yummy Pistachio Cream Angel Food Cake.
The sisters enjoying a laugh. What a blessing to have loving, joyful sisters with peace between us.
Vera, Lana, Kathy and Ellen
Nana Kathy with grandson Jack. “It’s a high mountain goat.” My nieces Debbee and Melissa were there but didn’t get into a photo shoot.
My photos are being held hostage at the Photobucket site as of July 2017.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 