I hope everyone is doing well! It looks like this pandemic BS is going to continue on for the foreseeable future. I am still working from home and I am quite content with that except I don’t get to see my working teammates or my walking buddies and I really miss them and catching up with what’s going on in their lives. A few weeks … Continue reading Marinated Flank Steak and Salad
I hope you are staying safe and healthy! We are living in such a weird time right now which none of us have ever seen before I do hope we can get back to some sort of normal before too long. I am coming up on week seven for working at home. It’s actually going really well I think having my daughter working next to … Continue reading BBQ steak sweet potato & squash
I mentioned last week that I was heading out for vacation and will be sharing some of the food we had. We arrived home last late night well actually we landed around 7:30 then had to go through immigration and then customs. Pictures of Sandy Island off the coast of Anguilla We are no strangers to going through our international airport over the years. Our … Continue reading Anguilla vacation lunch and dinner
I wasn’t sure what to call this dish so I figured I would get more attention if it started with bacon. Because everyone knows everything tastes better with some bacon on or in it. This dinner comes together pretty easy and quite quickly so it would be perfect for a weeknight meal. If you don’t want to start up the grill just to char the … Continue reading Bacon Garden Pasta
First day of summer means end of school for some, allergies for most, and BBQ season has officially begun. That doesn’t mean we haven’t fired up the grill several times already. When I plan on grilling out, I try to make sure that if it can be grilled it will be grilled. I usually complain how the asparagus in my garden is not producing, it … Continue reading Sirloin Tip Steak Bearnaise Butter
We had a wonderful time in Greece, looks like we got out just in time though. They have had a couple of horrible storms where they had to shut down all of the ferries; parts of Athens was flooding and some of the Peloponnese islands are getting hit really hard. I guess my ferry ride into Mykonos harbor pales in comparison to what they are experiencing … Continue reading Gyros – Greek street food
Last Sunday the weather was perfect for cooking out on the patio. To combine my favorite Sunday meal – roasted chicken – I mentioned to my husband lets do a beer can chicken out on the grill for dinner. We both had different things on our “to do” list for the day but will end it out on the patio, one of our favorite places … Continue reading Sunday Family Dinner
I am going to start this by asking you to make this!!! Demanding is a little harsh but damn this is amazing even cold the next day! Just saying as a Mom that if my kids wanted to make this for me next weekend for Mothers day it would be a good day!!!! A couple of weekends ago it was finally gorgeous out – a … Continue reading Marinated skirt or flank steak
My family has re-discovered the outside patio area. We; well actually I wanted a sitting area on the patio. Not just any sitting area I wanted someplace where we can; after a long hard day of working we could sit and relax comfortably. I finally pulled the trigger on an outdoor couch and we LOVE it! We make plans of when we could meet, what … Continue reading BBQ Steak, Sweet Potato & Squash
I am writing this week’s blog on Friday morning before my house becomes so busy and full of a lot of people. A girlfriend of mine is coming over to help me prep for an anniversary party we are hosting for my in-laws. My feeling was that it needed to be a step up or so from the normal backyard BBQ I throw since it … Continue reading BBQ Marinated Shrimp
