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Stromboli Sandwiches

Stromboli patty (or meatball) recipe: 2 lbs hamburger or ground turkey 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce 3/4 cup Italian style dry breadcrumbs 2 eggs 2 tsp Italian seasoning 2 tbsp garlic salt 20 oz turkey Sweet Italian Sausage with casings removed Place all the ingredients in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and mixContinue reading “Stromboli Sandwiches”

Great Grilling Recipe–Chicken (or Pork) Souvlaki

When we go to our favorite Greek/Italian recipe in town, you can pretty much count on my ordering a chicken souvlaki wrap with extra sauce and extra tomato. Now that we live even further out than before, I have come up with my own recipe. First gather your ingredients: fresh lemon, olive oil, cumin, garlicContinue reading “Great Grilling Recipe–Chicken (or Pork) Souvlaki”

Strawberry-Feta Salad with a Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

8 cups spring mix lettuce Quart of strawberries washed, capped, and sliced 4 oz of feta, crumbled 1 cup Sliced Honey Roasted Almonds 1 lb. grilled chicken 1/2 cup sliced green onion, if desired Put the lettuce, then strawberries, then feta in a large salad bowl. Honey Mustard Vinaigrette 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 1/2Continue reading “Strawberry-Feta Salad with a Honey Mustard Vinaigrette”

The Guest Bathroom–A Warm-up for the Basement Bathroom

We finally found a contractor to take on some of our projects. First up is the guest bathroom in the hallway. As I have mentioned before, the people who built this house decide to divorce during the build and so whereas the framing, etc. is pretty good quality, the bathrooms are definitely builder grade. We’reContinue reading “The Guest Bathroom–A Warm-up for the Basement Bathroom”

Spring and Summer Salads–Smoked Chicken (or Turkey) Salad

I made some cherry wood smoked chicken to go with all the salads we made this week. I used the same techniques as are used in this YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd1rM3CsoN0&t=23s&ab_channel=Tasty This technique may look intimidating, but it really isn’t. I had to watch the video several times the first time I made turkey this way,Continue reading “Spring and Summer Salads–Smoked Chicken (or Turkey) Salad”

Anniversary Trip to Detroit–Yes, Detroit

We celebrated our 32nd anniversary last week and wanted to take a trip over a long weekend. We didn’t want to have a lot of travel, and since we’ve been pretty much any where that we can get to in 3 hours, we looked at direct flights out of Chattanooga–and flight time was limited toContinue reading “Anniversary Trip to Detroit–Yes, Detroit”

Spring has definitely sprung!

I haven’t posted much about the gardens so far this year, but I have been busy planting. Here’s what is happening: I planted million bells in my wall baskets. I love having these here because they attract hummingbirds that I can see from my kitchen window. The herb garden is growing really well. The cilantroContinue reading “Spring has definitely sprung!”

Led by Linens

I let the linens be the inspiration for this table–blues, greens and yellows. The napkins are from Williams Sonoma and I bought the runner years ago at Home Goods. I put white mums in some of my blue pitchers for the centerpiece. The place settings are yellow Fiestaware dinner plates with a Villeroy and BochContinue reading “Led by Linens”

The Ancient Basement–the Cupboard under the Stairs (sort of)

We are getting ready to start getting the quartersawn oak treads and risers in place so we decided that if there ever was a time to finish the closet under the stairs, this was it. I mentioned in a recent post about what we’ve been working on, that my husband had planed the pine stairContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–the Cupboard under the Stairs (sort of)”

A Tisket A Tasket A Green and Yellow Basket

The jumping off point for this table was a beautiful handmade stave basket that I found in a thrift shop in Atlanta for $12–unbelievable. Aldi had bunches of tulips for $4/10 tulips, so I bought 4 bunches. I put 5 wide mouth pint jars filled with water in the basket and arranged the tulips inContinue reading “A Tisket A Tasket A Green and Yellow Basket”