Waffle Iron Failure

Just so you know....not everything works out as planned in the world of blogging.

The idea for this post came from two places.  One, I was in college in the 80s when girls woke up and put their hair in hot rollers.  Two, I love to read www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com and a few weeks ago, she posted something about cooking with her waffle iron.

Musty Smell Remover

I hate when you have just showered and you are all clean and then you grab a towel to dry off and it stinks.  Then your clean body has musty stink all over it.

But, I live in Houston which is one big huge sauna in the summer.  Nothing dries quickly and so THAT smell is gonna happen at some point.  What to do?

One Dish Dinner - Mexican Quinoa

I have quite a love affair with quinoa (pronounced "keen-wa").  It has the most protein of any grain (technically, it's a seed) and is super versatile.  It can be used for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in savory or sweet recipes.  I haven't found a bad recipe with it yet.

This one is super easy, all in one pot!  I used red quinoa because that is what I had and it looked and tasted like taco meat.  We ended up making "taco" salads with it, but it would be great in enchiladas or burritos.  I froze the leftovers, so I'll let you know how it turns out.

Homemade Floor Cleaner

This started out as a carpet cleaning trial, but I think it worked better on my tile floors.

A BIG birthday

Today is my sweet, wonderful, fabulous, fantastic, amazing husband's 50th birthday!!!!!!

So, this means I am hosting a small family party tonight so that we can celebrate.  I thought that it would be fun to share my menu and recipes with you my devoted readers so that you could enjoy too!  So, stay tuned in the future for some of these fabulous recipes.

Friday's Fab Five - Sloppy Joe's

Super easy to make and super quick to get on the table!

One Dish Dinner - Chinese Chicken and Rice

I've been thinking a lot about the "One Pot Wonder" posts I keep seeing with pasta and I wondered...could you do it with rice?

Here's my concoction approved by friends (Yes, I made it for friends before trying it at home!)
I'm a little excited about sharing this because I made it up!