Chicken Bacon Cups were nowhere on the radar as the answer to What’s for lunch? I pondered the question as I stood in the open refrigerator door. Soup from two days before – but not quite enough for hearty servings. Hmmm, a can of biscuits. 3 grilled chicken tenders from the dinner Bytes cooked last night. Half a package of bacon in the cheese drawer. Cheddar and cream cheese. The perfect accompaniment to not quite enough soup! The lunch menu now starred Chicken Bacon Cups. With a little more broth, some mixed vegetables and a dollop of sour cream added atop the somewhat spicy soup it had a fresh perspective instead of a “leftover vibe”. The biscuit cups were a filling addition and no one realized the chicken had been on the table the night before. Every good cook has a way ... [Read More]
Baked Spaghetti
What’s for lunch? A big pan of baked spaghetti. Or Pasketti as Bytes’ Big Brother used to say. The whole family will love it! Layers of pasta, meat sauce, sour cream and cheese – comfort food of the highest order! The number of servings will depend on the appetites at your house. It makes 8 large servings, which will serve the three of us with two man-sized servings (and one regular serving for me) for TWO meals. Two littles usually ate the equivalent of one of the 8 servings. Which means enough for the man sized eater, two littles and one regular serving. The point? You may very easily get TWO meals for the effort in making one! And that’s a bonus in my book. If your cooking tends to be based on last minute decisions, you’ll find no judgment here because there are a lot ... [Read More]
Tex Mex Chicken Soup
What’s for lunch? A question frequently asked in these days of being at home a great deal more than any of us are used to being! Today the answer is Tex Mex Chicken Soup. My project is to have something different for lunch every day this week. And then to share ideas and recipes with anyone else who finds lunch a difficult meal. If it is just me for lunch, I am happy with a cup of cottage cheese and a handful of crackers. Or a meat, cheese and mayo sandwich on low carb bread. Lunch is not my favorite thing. I’m usually involved in a project and I don’t really want to stop, so I don’t want a time consuming affair. Preparing lunch at home, doesn’t have to be hard. Or the same old, same old. And, if we are limited in our choices otherwise – like under a stay home order - lunch ... [Read More]
Busy Monday 409
Wheels had a 30 day follow up visit to the surgeon who replaced his heart valve. He's doing great and will go back in a year! YAY! Spring arrived this week. And this is the eighth anniversary of Busy Monday! May you find joyful things to celebrate this week. Thanks for sharing your awesome posts. Featured from last week: Mama of Many Blessings - 50 Amazing Screen Free Activities for Kids Proverbs 31 Wife - The Secret to Grandma's Chicken Soup Blue Sky at Home - Easy Easter Decorating Ideas for you Living Room That Guy Who Grills - Grilled Teriyaki Pork Kabobs Condo Blues - How to Make an Underbed Storage Box Must Have Mom - Instant Pot Iced Tea Miz Helen's Country Cottage - Irish Banger Skillet It's My Sustainable Life -- Reading and Understanding Seed ... [Read More]
Busy Monday 408
Beautiful snowy postcard scene outside the dining room window -- calm and peaceful with heavy snow on the evergreens, birds flitting to and from the feeders, blue sky. Nate the Great and his mommy squeaked in ahead of the storm and will time their departure tomorrow before the next storm. I think that is why Great Plainsers are so productive . . . they are always working to beat the next storm, the next heat blast, the next big wind. ;-o Thanks for sharing your productivity each week! Featured from last week: Bride on a Budget - Let Love Bloom Wedding Favor Condo Blues - How to Grow Basil from Cuttings Seasonal and Holiday Recipes - Irish Whiskey Knots Simply Beautiful by Angela - My 3 Favorite Styling Tips Must Have Mom - DIY Rain Stick Life of 2 Snowbirds - ... [Read More]
Busy Monday 407
Wheels started cardiac rehab this week. He is doing very well since his new heart valve was put in place two weeks ago and that is a daily joy. The boo for the week – the disruption of the A Pinch of Joy website. While rehabbing and catching up on other parts of life that were on the back burner, somehow we totally lost the ability to receive traffic. Bytes knows the gruesome details, but we are not contagious so your site won’t catch it. (Drives him nuts when I explain techy stuff that way!) So sorry for any inconvenience! Thanks so much for stopping by today to share your awesome posts! Featured from last week: Lazy Budget Chef -- 25 Disposables You Can Replace Whispers of the Heart -- Grandma's Depression Glass on the Table Cindy's Online Recipe Box -- Chocolate Mint ... [Read More]
