Baby, It's Cold Outside! "So Let's Cook!"

I don't know about you, but when it's cold or when it's raining, I get the urge to cook up a storm!

( Ha! no pun intended!)

I like to picture myself in deserted areas like this…remote farms that are snowed in for weeks, or areas where we would actually have to hunt, kill and cook our meals!

 And then it hits me…like a cold, cold gust of air!

 WHAT?? You can't do that! You have a generator…you HATE cold and you don't like to be in deserted areas! Well, ok…you do …for a day, a DAY!! That's it!!!

Ok, end of my day dreaming….however, I do love any excuse to cook for you!

If you were at the Open House at my shop this year then you got to enjoy some of my all time favorite sandwiches! I've already started my next cookbook because I've been realizing all of the recipes I forgot to put in to the first one!

If you want the recipe for Ham Delights….just check in HERE!

If you want the recipe for this divine Chicken Tortilla Soup that I made for the first time to go with our left over Ham Delights, then just check in here! ( soon to come, I promise! It was so, so good!)

If you want to taste what "Fall" tastes like…then stay tuned, baby!!

It's Cold Outside!!

Which can only mean a few things….

It's time for an Autumn Dinner Salad done differently….

Done differently because I did some double roasted Walnuts that were too die for!!! Check that out when you can right HERE!
Just scroll down a bit!

Baked Sweet Potatoes, Simply!

(It really is so simple…wash and dry sweet potatoes and place in a greased dish. Pierce several times with fork…bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour or until tender. Split open and add 1-2 T unsalted butter, a dash of Kosher salt and pepper to taste…so good!!!)

Unsalted butter just makes the world go round in my opinion!

And good old Chicken Spectacular! Done Spectacularly!!!

Jim and I were in heaven and I hate to say that we polished our plates clean! Just don't ever refer to us as Jack Spratt and his lovely wife…. from the nursery rhyme!

 I might have to kill you! Seriously, this was a "fairly" healthy version of this meal and boy did it hit the spot!!!

The only thing better would have been to be dining in this covered bridge, snow falling all around, me in a long white dress and Jim in a tux…oh, wait! That's what this picture looks like! How fun!!

Just call me Ginger and call him Fred!

Anyhoo…we had a great dinner! Just the two of us Empty Nesters!

Still praying for our friends and family in the Northeast! Hope you are doing well, too! Please send us an update when you can!