Category Archives: Veggies

Corn in FoodSaver bags ready for the freezer

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Sandra

      “He thought it was so funny to hide these in the bowl of cleaned corn waiting to be put in FoodSaver bags. He said that these are “baby corn” for Asian dishes. I wish it was that … Continue reading →

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Sauteed Kale with onions… I will be adding a bit to many dishes.

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Sandra

                  Okay Dokey all done. I’ll put it in a bowl to cool for the fridge. I will add to many dishes right from the freezer.   I froze this in pint … Continue reading →

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Recipe Tried and True Granny’s 4 Bean Salad

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Sandra

Great with any food from the grill and great to take to a BBQ.   when I make it……. I put some of this and some of that in dishes. I think I did okay with this.  ———>>>    If … Continue reading →

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Riblettes, flavored rice, and sliced beets. Not gourmet but dinner anyway.

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Sandra

    It was dinner for one tonight. I wasn’t hungry so I only had to make one dinner. I feel like I cheated on a test…. it just didn’t feel right LOL.         .

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Dinner is Stew with Homemade Bread slathered with Butter. Diet? What diet? Nope, not today.

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Sandra

    I love my bread machine and try to use it at least ONCE a week.      

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Lg Chicken Dinner Salad for the Hot Days of Summer

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Sandra

I already cut the chicken into strips so that is why it looks so funny. This one was served with Hidden Valley Buffalo Ranch. They have new flavors and we bought two of them ( along with “original” of course)’ He … Continue reading →

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I have been buying dozens of corn to freeze for the winter. Please hang on “FoodSaver”. Don’t die on me yet.

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Sandra

Don’t forget to keep some of the raw corn in the fridge for dinner when guests stop over. ( happens ALL THE TIME HERE) BBQ outside for a fast dinner.           I love my FoodSaver. Update…. … Continue reading →

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Happy St. Patty’s Day………Corned Beef and Cabbage………My corned beef was too tender and fell apart towards the end of the night.

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Sandra

Way too busy to take a lot of photos sorry. We had such a good time but super busy.   Day before …………..And Day Of.   make Cole slaw…………………………….. (check) Get the large roaster from box and clean………………………..(check) I love … Continue reading →

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Freezing SIX heads of Cauliflower for the freezer with my trusty FoodSaver.

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Sandra

  They had a great sale on Dole Cauliflower so we bought SIX heads. I will use the FoodSaver and put them in the freezer. If you have a FoodSaver, you can understand how exciting this is. If you don’t … Continue reading →

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Friday Fish… Tastes like Lobster ( well almost)

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Sandra

  Baked Fish, served along with Broccoli and Cauliflower mix. Served with nice hot butter ( not strained)         A couple good sized salads and a couple small salads. Some with tom and cucumber and some without. Some … Continue reading →

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Lower Carb Flat Iron Steaks, baked sweet potato and green beans with bacon. Split between THREE people.

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Sandra

Served along side is a crisp salad with onion, cucumber, grape tomatoes, and real bacon bits ( mine without please) . Salad dressing tonight…. Ranch     UPDATE…  and a loss next morning.        

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This filling was made from left over chicken and it will be made into Pot Pie Filling and Chicken Soup with Rice or Noodles.

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Sandra

  I will update this after I have made the pot pie or soup. Right now it will go in the freezer until ready to use.        

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What’s for dinner? Large Chicken Salads with your choice of dressing.

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Sandra

This is what I do when I am so busy and need a fast dinner.with your choice of toppings.     I have the toppings in bowls…..you top your own salad….. ( most of the salads have one chicken breasts, but others … Continue reading →

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Lower Carb Burger with swiss cheese, served with cauliflower and Vettetti Pro sweet potato cakes.

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Sandra

Sweet Potato cakes were made with my new Veggetti Pro ( NOT sponsored)     I don’t have a lot of photos because I was making different patties for different people. one…………. rare one……….. med well one……… with green peppers … Continue reading →

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Sweet potato Cakes with onions….Yummy. I Starting to play with my Veggetti Pro .

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Sandra

      (This is NOT a sponsored post I bought this).           These can be made ahead and I am going to show you how……. keep reading         When you get done … Continue reading →

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Lower Carb BBQ Chicken for dinner tonight….come back for photos

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Sandra

yum   with baked sweet pot or russet small salad with topping…. (they started devouring before I could grab the camera) roasted zucchini or with onions or cauliflower  ( I will decide later LOL)…… Zuke and onions it is !! 1 breast … Continue reading →

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Thick Hot Stew on a cold yucky day. Served with bread of your choice.

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Sandra

     

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Pork Chops, Brown Rice and Green Beans. Along with a crisp salad….. Mmmmm

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Sandra

      Season the pork with your favorite spices. These two had a mixture of bbq seasoning garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. The others were just salt and pepper.     Homemade rice pilaf…Mmmmm     Two different … Continue reading →

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Roasted Whole Chicken , broccoli, cauliflower, or Brussel sprouts. Served with baked sweet potato.

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Sandra

      Oops…….. the skin broke but VERY JUICY!!!!!           I want everyone to eat veggies so I will make a variety.       Broccoli  and cauliflower     Brussel sprouts and cauliflower.  

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Low Carb Pizza. Yum

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Sandra

This one was “loaded”. I made a veggie only but forgot photos   Everyone had a tossed salad also.   I used my “bestest friend” for this job. I whipped up this pizza dough in SECONDS. Here are a few of the toppings … Continue reading →

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Homemade Sausage made into a stir fry…. (okay I was rushing for a fast easy dinner). Served with sweet potatoes instead of rice

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Sandra

  (okay I was rushing for a fast easy dinner). Served with sweet potatoes instead of rice   I didn’t serve with rice for everyone because a couple of us are watching our carbs. I served just mine with Brussels … Continue reading →

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Burgers and fries for dinner…. Jell-O and Pudding for dessert. Yum !

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Sandra

Burger with swiss cheese, Homemade Low Carb Ketchup, lettuce, tomato, and onion. All On one large wheat Pita cut in half ( makes two burgers) I ran out of sweet potatoes so I had to use a russet potato for … Continue reading →

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Lower Carb Fish and Chips… Mmmm

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Sandra

        Here it is right out of the freezer. Have I mentioned how much I love my dying foodsaver? I have had them ever since they first came out. FoodSaver (NO I did not get paid for … Continue reading →

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Roasted chicken with baked sweet potato and green beans. Slurp ! oops sorry

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Sandra

                                 

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Breakfast Egg Muffins

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Sandra

  I have been doing this WAY BEFORE they became popular. I would say about 40 years or even more.       Cooking the ham green pepper onion spice. I later added more ham so I had to add … Continue reading →

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One pan and simple. Baked Pork Chops with Sauerkraut and broccoli.

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Sandra

Served with a mashed sweet potato with butter and heavy cream. ( and a loss next morning). Oh and Lower carb strawberry shortcake with whipped cream.   I was worried about gaining 1/2 pound so Dinner was going to be … Continue reading →

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Dinner was soooo good ! Strip Steak, baked sweet potato, green beans, small salad and homemade steak sauce dip.

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Sandra

And it was all low(er) carb. Yummy ! They look like they are “over cooked” but actually I think two were “under cooked” and mine was perfect.   From FoodSaver Bag to table. They were so juicy. They were rare, … Continue reading →

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Baked Cod / Poor Man’s Lobster Low(er) Carb Mac and Cheese and Cauliflower. Yum !

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Sandra

I will come back with carb count after I get more posts up.   I have said it a million times with MY recipes… “ Taste as you go because MY LIKES might not be YOUR LIKES.”   I have … Continue reading →

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Braised Beef with Roasted Sweet potatoes, onions, celery and carrots. Nice meal for a yucky day.

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Sandra

This ends up to be so tender that I got laughed at for setting the tables with knives. Ha Ha so funny huh?           I used my Lodge Pot on the stove.   Brown the roast … Continue reading →

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Lg Dinner Salad ( chicken )

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Sandra

YUMMY !!        

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Pork Roast , roasted potatoes and green beans. A little glaze on the side that I used from the top and we have dinner

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Sandra

When I cut a large whole pork loin I use the ends for either roasts, cubes, strip or even grinding. This was a nice roast.                            

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Salads for dinner. Pick your toppings from the platters and make your salad. Grab the dinner rolls and call it dinner.

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Sandra

Dressings were blue cheese buffalo sauce Ranch vinegar   Imitation crab, eggs, swiss cheese, green onions, tomatoes ( artichokes and olives on one of these but I can’t see them )     Chicken, cucumber, tomato, green onion cheddar ( bacon bits, … Continue reading →

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Pizza Hut tonight and disappointed.

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Sandra

The pizza was made and before throwing it in the box, they threw a handful of spinach on top and handed it to us. Really? You can see how I just moved all this to one side, it was going … Continue reading →

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This was dinner was ….. ready for it?……Salad ! ( groan, groan… I hear you)

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Sandra

  There is a choice of breaded chicken with grated cheese, cherry tomatoes from the garden , green onions, grated carrots etc…..or you can have……..       Fake crab, hard boiled egg, cherry tomatoes from the garden, grated carrots, garbanzo beans  … Continue reading →

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Not much out of the garden today…

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Sandra

but enough for a yummy salad or pasta.

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I lost my whole garden *sob*

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Sandra

UPDATE…. Too much water was the culprit. Still trying to save the garden, nothing to harvest that can be saved. Still trying and will until the season is over. I can’t believe I lost the whole garden. Next year will … Continue reading →

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We call this either “Botona or Nachos To The Max”.

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Sandra

This is a dish that we enjoy sharing or making individual plates. Choose your own topping and watch a good movie. Be careful because it is so sloppy and not good for game night or for eating while working. Here is … Continue reading →

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Making the crudités plate to place on the table for snacking.

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Sandra

Did the fancy word impress you? No? Oh OK, I made a veggie plate. (wink) They love to nibble so this will hold them for a while. I cut enough to keep refilling and keep it from getting warm.   … Continue reading →

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Homemade Vegetable Soup and homemade bread

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Sandra

        Here is the bread in the bread maker ….. can you smell it ?

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Big Huge Crockpot of Vegetable Beef Soup. I will make homemade bread later and slather the butter all over it. Slurp !

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Sandra

       

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Brats, Corn on the Cob and Homemade Fries. Thank Goodness for Foodsaver.

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Sandra

  We buy a million dozen corn during peak season then use the food saver and freeze. I always have enough corn to last to the following corn season. Brats, corn, and fries             This … Continue reading →

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From my garden

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Sandra

  More to come I hope .

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ONE of my favorite quick salads Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad

Posted on February 19, 2000 by Sandra

This is one of my favorite “any time” salad. It can be thrown together so fast and for any entree. You can also double or triple or even cut the recipe in half. Ice cold and crispy….. Yum !   … Continue reading →

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