Ingredients: 1 ½ Cups long grained rice (325 grams) 2 Tablespoons canola oil 1 Teaspoon onion powder, dissolved in: 2 Cups chicken broth 1 Cup strained salsa Directions: In stainless steel skillet (smaller of the two large skillets) heat oil on medium-high heat (#8). Add rice stir to coat rice with oil, and cook until […]

Ingredients: 2 – 3 lbs  boneless skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and cut into pieces Chicken broth -1 qt. or enough to cover 2 sprigs rosemary 2 sprigs sage 1 tsp kosher salt 1 TBS peppercorns   2 cups flour 2 tsp paprika 2 TBS Lawry’s Seasoned salt 1 tsp cayenne 1 tsp black pepper 1 […]

Ingredients: 2 sticks of butter (1 cup) 1 tsp onion powder ¼ tsp pepper 2 tsp Bell’s Seasoning (separate recipe below) ½ tsp poultry seasoning 2 packages of herbed cube stuffing mix (Pepperidge Farm) 4 beaten eggs 4-5 cups chicken broth   Instructions: Heat oven to 350 degrees Grease (with butter) the largest glass baking […]

Ingredients: 3 cups chopped cooked chicken, about 2 ½ lbs. To cook chicken, cut up into bite-sized pieces, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and pan-fry in a little canola oil. 2 cans cream of chicken soup 2 cups shredded cheese, about ¾ Mexican and ¼ mozzarella/provolone 2 cups panko 6 TBS butter, melted   Instructions: […]

Sauce: 2 TBS Canola oil 2 TBS flour 3- 10 oz cans hot red enchilada sauce 2 cups chicken broth 1 ½ tsp salt ½ tsp pepper Meat: 1 ½ lb. ground beef 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp chili powder ½ tsp cayenne ½ tsp salt ½ tsp pepper Else: 3 cups cheese (mix […]

Potato Ingredients: 1 medium yellow onion, sliced 4 cloves of garlic, crushed 4 Russet potatoes, peeled and sliced. The goal here is to end up with square potatoes, so first cut each potato on all four sides to square them up, then cut the ends off. Use peeler to trim off remaining peel. Slice potatoes […]

Meet Vala, our second rescue dog.

This is that thick sweet version you get at fast-food joints. Think “Teriyaki Chicken Bowl”.

Only 5 minutes to make and less than 200 calories! Faster than a McDonald’s drive-thru and healthier too.

An ironing board cabinet re-purposed as the coolest spice rack.

We persuaded Harve to share his recipe so we could try our hand.

We have fish that live in a four foot deep pond in the backyard.
We have a dog that lives in the house but plays in the backyard.
Today our dog met the fish.