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Corned Beef Weekend Leftover Ideas  St. Patrick’s Day was ushered in quite happily early in the day when Mr. Jack Rabbit himself visited me. He seemed to know the perfect moment to arrive – just as I was preparing the slow cooker corned beef meal with red potatoes and mini cabbages. Maybe the aroma of Brussels sprouts was strong enough to reach his nostrils. Jackrabbits do have a keen sense of smell. If you decide to make a purchase through my link, Amazon will pay me a commission for it. This doesn’t cost you anything additional. These commissions help to keep the rest of myRead More →

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Love chicken? Gotta love chicken with orange sauce and garlic mixed with Lo Mein vegetables. You can even wrap it in a tortilla and call it China-Mex. Want the recipe? It’s FREE!  Purchase a large package of chicken the next time you go grocery shopping, and make this yummy Orange-Garlic Lo Mein Chicken. You can make it for 2, 4, or more. It can even be adapted for one. Just buy a smaller package of chicken and use less of the sauce (optional). Cooking Appliance Options You’ll see in the recipe that there are various ways of cooking the chicken recipe. Naturally, the first thingRead More →

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How to Order Eggs How do you order your eggs: fried, boiled, poached or scrambled? Or maybe you like omelets. Knowing how to order eggs is harder than it should be. The next time you go out for breakfast, for instance, order fried eggs other than the typical four ways – sunny side up, over easy, over medium, and over hard. See what happens when you order over-medium-well fried eggs.Read More →

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Forgot about New Year’s resolutions for losing weight already? Let me show you a way to success in losing those extra unwanted pounds. Frustrated with being overweight? I can understand. It seems like you’ve done everything, tried diet after diet, and you still don’t lose weight. If anything, you gain. And the older you get, the harder it is to lose the weight. When I was a teenager, my wise dad told me, “Honey, you’ll have to watch your weight for the rest of your life.” At the time, I didn’t fully understand what that bit of wisdom fully entailed. Now, in my fifties, IRead More →

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Stuffed turkey, mashed potatoes, yams, grilled green vegetables, pumpkin pie and more delicious yummies made this week’s Thanksgiving Day a tummy-filling, yummy-tasting experience! Holiday celebrating began early for me with Southern California sightseeing with a best friend. Careless indulging was not an option on my priorities during this festive season. Holiday Slow Cooker Yams Favorite foods were prepared with wonderful seasonings, minimal salt, and low sugar for the healthy-conscious attending our friend gathering. Yams (recipe below) made it on the menu, and the easiest slow cooker  recipe ever made cooking on my part totally stress free.Read More →

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Exercise and Nutrition for Over-the-Road Truckers Nutrition for over-the-road (OTR) truckers depends on their health needs. Sitting for hours at a time, stress from constant driving and watching out for distracted drivers, little or no physical exercise, and an unhealthy diet can affect the health of professional over-the-road truck drivers. Included in this article are suggestions on ways to incorporate easy-to-do 15-minute workouts and slow cooker recipes you can make inside the truck. The trucker cannot drive ifRead More →

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Best Places in Galveston, TX FOOD Dining out is at the top of most folks’ priorities when planning a getaway weekend  to Galveston. Type of fun varies, depending on the time of the year, but it’s a given that visitors to the island will want to know the best places to eat. Listed here are three of the most fabulous dining places to visit in Galveston: Gaido’s Gaido’s is one of the best fine dining restaurants on the island. The first time my husband and I ate at Gaido’s was nearly 38 years ago on our honeymoon. I love this place – the ambiance, theRead More →