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Tuesday Treats

Maybe one day I will have the time to do this blog the way I want but for now I will just post when I can and call it a work in progress!  I haven't really been cooking or baking as much as I want to. :(  Just been putting some meals together last minute. That is what happens when you have three young daughters and home school, I guess.  I think that I might actually be the work in progress these days.

Life is crazy! For instance I put on a pot of beans walked over to my computer and forgot about them and voila - burnt beans. Lovely!  

For now just a little treat. If you are ever in the neighborhood of Santa Ysabel, California (just a hop skip and a jump away from Ramona) make sure you stop into one of my favorite bakeries.

or just click on the picture and head on over there now from your current seat and order some yummy bread or their most wonderful Fruit Bars.  I am going to as soon as I am done posting this. TTFN

I'm Back

Sorry for the absence.  We have had a crazy couple of months but I'm back and hope to post recipes like crazy. It is the best time of year for cooking and baking, trying new yummy things and loving those old holiday favorites.  Enjoy

Lights Out Dinner

What do you eat when the power is out? Well we had to figure it out this week so we ate Grilled Cheese sandwiches and Campbells Tomato Soup by candlelight. Healthy Request of course to avoid that MSG.

I make our grilled cheese with whole wheat bread spread with mayonnaise instead of butter. Why mayo? First, it is a family thing. Second, it makes the outside of the bread crispier. Your sandwich can be dressed up depending on what you have in the fridge with add ons such as: sliced tomato, peppers, white cheese, yellow cheese, avocado, garlic. Whatever your taste buds enjoy. When it comes to the Tomato soup it is better mixed with milk if you ask me. The kids thought it was fun and who doesn't love a good grilled cheese and an excuse to eat one.

We use a cast iron griddle which could be used on either a gas stove or on the BBQ. The cleanup is pretty easy as well which I learned is important in the dark with limited water resources! For another idea stay tuned for my spinach salad which would also be a good addition for a lights out dinner, if you had the ingredients on hand.