Quick, Easy, Light

As I mentioned below, I was at a shower today. I knew I'd be gone most of the day and needed and easy "throw in the oven" dinner...so I went to this recipe for Cheesy Chicken Shells - basically stuffed shells but with chicken, not beef or sausage.

George came back for seconds. Perhaps I should use that as a rating system...George's "come back for more". hmmmm.....

The picture looks weird, but they were indeed quick, easy, light and good!!

What to do with 2 lbs of Blueberries

At the store the other night, the sign called to me. 2 lbs of Blueberries for less than $4. I had to buy. Yes, I am easy - quickly influenced by marketing, simple as it might be. Keep in mind too that at that moment, I had no idea if George had tried blueberries - which means that he might or might not like them.

I got home and started pondering...pies, crisps, sauces, pancakes. But then this recipe was suggested to me...by one of my favorite food blogs. I had to try it.

They were indeed easy. They were indeed tasty. I like them. Smittenkitten - where the recipe was from, has better pictures...so let's just say mine looked like hers, but her pictures are better.

Enjoy!!

French Onion Dip

Onions....before carmalization...after tears.

George's cousin is pregnant and the shower was today. I had called to her mom earlier this week to ask if there was anything I could do to help. Victoria is a good person and always makes an effort to talk to me at family gatherings - so whatever I could do to help with the shower for her, I was willing.

Her mom mentioned french onion dip for the chips and I happily accepted. I decided this was a good chance to try out making it from scratch....and Alton Brown came to the rescue with this recipe.

Like the review mentioned - and really places like Food Network and All Recipes are some of the greatest places to get recipes because a thousand other people have tried it before you and suggest what makes it even better - I added more onions and adjusted the Sour Cream to Mayo ratio to more Scream, less mayo. And actually, I used Miracle Whip - as that's what I had. George thinks it's a little sweet. Vidalia Onions probably didn't help much with that. He was still eating what I brought home.

Pair it with some wavy chips, and you've got a great snack!!

Pizza....

At the farmers market, I just could not resist the basil. I have loved basil for as long as I can remember. I have tried to grow it, but alas, it flowers before I can use it up. So when someone else has grown it, I'm all for it.

As luck would have it, my mom gave me some fresh mozzarella. You can see where this is going right???

My favorite summer combo ever has to be tomatoes and basil and mozzarella. So good. This night, George and I decided on pizza. I got some Boboli crusts (I need to get some homemade pizza dough back into the freezer - it's so easy and so much cheaper) and we were on our way!!

Here's the result!

Ribs....mmmmm

I love my crockpot. I just do.

I put in some ribs with some BBQ sauce.

10 hours later, we had dinner.

So good. I mean really good. The success here really depends on the sauce you use - use one you like. And find the ribs marked down..... cheap and easy.

What is this???

I bought this at the farmers market. I thought it was a heirloom tomato.

I sliced in and took a bite. It had no flavor and was bitter.....

I was so disappointed.

Simple Dinner

One night a week or so back, I was on my own for dinner. I didn't feel like getting things out and cooking and such for just me. I went with a simple dinner. Pimento cheese sandwiches and crispy green beans!

My mom convinced me when I was little that I didn't like pimento. Because she didn't think she like pimento.

We both love the taste now.

I have recently found a lite pimento cheese spread at Kroger. Spread a little on some wheat bread - and you have something that tastes fancy - but is quicker than a PBJ.

The Crispy Green Beans I got fromTrader Joes. Taste like green beans - but crispy. Kinda fun.

It was a decent dinner, for myself.