THIS & THAT...and A NEW RECIPE

*NOTE:  thanks to a sweet reader who was a better proofreader than me, I had made a mistake in the original post, so this is a correction.  Golly, gee!  Where is my brain these days???


As I stated in my short bio when I started back blogging, I will post about whatever suits my fancy at the time😊  So first I want to share a delicious new recipe we have tried recently.  I am a fairly decent cook but lately I have felt like this….

It’s not so much the COOKING I dislike as having to plan what to eat!  I mean, after cooking for 49 years I’m just tired of the same old same old.  Anybody know what I mean???  If someone would just plan my menus….with easy-to-prepare dishes…I’d be a happy camper chef!  

The sweet man I married never complains about what I cook and is always willing to try something new, so lately I’ve tried to do just that.  Here is a recipe I found recently and have made now about 3 times and every time he has gone on and on about how good it is….definitely a MAN PLEASER recipe.  So….even though I don’t have pictures of the finished product I thought I’d share.  If you were a boy or girl scout who went camping, this type of meal might bring back some fun memories.

(Note:  I found this recipe on the internet but don’t remember where!)

FOIL BAKED CHICKEN with VEGGIES

You will need: 

*chicken tenders (2-3 per person) or you can cut up a boneless chicken breast

*veggies of choice – I use zucchini, carrots, bell pepper (onions might be good too)

*pineapple chunks or tidbits

*salt & pepper or seasoned salt (I used Lawry’s)

AND….this magic ingredient…LAWRY'S HONEY BOURBON MARINADE!

How you do it:

*Rip off a good-size piece of aluminum foil per person

*Cut up your veggies & layer them on the foil

*Season with whatever you choose

*layer on the pineapple

*layer on the chicken (I also add some seasoning to it)
*pour 1/3 cup of the marinade on top of each packet

*Now seal it all up TIGHTLY!

*Place on a baking sheet because some of the juice still might leak out.

*Bake until chicken is done…I find 30 min. is perfect for the tenders.

*Serve in the foil…makes for easy clean-up plus you don’t want to lose any of that wonderful sauce!!!  (If you don’t mind carbs….dip a yeast roll in the sauce & mind your manners because you will want to smack your lips…it’s that good😊 

And these are the absolute best yeast rolls ever…unless you're into making home-made (which I am definitely not!)

Since you have your meat and veggies, it’s basically a one-dish meal!  My kind of cooking!!!

Now for the THIS & THAT:

This is how my lantana looked a few weeks ago.

This is how it looks now☹

We decided it was WHITEFLIES or some similar bug so we’ve sprayed it and hoping it will come back into it’s former glory.

Granddaughter M. had a busy week with Sports Banquet & Honors Night.  She did really well this year.    Although no pictures grandson R. had a great year too…exempted all his finals so got out of school 2 days early.  Ready now to start his first summer job!

This little thing has kept me busy this past couple of weeks.  My son’s new baby!  I have been puppy-sitting some mornings.  Isn't she precious?

 Recently went to a rodeo that came to our little town (not a very good one, I might add).

Granddaughter M. even had her birthday party there!!!

Even though it rained for awhile, they had a great time😊

And that’s about it.  Now I’m off to get ready to go to some friends’ house where we are having a get-together.  Being with friends & no cooking for me…sounds like a great evening. 

So what have YOU been up to lately?