Take-out Tuesday, Incredibly Easy Scalloped Potatoes
This recipe is adapted from Easy Potatoes Au Gratin created by The Lazy Gastronome Scalloped potatoes are thinly sliced potatoes, layered with cheese and butter or cream Potatoes au Gratin are basically the same, sliced potatoes baked with cheese and usually bread crumbs which gives them a browned topping after baking Instead of cream in … Continue reading
Sunday Supper, Hoisin Pork and Zucchini & Corn Sauté
You are going to want to put this on your menu asap! It’s easy, it’s delicious, it’s a little bit different, and it’s Summer on a plate! Pork tenderloin is cut into chunks, marinated for 6 hours, and grilled* Serve it with a simple sauté of corn and zucchini and you have a winner of … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Cantaloupe
The hardest thing about art for me is deciding what to paint! I often scroll through Pinterest, Pixabay, and Unsplash, and see what catches my eye I saw this fruit still life and fell in love with the cantaloupe I decided not to sketch it, and just jump right in Simple strokes Building color as … Continue reading
Tales of the Traveling Tote, June 2023
Happy June! It’s time to share more adventures of our Traveling Tote! We are a group of 10 that share a love of MacKenzie-Childs We all have the same large Courtly Check tote bag We post about where our totes have been every 3 months and host a giveaway We also have names for our … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Cheesy Zucchini, Corn, & Bacon Casserole
I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day if you are in the USA! We celebrated with family and friends at the beach, with lots of great weather and food ~ I made a zucchini casserole for a side dish one night This casserole features many favorite ingredients, Summer corn and zucchini, bacon, and pimiento … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Still Life in Gouache
I am experimenting with Gouache painting Gouache is an opaque watercolor medium It thins with water to make a wash like watercolor, or can be applied directly When applied with just a little water it is not transparent, similar to acrylic I used this is inexpensive set For our painting today, I chose this still … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Loaded Spinach & Artichoke Quiche
When you don’t know what to make for dinner, make a quiche! Quiche makes a delicious one dish meal Plus you can make it ahead of time and bake it when you’re ready This one is loaded with fresh spinach, artichoke hearts, corn, onions, bacon [not pictured], ham and cheese You can make it in … Continue reading
Easy Recipes for Memorial Day
We will be spending Memorial Day at the beach, and being the first weekend of Summer, we won’t be the only ones! We always cook, the restaurants are much too crowded My son, the chef, and I like to think about the menu in advance so I have been looking through my recipes, collecting easy … Continue reading