Pork Tenderloin with Italian Herbs

It’s been just too hot to do much this week – although against better judgement, David and I did start cleaning out the garage in anticipation of a new cement floor. To stay ahead of mealtimes, I’ve done a little extra cooking so that I can just re-heat and mix-n-match the leftovers. That being said [...]

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Orange Chicken, Green Recycling

Seems to be a green world we live in and while I’m not totally into the ‘green thing’ I do like to recycle when possible. When we lived in Houston, we had a plastic bin we put paper, plastic and glass into for garbage/recycle pick-up. Now that we’re in the country when we take stuff [...]

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Spring & Salmon Croquettes

Went to my favorite auction on Saturday – Johnny Norman in Reagan. He had a different twist this week – where he ‘rented’ tables to individuals and they could bring stuff in and he would auction it off for a flat fee. Made it very interesting. You didn’t know until you got there what you [...]

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The Cat-Lady’s Mexican Casserole

I’m always excited to get a new recipe – especially one that’s both delicious and easy. The meal we had for lunch today was a recipe I got from David’s sister-in-law - affectionately known as the ‘cat lady’ -  who lives near Austin. It’s a yummy casserole with a Mexican flavor including green chilies, corn tortillas and cheese. [...]

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Turkey Tetrazzini & Pot Pie – LOW FAT

It’s payback time.  And I’m making up for all that eggnog ice cream and pecan pie I ate last week by whipping  up some low fat dishes for us to eat.  If you’re still trying to figure out what to do with that left over turkey, here are two  recipes from my favorite cookbook – Healthy Homestyle Cooking : [...]

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