Take Ten
Life gets busy and sometimes you can start to feel tired and worn out. You long to find time for some much deserved and needed rest and relaxation. "Take Ten" is a place I can share some of my favorite quick recipes and short cuts so you can get your work done and take a break. These are recipes you can throw together in a hurry or make use of our fast kitchen gadgets like our insta pots and air fryers. Quick recipes so we can cook up a good meal or make a quick snack and then sit back and take ten.
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Homemade “Gourmet” Potato Soup
Fall is my favorite season. I love all when the leaves start to change colors on the mountains around my house and the cool nip in the air. I enjoy decorating the house with all the oranges and gold colors and wearing big chunky sweaters. Put this together with a big cup of Pumpkin Spice coffee and a big bowl of my homemade “gourmet” potato soup, and this girl is in her happy place. There is just something about a big bowl of soup and the cool days of fall that hits the spot. One of my favorite soups is a simple recipe I picked up from a friend several years ago.…
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Ball Park Lemonade
I have so many special memories of summers from my childhood. One such memory was sipping my mom’s homemade lemonade on the porch swing in the late afternoons. My mom still makes the best lemonade in three counties, and there was no better way growing up to end a long, hot day. Nothing in life was better except for the great conversation and laughs on that old porch swing. I have since made memories with my daughter. Memories that include our favorite lemonade. As I’ve gotten older and a lot busier, I admit I tend to do things a little differently than my mom. I have a few unique…
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Homemade Guacamole with Essential Oils
My sweet grandson is at the beach this week, and it is pouring the rain. Not in the mood to read, but I am in the mood for a snack. So my “me” time today is going to look like a big bowl of homemade guacamole with essential oils and a large pile of tortilla chips. I have always loved guacamole but never made it homemade before Cov-19. I have a Mexican restaurant a couple of minutes from my house, so each time I crave this Avocado feast from heaven, I just run there and grab a bowl. But with being confined to quarantine due to Covid-19 to be…
