31 Days of Progress Day 27 :: Baked Chimichangas with Cilantro Lime Sour Cream

31 Days of Progress Day 27 :: Baked Chimichangas with Cilantro Lime Sour Cream

This is actually a recipe I adapted from way back {I think from Rachel Ray’s 30 Minute Meals}…it’s really more of a concept than a recipe.  Don’t worry.  I’m going to give you an actual recipe.  Though you will see I had ingredients left over, so I’m not sure exactly how many it would have made.  What makes it part of 31 Days of Progress is that I revisited this easy meal I had Continue reading

31 Days of Progress “Day 25″ :: I Love to Learn!

31 Days of Progress “Day 25″ :: I Love to Learn!

As I typed that title I couldn’t help hearing “I Love to Laugh” from Mary Poppins in my head.  I do that, do you?  I tell people all the time, “My life has a soundtrack.  You just can’t hear it.” Ha! Anywho…I’m finally back, sleeping a little better the last couple of nights.  Still waking with headaches, but I think that’s because it’s still so warm here and blasted dry!!! Continue reading

31 Days of Progress Day 19 :: Organizing Spices {Done}

31 Days of Progress Day 19 :: Organizing Spices {Done}

Remember this little project from this post? I reached my little baby-step goal of getting it organized before I went to bed…BEHOLD! I found out some little things like I had 2 full bottles plus a bag of dried bay leaves {good thing I’m planning to make some pickling spice and rework my refrigerator pickles}.  I also still had a couple of things that contained onion powder and Continue reading

31 Days of Progress Day 11 :: Spice Spice Baby

31 Days of Progress Day 11 :: Spice Spice Baby

Category: Cooking & Eating Goal: Cook at Home! Baby Step: Discover new spices & recipes - - - Let’s get real. I live smack-dab in the middle of America. When I get inventive and cook for my friends I observe a few things: funny faces made at unfamiliar ingredients and flavors, polite “no thank you”s, secretive picking of “green things” or nuts out of a recipe. So, I’m Continue reading