Bless My Heart I Married A Yankee

This recipe was given to me by a friend.  I am sure it is good by the recipe but you guys know me, right?  I had to go and change it up to make it even better.  Well, in my humble opinion better.   By no means at all is this a diet friendly recipe.  It is loaded with fat.  Tons of it but you can always attempt to make it healthy but why when it is perfect just like I make it?  See the end on how to substitute some ingredients to make it lower in fat.    Scott literally has set and gorged himself until he was sick on this dish.  I made it last year for his birthday.  I had made it a few times before but since I knew he liked it and I wanted him to have something really good for his birthday, I made it for him.   Unfortunately, I forgot to take a few pictures as I was making it.  One of the most important steps for some reason either did not get a picture made or I accidentally deleted it.   The first step is to cut your chicken into bite-size pieces and shake a good amount

If you have been reading my posts lately you know I have had an abundance of zucchini.  I have made all types of  recipes  using zucchini.  I have mentioned shredded zucchini often and also mentioned freezing it.  It really is so simple and a great way to have it at a later date.   While it is so nice to have my plants producing as much as they are I have had to figure out ways to use things.  I also wanted to preserve some zucchini so I can use them later when I no longer have any fresh ones.   You can freeze zucchini either in chunks or by shredding it.  I chose to shred mine due to the recipes I figured I would want to use later in the fall or even winter.   Wash your zucchini really well.  You want to get all the dirt off.  If you are going to freeze larger zucchini make sure you scoop out the seeds.  Especially if you are shredding it.  Shredded zucchini is mainly for quick bread such as  Lemon Blueberry Zucchini  or  Cinnamon Zucchini Bread .  Chunks or cubes

Just wanted to say my summer has been a bit wild.  If you noticed, I have been absent off and on for a few weeks.  Unfortunately, vacations are still to come and I will continue to be gone off and on at times. My cousin Gary and his mom Sandy I have been sick since the last day of June.  Had to visit the doctor twice.  Which is something I don't do often.  I rarely go to the doctor.  So, that means I was pretty darn sick.  I went the first time the Monday before I left for Texas.  She gave put me on an antibiotic and some steroids.  Which was NOT fun at all.  I could not sleep but I was totally exhausted.  Then I went on vacation to Texas for a week.  Had a blast and was able to spend time with my cousin Gary and his wonderful wife Karen.  Best of all I was able to see my Aunt Louise and be there for her 90th birthday celebration.  The Lord looked after me and the medicines worked to keep me or make me feel some better.  However, I was still sick and once arriving h

Are you overgrown with zucchini?  Squash?  Are they coming out of your ears?  If so here are some links to recipes for zucchini and squash.   LEMON BLUEBERRY ZUCCHINI BREAD CINNAMON ZUCCHINI BREAD PARMESAN ZUCCHINI WEDGES ZUCCHINI BOATS VEGETABLE LASAGNA  ZUCCHINI CHIPS PICKLES SUMMER SQUASH MY MAMA'S SQUASH CASSEROLE HOW TO FREEZE ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI BREAD

I think lemon and blueberries make such a great combination.   For years I have been making a  Lemon Blueberry Bread with blueberries from our bushes.   As I mentioned our zucchini has been producing very well.  Unfortunately, the little boogers tend to play hide and seek and you often miss some in your garden and then they are huge and there really is not a lot to do with them at this point.  You can make  stuffed zucchini  boats which are yummy but let's get real after a while you get tired of eating zucchini.  With the 4 or 5 extra large zucchinis, I have been making various quick bread.  The  cinnamon zucchini bread  is to die for so I thought why not make lemon blueberry zucchini bread.   I found a recipe but as usual, I adapted it to make a lemon blueberry version.  I am telling you, this recipe might just knock your socks off.  It is that good.   Zest your lemon and juice it. Add sugar to a small bowl with lemon zest and massage with your hands.

I  have said this multiple times so why not say it one more time, I love salads during the summer.  It helps to beat the heat.  How many times are you just too hot to have a hot meal during the summer?  Most of us have been to that point.  Plus who wants to cook after all you are tired because you are hot. Plus who wants to heat up the house?  Not me!!  That is why having salads already made in the fridge is so nice.  When you are hot and tired and you do not want to go through the trouble of cooking a meal, there is nothing like having something cool in the fridge to dine on.  Saturday, after picking the garden I had so many cucumbers that I needed to do something with.  My small cucumbers I normally pickle but I had a few larger ones that I wanted to make something with so I decided to throw a few ingredients together and make a summer marinated salad for later.   I have made  Greek salad  before but I wanted something a bit different with the dressing.  I wanted to use bals

This is a nice quick vinaigrette dressing to make.  I love making all kinds of vinaigrette dressings.  They normally are simple, easy and take very few ingredients.  Normally the ratio is 3 parts oil to one part vinegar but if you want it more tart use more vinegar.   Balsamic is fun to work with.  You can use the normal dark balsamic or a white balsamic for this recipe.   Chop some onion and garlic. Do a 3 to 1 ratio on EVOO and balsamic vinegar. And mix it all together and you have a delicious dressing you can use on so many things.   I normally add some salt and pepper for seasoning and keep this in the fridge.  Like all vinaigrettes, it will separate pretty quickly so just give it a good shake before using.  BALSAMIC DRESSING Ingredients 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 2 to 3 cloves of garlic chopped 1/2 small onion chopped Pinch of salt and pepper Directions Chop the onion and garlic. Add all the ingredients together. S