Memorial Day Grillin

I will be laying out my baby back ribs for some fall off the bone BBQ action!  These are always a hit so give them whirl if you have the weather for it.  Or check out my slow grilled BBQ chicken recipe!

Or if you want to surprise them with something spicy, how about some cream cheese stuffed jalapeno's grilled?!  These are awesome.  Or if you want something juicy but a goodie give the grilled tomatoes and mozzarella a shot. 

I hope you all have safe holiday and I'm also hoping for a storm-free holiday.  How about you - are you going to be grilling something special?

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Sausage, Egg , and Cheese on English Muffins - Recipe Swap!

I'm linking up with xmasdolly's and The Shewbridges of Central Flordia's recipe swap if you want to join!

I certainly couldn't miss a week with my ladies in the recipe swap despite how busy it's been around here.  We recently finished a room which included refinishing the floors and are now on to our next project.  In another room we've pulled up carpet and are getting ready to throw a number on that room.  It's amazing how nasty carpet can get and you not even realize it until you pull it up.  No wonder it contributes to allergies.  

Today I got a hunger but for something real quick.  I also wanted extra to freeze for quickie breakfasts/snacks during our room re-do process.  So I made some sausage, egg and cheese (mc)muffins.  I know, I know not much of a recipe right?!  BUT, it is good, fast and sure beats a trip to the big arch.  Here's what I used for mine.

6 eggs scrambled
6 maple sausage patties cooked
6 slices cheese
6 English Muffins

s/p
tad of milk for eggs

I started off with cooking my sausage.  When it was pretty much done, I added the slice of cheese to the top to melt.

When I made my eggs, I didn't scramble them much at all.  I wanted them to be more flat like an omelet so they sit on the muffin well.  Prepare and cook your eggs as you normally would. I added a dash of milk and s/p to mine.

Layer every thing on your English muffin and voila.  Too easy.  Also, I made extra so that I can easily wrap these and freeze them for quickie snacks/breakfasts for when it's too crazy during this next room phase to get in the kitchen and cook.   Just nuke these in the microwave when you get a little hungry!

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Shenzhen Knives Review/Giveaway CLOSED

There's nothing like a good knife when you are in the kitchen.  The last thing you want is to be in the middle of cutting something only the knife isn't quite "cutting" it.  I received a Shenzhen knife to check out and I'm loving it.  It's quite snazzy and cuts with a breeze. In addition it was #1 in selling knife sets on Amazon!

It came in its own box which makes me think this would be great for gifts especially those getting married or someone who loves to cook as well as a care guide.  This is a White 6" Ceramic Chef's Knife suitable for every-day kitchen use, whether it is slicing meat, or cutting vegetables. It cut through the ruff skin of my pineapple like a dream.

 

It also washed up super!

 

Fun Fact -
These ceramic knives are made of an advanced ceramic called zirconia, the second hardest material known to man next to diamond. 

Here's something you are going to love just as much as I loved this knife!  The lovely people at Shenzhen knives want YOU to win one.  One lucky reader from Time 2 Eat Yall will win this very same ceramic knife.

US only - Mandatory Entry - Please visit Shenzhen knives and simply tell me what knife (other than the one in this review) that you would love to have in your collection and/or why you need a knife like this as opposed to a steel blade!

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Giveaway ends May 31 , 2011 at 11:59 pm EST.  Winner will be chosen at random and will have 48 hours to respond.


There was no compensation for this review. The opinions expressed are my own and I was not swayed by the items mentioned above.

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Surf Sweets Natural and Organic Candy Review

Surf Sweets are made with organic fruit juice and sweeteners. You can definitely taste the fruity goodness in these candies!  As a bonus for moms and dads they are also free of artificial colors and flavors and contain Vitamin C. That's pretty awesome for a candy don't you think?!  The list goes on too.  They are also gluten free, casein-free and made in a facility free of the ten most common allergens. 

(These Gummy Swirls are Vegan and Vegetarian Too!)

Varieties you can find:
Organic Jelly Beans
Gummy Worms
Gummy Bears
Sour Worms
Organic Fruity Bears
Gummy Swirls
Sour Berry Bears

You can find these treats nationwide at natural and specialty retailers like Whole Foods.

Next time your out and about be sure to get your hands on these.  They are incredibly yummy and the fruit taste is outstanding.  These are definitely treats that not only your kids would love but you would too.

Be sure to check out their recipe page too!


There was no compensation for this review. The opinions expressed are my own and I was not swayed by the items mentioned above.

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Addicting Taco Salad - The Bomb!!

This recipe has been around since I was a kid.  I have no idea where it came from other than I got it from my family.  They used to make it for almost every family gathering we had when I was a kid and let me tell you it's been my favorite ever since.  In fact, I get asked to make it all the time here at home!  It's super easy but with all the ingredients involved I normally just make it for special occasions like the Super Bowl, birthdays, or just as a treat to get away from the everyday norm.  Yes, it's addicting.  It's hard to just eat 1, 2, 3, ....dips with your chips and stay away from it.  Give it a whirl and see what you think!

Ingredients
2 - 8oz block of cream cheese - room temperature
1 packet of dried taco seasoning
1/2 cup milk
lettuce chopped
tomato chopped
sliced black olives - 1 can
shredded sharp cheddar cheese or taco cheese - about 3 cups
small jar of taco sauce or salsa
Bag of Tortilla Chips

Directions
Cream(mix) your cream cheese, taco seasoning and milk together into a cream consistency.  Spread on a serving dish (large plate or fairly big flat dish)  and chill for 2 hours.  After, spread 1 bottle of taco sauce over the top of your cream mixture.  Top with lettuce, tomato, cheese, olives and any other favorite ingredients.  Serve with Tortilla Chips and Enjoy!!!

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Rise n Shine

Good Morning everyone!  This is one of my favorite ways to do breakfast when I have quite the appetite.  Eggs over easy, grits with butter and some bacon to jump start my day although we normally just do big breakfasts like this on the weekend as school/work mornings tend to be too busy!

I hope you all had a great weekend. A relative brought us over some morel mushrooms that were growing wild in the woods behind his house.  I saw these at the grocery store as well priced for $39.99 a pound!!  They are usually available one time a year and since we've had so much rain they were popping up all over.  I still can't fathom paying that much for mushrooms...can you?  They are good mind you but that good, I guess some would beg to differ. What do you think...have you ever tried them?

On another note I made some pretty spring like cupcakes just for fun. They are in the Snapware container that I reviewed awhile back...I'm still loving that thing.  It keeps them so fresh!  Did you cook up any goodies this weekend?

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Happy Mother's Day Ladies!

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I hope all of you have a nice Mother's Day and find some enjoyment and relaxation today!   Maybe even take the day off from cooking? 

We don't have anything special planned but will try to dodge the rain and grill some steaks with my mother-in-law.  That's about the easiest no mess idea that we could come up with (without going out).

Enjoy your day and see you soon!

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Zumba!

Posted by Virgil Burks


I've been recently introduced by my Facebook friends to Zumba. Many of my girl friends have taken this class at their local gyms and high schools. When my hold high school friend told me that she went from a size 8 to a size 4 because of Zumba, I was in! However, before I decided to sign up, I researched what Zumba was. It is a dance class that has a touch of Latin style. It works many parts of the body and burns quite a few calories as well. It's offered in groups, which makes it even more fun. Who knew that dancing was exercise? So, I took the chance and signed up. Before I left home, I made sure to set myhomesecurity101.com first. When I got to my Zumba class, I was relieved to see a few familiar faces. Let's just say that that one hour Zumba class was the most fun I've had in a while. Some of the dance moves are funny to do and we all had a great laugh trying to move in the right directions. So, now not only is dancing fun and enjoyable with friends, but I get to get in shape, burn calories and lose weight doing it. Who called exercise boring? This group class is exciting, interesting and something I will continue

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A little Wine with that Cheese Please

A few weeks ago hubs and I headed up to Amish country and picked up some oh so delicious cheese at Heini's!  This was actually my first time visiting the cheese shop and I loved it!  They have a but load of different cheeses and many you can sample as you go which was cool. 
There were so many cheeses that there were many we missed in all the excitement.  It's like sticking a kid in a bubble gum store.

Out of all the cheese we picked out my absolute favorite was a chocolate gourmet cream cheese fudge and blueberry cheesecake gourmet cream cheese fudge.  These were out of this world!  I would savor tiny bites I cut off the blocks every night until they were finally gone...yum!!

Other flavors we picked up - marble, raw milk garlic herb,  yogurt cheese and a vegetable cream cheese.

Can you tell I'm a cheese lover?  The vegetable cream cheese was perfect with celery sticks.  I wish I would of had some wine on hand because cheese and crackers with a glass of  Shiraz would of been right up my alley.

What food makes you feel like a kid in a candy shop?

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Creamy Pea Salad - Recipe Swap

I haven't had much cooking time lately with the next room we are re-doing.  I've been hoping for some great grilling weather but seems rain it is.  Here's a quickie I like to have when I'm super busy.  Note - if you don't like peas then you definitely won't be interested.  Hubs doesn't like peas as a dish, focal point or other.  He will only eat them if they are camouflaged like in a beef stew where he can barely taste them or see them.  So he doesn't eat this but I sure do - all of it - all by myself - (separate meals of course)!!


Ingredients for the Salad
1 can of peas drained (15 oz) or use frozen but I don't particularly like frozen peas
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese or whatever you like
2 tsp of minced onion - or more to taste
about 3 slices of cooked crumbled bacon (ham would work too)
Basic Dressing
1/2 cup mayo (or miracle whip)
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp milk

s/p to taste

Possible add ins - Pasta, eggs, broccoli instead of peas in which case I like red onion.

Mix your dressing in a medium sized bowl.  Then add in your remaining ingredients and stir to coat everything nicely in the dressing.  Cover to chill in the refrigerator.  If your like me I go ahead and munch on some - I'm impatient. 

Do you like peas?

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Freschetta Simply...Inspired Review and Giveaway!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of FRESCHETTA®. All opinions are 100% mine.

Have you seen the new FRESCHETTA® Simply…Inspired™ instores?  We nabbed the Hawaiian style (sounded so good) which is made with canadian bacon, pineapple, mozzarella, and a sweet bbq sauce on a thin crust. 

Simply Inspired comes in eight distinctive flavor varieties and each pizza has the fresh-taste seal packing which also uses 30% less packaging material.  I liked the pizza and am already a thin crust fan so this seemed like a much lighter pizza than most.  There wasn't an abundance of sauce but just enough that you could taste the sweet bbq tang.

 

 (Frozen) - Ample toppings!

 

 

On the Freschetta Facebook page  there are weekly giveaways of awesome prizes through the rest of 2011. Also, starting soon, they will be offering the opportunity to download a $2 off coupon for FRESCHETTA Simply Inspired on their Facebook page as well!

 

 

The Giveaway!!

 

One lucky reader will win a coupon for FRESCHETTA Simply Inspired and FRESCHETTA bamboo cutting board!

 

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Visit freschettasimplyinspired.com to learn more about their eight great-tasting varieties, and find which flavor is simply… you!  Come back and let me know!

 

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Giveaway ends May 14, 2011 at 11:59 pm EST.  Winner will be chosen at random and will have 48 hours to respond.

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Hellmann's Build Your Perfect Sandwich Sweepstakes

Hellmann's and Best Foods are partnering with Chef Bobby Flay to show families how to make real, simple, delicious sandwiches, and to uncover unique and personal sandwich-making techniques.   They want to know how you slice it, spread it, stack it or serve it ... Do you spread your Hellmann's® Mayonnaise on one slice or both? Is the cheese on the top or in the center of the sandwich?  

All you have to do is go to Facebook.com/hellmanns to share your sandwich-making tips, tricks, techniques and secrets.  You'll also have the opportunity to build your perfect sandwich and enter the Hellmann's Build Your Perfect Sandwich Sweepstakes for a chance to win great prizes including a kitchen essentials bundle, grocery gift cards and Hellmann's and Best Foods products!



"Disclosure: I was entered for a chance to win a Hellmann's prize package in exchange for this post.  No monetary exchange took place."

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