Roasted Radish and Wilted Spinach Side Dish

A friend recently mentioned she was having roasted radishes for dinner.  The recipe sounded interesting to me especially since it is low carb and vegan.  So when I spotted the beautiful red vegetable with it’s bright green foliage in the market I decided to try them. Hubs and I are delighted at how wonderful they taste!

Low Carb Keto Pumpkin Cheesecake

The holidays are here and you need a gluten free keto recipe worthy of company.  Welcome to my world!  I'm not jeopardizing the success I've had when I'm so close to my goal so I've put together an adapted cheesecake recipe with pumpkin flavor you will love.  My non keto dieting hubby does!

Low Carb Apple Pie Dessert

I've been following a Keto diet for several months and am happy with my current 28 pound loss.  With Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays looming around the corner I've been planning ahead and have worked out my very own Apple Pie Dessert that is really delicious.  So good that I'm ready to share it plus a pumpkin spice latte and my thrift/dollar store door wreath with you.

Where’d You Go Bernadette book review and a Pink Penguin

I’d finished all the paper backs in my stash and was looking for a quick e-read until my next book arrived from Amazon. I had a list on Goodreads and liked the bright cartoonish cover on Where’d You Go Bernadette plus it has a good rating and isn’t a long book. Written from the viewpoint of a teenager looking for her mother, author Maria Sample’s writing style and words captured my interest on the first page and kept it.  Bonus: Sample was a TV fiction writer for Arrested Development, Mad About You and Ellen.

Nine Layer Dip in a jar

Turn on the TV for some manly sports and serve this SUPER easy, almost homemade and delicious dip in a jar.  The thing about party dip is the appeal quickly disappears as soon as a couple of servings are taken out of the beautiful presentation and the left overs aren’t so appetizing either.  That is one reason to make individual servings in a jar.  Some other great reasons are portion control, less mess, ease, you can be sure everyone gets some and extra’s are easy to send home with guests. This is also a technique

Ultimate Potato Recipe Challenge with over 40 recipes

Challenges are a lot of fun to me and I'm having a great time with the Irish theme this month - potatoes!    I bet my tiny bit of Irish blood ancestors would be proud of all the potato recipes below.  I see several I will be testing out myself!  My recipe is first up of course, so come on and enjoy.

A St. Patrick's leprechuan, craft, recipe, book and all things green

My grown grand is going to visit Ireland this summer and in my excitement for her I asked my fellow bloggers for some St. Patrick's day stuff.  They delivered a wonderful variety of leprechuan crafts, recipes,and information to read that that I felt you could enjoy as much as I have.  St. Patrick day is a delightful holiday with Irish roots that even those of us with only a smidgen of Irish blood can embrace.  I'm making one of the Irish Soda Bread recipes this afternoon and the little grands are keen to make the Blushing Leprechaun Cookies. 

Diet friendly luncheon menu and recipes

Winter is hard on the diet.  I guess that’s why so many people make diet resolutions on New Year’s.  I don’t do resolutions any more but many of my friends do.  I try to stick to a healthy diet most of the time but especially when the weather starts warming up and I think about the summer wardrobe.  That’s why I put together a calorie simple stress free light menu for a small lunch with friends.  I’d planned to  take advantage of a warmer winter day and setting up a party table outside but in Texas it can be 85° one day and 54° the next .  My party lucked out on option number two [sad face]. Fortunately I used bright colors on an inside table set up to bring spring back to us.
 

I moved a dark red table from the entry to the serving area and strung some light colored tulle and ribbon for a banner backdrop.  I used multi colored sandwich plates and yellow napkins. The table set up was part of my DIY pedestal food plate project post.  But on to what you came for, the menu and recipes!

 

Easy Low Calorie Lunch Menu

• Caprice appetizers
• olives
• Baby carrots
• Tuna salad on deli Bulbous rolls
• Layered Raspberry gelatin  dessert

 Appetizers

The Caprice appetizers are the easiest ever.  Simply use toothpicks to skewer a grape tomato and cube of mozzarella cheese inside a Basil leaf.  Before serving, drizzle with Balsamic Vinaigrette.  Add a few skewered olives for another delicious touch.  A colorful vegetable like baby carrots will go well with this diet friendly plate too.

Layered Raspberry Gelatin Dessert

A day before the lunch make some sugar free raspberry gelatin according to package instructions.  Distribute the gelatin into individual dessert glasses and allow it to gel. When you’re ready to set them out add some lite whipped cream and fresh raspberries.  If you have some fresh mint handy, put a little sprig on top.

Tuna Salad Sandwiches

Gourmet Tuna Salad Sandwich

by Jeannie

Prep Time: 10 min

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Ingredients (4 sandwiches)

• 2 packages, 12 oz. chunk lite tuna in water
• 1/3 cup lite mayonnaise with olive oil
• 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish
• 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 Tablespoons chopped nuts (Walnut or Pecan)
• 1 Tablespoon finely diced onion (I used white but use your favorite)
• 4 Bakery rolls of your choice (I love the Bolillos Rolls at Walmart)
• Spray can of olive oil or butter flavored oil
• 1 apple of your choice (my favorite is Honeycrisp)
• Fresh Spinach leaves
• Olives as garnish

Instructions

Combine all the ingredients down to the bread.

Slice the rolls lengthwise for sandwiches.

Spray the cut sides of the bread with olive oil or butter flavored oil. If you don't have the spray can type you can brush on some olive oil or melted butter.

You can toast the bread open face if you like.

Place several spinach leaves to make a bed on the bread.

Use a 1/3 cup measure to scoop a portion of tuna salad onto the spinach leaves.

Shake a little salt and course ground pepper on top.

Layer on a thin slice of apple.

Sprinkle with a few chopped nuts.

Spear 3 olives on a toothpick into the apple or on the top piece of roll.

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Fried Peach Cobbler Fritters

One day I was commenting to my Aunt I love peaches and wishing I could work a trip to Weatherford Peach Festival in and the next day Brother In Law was bringing me a bucket of peaches!    He was riding a horse by an unoccupied house and saw a small peach tree so loaded with peaches the branches were breaking off.  He talked to the property manager and got permission to pick some peaches.  He doesn’t cook or eat them raw, but knew I’d like them.  How lucky am I?   They smell wonderful and the pink skins are so pretty. This morning the little grands are here for breakfast so I mixed up a fritter recipe plus some delicious juicy ripe peaches for a delectable breakfast that tastes like a bite of fried peach cobbler.  The best part is that they only take minutes to make.

luncheon Crab stuffed Cucumbers and Chicken Zucchini Sandwich Wraps

If you’d like to have a stress free luncheon for friends you may want to take a look at the menu and recipes used at this small gathering of friends. I started with a homemade crab stuffed cucumber appetizer then set up a buffet with my favorite Berry Walnut Romaine Salad, a deli purchased pasta salad, low calorie Chicken Tender Wraps, some chips and iced tea.  It all went together in a couple of hours then I got to sit around listening to stories, laughing, and telling a few memories of my own.

Shamrock crust on a fruit cobbler

When my son was about 3 years old, we sat together in the back yard having a snack of fresh apricots.  I showed him how to break it in half and then explained how God planned for more apricots by leaving a seed in the fruit to plant.  Of course he asked if he could plant it, and off he went.  He pushed the seed into a crack he found in the dirt next to the privacy fence.  We were both delighted the next summer when it came up!  My son is 30 now and that tree is a mature fruit bearer. 

Pineapple Upside Down Cupcake

Boy Grand likes to help in the kitchen and he loves cupcakes so this week we decided to make an almost homemade cupcake version of pineapple upside down cake.  We turned a packaged cake mix into an easy special treat with pineapple and cherries.  We started with one of those small packaged confetti cake mixes just right for a dozen cupcakes.  I chose the confetti mix because it seems to be more appealing to the kids that are tempted to eat only the icing.  He approved.
 

Lemon Tarts made with Lemon Curd

The scenes in Downton Abbey episodes spend a lot of time drinking tea and eating little cakes, scones and biscuits.  On season 5 episode 2 I noticed they often spread sauce or curd on the breads.  Many years ago a very sweet English lady I worked with made Lemon Curd that she gave in jars as gifts.  Since then I have thought fondly about it and wished I had asked for her recipe.

Downton Abbey Salmon Cakes with Lemon Butter

I know that not everyone is a fan of Downton Abbey, but I am.  I watched the Season 5 premier last night with a cup of tea soaking up every detail of the period.  I love the costumes, formal gatherings and pay close attention to tea time.  There are usually only glimpses of the food being served but a little internet surfing pretty much tells you what is typically served during tea time.  The meals are pretty simple and now I know how those British keep such a tiny stature!  Today's post is dedicated to the Salmon cakes with lemon butter mentioned in the Downton Abbey kitchen on Episode 1.

Bake, Decorate, and Create for the Holiday

Christmas crafts, Christmas foods, Christmas decorations, Christmas traditions are near and dear to most of our hearts.  It started when I was a kid hearing the season music, the smell of a fresh tree in the house and anticipating the Santa watch on Christmas Eve.  My Dad was very excited about the holiday and went to great lengths to make it special for all of us.  My grandmother made hot cocoa as we little kids waited anxiously and the uncles took turns guarding the door to the Christmas room increasing the excitement until everyone was present and ready.  In that spirit here’s a look back at some of my favorite December posts. Each photo is linked to the original post with recipes/tour/DIY’s.  I hope you enjoy it and hop around to some of the other blogger participants in our Look at Christmas Past.  Clicking on each photo will take you to the post.

Crock Pot Chicken Pot Pie

Now that we are moved into the new address and have found a church home I am making my first pot luck lunch.  It's a large serving crock pot casserole full of hearty chicken, veggies and creamy broth with leaf shaped crust.  It's my version of Chicken Pot Pie for a crowd and it is definitely a comfort food that pleases the pallet.

French Vanilla Iced Coffee

The Best Iced Coffee Recipe Ever

Hi there!! I am Brandy, I blog over at Wonderfully Messy Mom. I am excited to share with you 'For What It's Worth' readers the best Iced Coffee recipe you will ever try! Hands down, it's the best!!

Apricot Feta Bacon Summer Salad

On a warm summer day it’s nice to sit on the patio and enjoy a fresh summer salad for lunch.  Use a variety of your favorite greens, add some fruit, cheese and maybe some protein and serve yourself some lite dressing on the side.  The salad I am eating today is diabetic friendly and delicious.  I’m using dried apricots today because I have a few left over from the scones I made.  I like the light tartness and tenderness of the apricots.  If I had some fresh strawberries I’d probably throw them in also!  The measurements in the recipe are for one person but can easily be doubled, tripled, quadrupled.  The proportions don’t need to be exact, you decide how much of each you like in your salad.

Cherry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Cheese cake or coffee cake… hmm, that IS a question.  Why not both?  I quickly checked several recipes and decided on this one from Pinterest.  It is a Pin Win.  I like the way the three elements come together for a not too sweet but just right dessert.  I did add just a little milk to the batter because it was too dry to get into the pan successfully.  About 1/4 cup.  If I’d had more sour cream I would have done that instead.  My spring form pan is a little smaller that the one used in the original recipe making it rise a bit taller than needed.  I used a black cherry jam that was scrumptious and instead of her crumb topping I sprinkled on some slivered almonds.  Got my Starbucks coffee (using my Verismo brewer) and thinking… do I dare have a second slice?  Yes.  Head over to Bunny’s Warm Oven for her recipe.

 

How to cook Pork Loin Boneless Ribs

I love finding a good deal and finding boneless pork loin ribs on sale is good in many ways.  Budget friendly, boneless, tasty, tender, easy to cook main dish.  Most of the time I’d throw on some BBQ sauce and let them cook, but this time a creamy sauce was the request.   Here is how to cook a boneless pork loin that is still easy and melt in your mouth tender deliciousness.