Kathiey's World

 I love to try new recipes. If I don't sit down and make a list of new recipes to try or old recipes to re-explore, I will not make an effort to try the foods that sound delicious to me. So that is what I decided to do. I am going to make a list and try to accomplish everything on it during February.  (The photos below are as close as I could get to the actual recipe.  I found them on Canva) On my February Recipe Challenge, I have recipes ranging from breakfast to dessert and everything in between.  Breakfast- Muffin Breakfast Pizza Soups/chili- Corn Chowder Soup Pizza/Sandwiches- Monte Cristo Sandwich Appetizer- Cheesy Parmesan Mozzarella Cheese Bites Salad- Olive Garden Salad Entree- Creamy Spinach Mushroom Lasagna Veggies- Honey Roasted Carrots With Thyme Breads/Rolls/Muffins- Cheese and Herb Monkey Bread Seafood- Stuffed Lobster Crock-Pot- CrockPot Potato Soup Grill- Dijon Mustard Pork Chops Dessert- Baileys No Bake Cheesecake Yummy Drink- Coconut Rum Cocktail Wi...

 I love to try new recipes. If I don't sit down and make a list of new recipes to try or old recipes to re-explore, I will not make an effort to try the foods that sound delicious to me. So that is what I decided to do. I am going to make a list and try to accomplish everything on it during January.  (The photos below are as close as I could get to the actual recipe.  I found them on Canva) On my January Recipe Challenge, I have recipes ranging from breakfast to dessert and everything in between.  Breakfast- Sausage Egg and Cheese Muffin Soups/chili- Shrimp and Corn Bisque Pizza/Sandwiches- Margherita Pizza Appetizer - Caprese Dip Salad- Autumn Harvest Honeycrisp Apple and Feta Salad Entree- Longhorn Steakhouse Parmesan Chicken Veggies -Honey Butter Skillet Corn Breads/Rolls/Muffins- Cinnamon Sugar French Toast Muffins Seafood -Maryland Style Crab Cakes Crock-Pot- Crockpot Angel Chicken Grill- Aloha Grilled Chicken With Pineapple Dessert- Mini Pineapple Upside-Down C...

 I love to try new recipes. I find if I don't sit down and make a list of new recipes to try or old recipes to re-explore, I will not make an effort to try the foods that sound delicious to me. So that is what I decided to do. I am going to make a list and try to accomplish everything on it during December.  (The photos below are as close as I could get to the actual recipe.  I found them on Canva) I could not complete all the recipes on my November challenge, but I did find one new recipe that I loved. The Creamy Bacon and Spinach Quiche was delicious and a definite keeper. I have made the White Chicken Chili several times over the years, and it is one of my favorites. On my December Recipe Challenge, I have recipes ranging from breakfast to dessert and everything in between.  I plan to do better with this month's challenge than in November. Breakfast- Hawaiian Roll French Toast Soups/chili- Outback Steakhouse Potato Soup Pizza/Sandwiches- Turkey and Bacon Panini ...

  It is time to start planning a menu for September 2023.  I go to many places to find recipes, but one of my favorite places is Pinterest. Let's take a look at a few things I would like to make in September 2023. Breakfast- English Muffin Breakfast Pizza Lunch- Turkey Melt with Cheddar, Spinach and Bacon Salad- Creamy Pasta Salad Dinner- Baked Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops Veggies- Honey Butter Skillet Corn Dessert- Apple Cinnamon Roll Cake Appetizers- Tater Tot Appetizer Cups Yummy Drinks To Try- Peach Whiskey Iced Tea Breads- Apple Fritter Bread I would love to know what you are making this month.  Share with me in the description box.  If you try any of these recipes, let me know how they turn out. Happy Cooking and Baking, and Happy September! KathieyV

Here is an easy picnic-style meal that I really enjoyed.  It is quick and easy, and delicious. Rather than cooking one evening, visit your local grocery store and put together this delicious  Picnic Style Meal-Pick a Picnic I love Taste of Home Magazine; it contains many recipes and ideas.   I remember looking through the June/July issue and seeing a lovely picnic spread.   It had been a hectic day, and I had no time to cook, so I put together an indoor picnic tray.  I went to Harris Teeter to mimic the Taste of Home version of the picnic goodies.  Here is what I came up with… Fruited Chicken Salad…Yum Cherry Tomatoes Pita Bread and Hummus Cucumbers Peaches Poppy Seed Dressing….Next time I would go with Ranch Dressing or Lite Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing by Paul Newman-So good! It This little picnic was delicious and, to make it even better, it was extremely easy.  I made myself a plate, grabbed a glass of wine, and sett...

It is time to start planning a menu for Aug 2023.  I go to many places to find recipes, but one of my favorite places is Pinterest. Let's take a look at a few things I would like to make in Aug 2023. Breakfast- Easy Quiche Recipe with Bacon and Spinach (I made this, and it was delicious) Lunch- Chrispy Bacon Brie Grilled Cheese Salad -Tuscan Tortellini Salad Dinner- Creamy Coconut Milk Chicken Veggies- Creamy Pasta Primavera  (This is good, I will make it again and add more veggies) Dessert- Caramel Bread Pudding Appetizers- Loaded Queso Dip Yummy Drinks To Try- Hawaiian Mimosas Breads- Pineapple Bread  (I made this and did not like it at all.  Very dry, so I threw it away) I would love to know what you are making this month.  Share with me in the description box.  If you try any of these recipes, let me know how they turn out. Happy Cooking and Baking, and Happy August! KathieyV

  It is time to start planning a menu for July 2023.  I go to many places to find recipes, but one of my favorite places is Pinterest. Let's take a look at a few things I would like to make in July 2023. Breakfast- Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Casserole Lunch- Easy Grilled Caprese Sandwich Salad- Summer Corn Salad Dinner- Parmesan Crusted Chicken Veggies- Cheddar Vegetable Au Gratin Dessert- Carrot Cake Cheese Cake Appetizers- Peach Basil Mozzarella Flat Bread Yummy Drinks To Try- Mudslide Two Ways Breads- Baked Apple Cider Donuts I would love to know what you are making this month.  Share with me in the description box.  If you try any of these recipes, let me know how they turn out. Happy Cooking and Baking, and Happy July! KathieyV

It is time to start planning a menu for June 2023.  I go to many places to find recipes, but one of my favorite places is Pinterest. Let's take a look at a few things I would like to make in June 2023. Breakfast- Spinach-and-Broccoli Breakfast Bread Pudding Recipe Lunch- BBQ Chicken French Bread Pizza Salad- Creamy Pasta Salad Dinner- Sheet Pan Asian Salmon Broccoli Veggies- Baked Tomatoes With Cheese Dessert- No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Bars Appetizers- Mexican Street Corn Queso  Yummy Drinks To Try- Banana Rumchata Colada I would love to know what you are making this month.  Share with me in the description box.  If you try any of these recipes, let me know how they turn out. Happy Cooking and Baking, and Happy June! KathieyV

 I hope you are doing well this rainy Friday morning.  It is raining here in NC, and this Easter weekend forecast calls for rain, but on Sunday, the rain will lift, and it is supposed to be a beautiful day.   Photo of the week... I found a quote about flowers.  This quote reminds me of my early days during the divorce process when I was in a terrible way.  I would always say that God's beauty still surrounds us even in our pain. I hope you have some fun plans for this Easter weekend.  I will be spending time with my kids and grandkids.  For the easter dinner, I have been assigned deviled eggs and then to also bring some sparkling rose.  My deviled eggs are pretty basic but still taste delicious.  For the filling, I just add the egg yokes, mayo, salt and pepper, and sweet pickle juice.  Everything is added to taste.  I then beat it til smooth and then pipe it into the egg half.  Easy and yummy. Here are two deviled egg platters ...

Below is a blog post was written about eleven years ago when Caleb was a baby.   I am resharing this post and the cookie recipe. Give them a try; they a very good! Blast From the Past Over the weekend, Stephanie, Josh, and baby Caleb came for a visit.  It was wonderful! When they left to visit Josh's family, I had a choice.  I could take a nap which sounded inviting, or I could do something constructive.  After a mental debate, I decided to make cookies, so they would have a treat when they returned home.  I pulled out my recipe binder and came across an oldie but goodie...Honey Peanut Butter Cookies from Taste of Home Magazine. I gathered my ingredients. A 9.5 on my cooking scale.Yum:-) I preheated my oven to 350 degrees F. I mixed the shortening, peanut butter, and honey with my mixer.  Then I added the eggs and mixed them well.  Then I combined the dry ingredients in a different bowl and whisked them together. ...

I love Pinterest.  I could sit and pin for hours.  The problem is I pin all these great ideas, but if I don't make an effort, I won't use any of them.  I have decided to do a monthly Pinterest Food Plan to make sure I try some of the recipes I have pinned on my boards.   I have divided my choices into appetizers, salads, breakfast, lunch, dinner, veggies, desserts, and drinks. The Goal... The Recipe Links... Appetizers- Buttery Toasted Pecans Salad- Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad Breakfast- Ham Swiss Croissant Bake Lunch- Southwest Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Dinner-  Orange Glazed Chicken Veggies-  Tuna Melt Stuffed Tomatoes Desserts-  Strawberry Tart Drinks  Homemade Strawberry Lemonade So, that is my Pinterest Food Plan for the Month of June.  I would love it if you would join me for this food adventure.  If you do let me know how it turns out. Happy Cooking, Baking, and Eating! KathieyV

It has been several weeks since I planned my Magazine Adventure from Cuisine At Home Magazine.    I did not complete everything on my list, but I did manage to make several of the recipes.  Below you will find the list of the recipes and my thoughts on each that I tried.  I did a Recipe Review on one of the recipes, and you will see the link below the description of that recipe. Let's go through the magazine and pick several recipes... 1- Lobster Thermidor 2- Parmesan Twice Baked Potato 3- Lemon Blancmange with Raspberry Sauce 4- Mediterranean Chicken Calzones  I was really excited about this one, but it was a bust.  I gave it a 2/10 and ended up throwing most of it away.  I don't think the problem was the recipe; I think the problem was the pizza dough.  The filling was tasty, but the dough was stiff and thin.  I will not make this again. It was not pretty before baking and even less so after baking. 5- Hashbrown and egg breakfast cups . I w...

 One thing I have always wanted to do was to explore a magazine and bring that magazine to life.  I have a stack of old cooking magazines so I decided to start with one of those.  I will search the magazine and choose a few items to bring to life.   Let's go through the magazine and pick several recipes... Here are a few tidbits I found in the magazine. *What is fiedeos? (fih-Day-ohs)-Fideos is a Spanish word for Noodles. *Here is a quote that I liked "Eat everything in moderation, and don't forget your fruits and vegetables."  Maddy Bendgen *I found a rose' I want to try Called Ruinart Rose'.  It is a Rose' Champagne that was founded in 1792.  It is said to be lush yet delicate with notes of pink grapefruit and red berries.  Sounds good to me.  The article said it could be purchased at local retailers.  I will have to go on the search. The plan is to choose a few recipes that I like and make as many of them as I can in the month of Janu...

  If you are like me, you love Pinterest.  I have many boards and tons of saved ideas.  I was thinking I wanted to use recipes and other tips and techniques I have saved on Pinterest.  I know I will never use all the posts at my fingertips unless I have a plan.  I thought, why not make a Pinterest Plan.  It will vary from week to week.  I know I won't always accomplish my goals, and if I don't, I can move it forward to the next plan or just make an entirely different plan.  I have chosen five items for my Pinterest Plan so let's get started. 1 -  Crock Pot Hot Chocolate.   As the weather gets colder, I find myself looking for the perfect hot chocolate recipe.  I have not found one yet, so I thought I would give this crockpot recipe a try.  This recipe is on my board called  Yummy Drinks to Try .  The actual recipe comes from Melissa's Southern Style Kitchen, and here is the link to the recipe  Crock Pot Hot Choco...

There is nothing quite like a tomato sandwich in the summertime.  With an endless supply of ripe red tomatoes available, it was time for me to craft a yummy tomato sandwich. When I was a kid, my mom used to send me to school with a delicious tomato sandwich.  It consisted of white bread, plenty of Hellman's Mayo, cheese, beef bologna, and salt and pepper.  She would pack it my lunch box and send me off to school.  We did not have temp controlled lunch boxes in those days, and so my sandwich would sit in my hot lunch box.  For all those hours before lunch, the sandwich ingredients would slowly meld together to produce a perfect Soggy Tomato Sandwich.  Sooooo good! I decided to make my sandwich with white bread, tomatoes, Hellman's Mayo, turkey, onion, and cheese and of course salt and pepper.  I made my lovely sandwich and then cut it in half.  I decided to eat the fresh half for lunch and then have the other half for dinner, and by that t...

Happy Holidays Everyone! I made this last night for our Christmas PJ and Book Exchange night. I had an old blog post that I had put together years ago on this recipe so I thought I would share it with you.  It is a quick, easy and yummy chili. Enjoy:-) Steph Josh and Erica were coming home and we were going to the North Carolina State Fair.  So what would be easy to make and keep us fed for a couple of days?  Chili! There is nothing like a bowl of Chili.  I remember coming home from school when I was little and being thrilled when mom was whipping up a big pot of chili.  Smelled so good! I have always called chili.....well.....just that, chili.   In Texas, they call it a "bowl of big red".  My co-worker Kristin calls her chili a bowl of chili beans.  I pictured just a bowl of beans, but no,  it is just regular chili just given a regional name. I went online and did a bit of reading about chili.  In different parts o...