This week-end was very heart warming for me. I got to see my mom who is in Ohio from Texas. I also got to be in on a surprise 60th birthday party for my sister, and I got to see my brother from Indianapolis. The first thing I noticed about my brother was that he had lost weight and looked great. I asked my sister-in-law, Lin about it and she said since the first of the year he has been…
Several of my good friends have an allergy to wheat so they have to look for ways to cook gluten free. I have a recipe to share with them. This recipe will be a favorite even if you don’t have to worry about gluten in your diet. 3 whole chicken breasts (bone in with skin) cut in 2 (you will have 6 pieces of chicken) 5 whole sweet peppers cleaned and cut into strips (Green, yellow, or red) 5 sweel…
The Butcher and I just returned from Mexico. It was a glorious vacation, and all I can think of is Mexican dishes. Tonight I cooked him the Chicken Fajitas. They were delicious. I also made Spanish Rice to go with it. I did the very quick version. I took 2 cups of the uncooked Brown Instant Rice. I put 1/2 cup of water mixed with 12 oz. of taco sauce in a medium sauce pan and put it on medium heat until…
I have a couple of priceless stories to tell you about this recipe. Pam, who is a regular customer at my store, told me she couldn’t cook. I told her that was nonsense, that cooking was simply “following directions”. I gave her my Oven Fried Chicken recipe. I told her to put potatoes in the oven and to make a salad, and dinner was ready. That was on Wednesday. On Saturday Pam was back in my store. She was ecstatic. …