Monday, July 30, 2012

I like to cook.

I do. and I like to share what I cook. Recently, I've been getting some ribbing from my better half that I post too much food on Facebook. I like to share what I cook and I have been told that I inspire others.  So, I thought, fine, I'll post all my cooking here. Thing is, here I have 2 followers. See right. Facebook, I have a bigger audience, only due to the fact that I haven't told anyone except those 2 on the right about my blog.

So I got to thinking. Scary, I know. I'm going to post my cooking things here ... and often. Maybe even my easy 30 minute weekday dinners. Shocking, I know. And maybe, I'll get more than the 2 on the right looking here at what I do. It's not spectacular, but, it's what I do. ;)

Tonight featured cheeseburger salad! Almost like a taco salad, but not!
I used Cheeseburger Salad | The Pioneer Woman Cooks | Ree Drummond  except I used ground turkey breast since we don't eat beef. Oh, and in lieu of the croutons, I topped mine with crushed potato chips!

The recipe  doesn't call for any dressing, but I did use some Kraft Buffalo Ranch, which is my new fave dressing. It's spicy but not too overly spicy.  The ketchup, mustard and barbeque did lend a really good flavoring to the meat. And who would've guessed that pickles taste darn yummy on a salad!
Enjoy!


Sunday, July 29, 2012

When life hands you lemon....

You make lemonade.

When life hands you basil, you make pesto.

My basil was looking good and lush! Before it went to flower, I figured I had better get busy making some pesto. I'm not giving a recipe because I honestly never follow one to a T....Google for a pesto recipe and you get the same things if you're looking for a classic pesto...
Basil
Pine nuts
Olive oil
Garlic
Parmesan cheese

I basically eye ball all quantities and then add more things to taste like garlic and salt.

I picked up an ice cube tray at Target for a dollar and after they freeze, they'll go into a freezer bag to be used whenever!

As Martha would say, "it's a good thing"!


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