Yes, it’s true. I am a pluviophile for sure! Living in the Southeast United States means I receive plenty of opprotunities to enjoy!
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Garden Veggies shared, Smothered Eggplant
A friend gardens and shared her extra produce with me (which is awesome as I live in an apartment, sans garden).
This is a rendition of eggplant parmesan, made with stewed, simmered chunked and seasoned roma tomatoes, layed a piece of steamed tilapia filets, and egg washed and battered sliced eggplant, topped with parmesan cheese and steamed with a side of steamed fresh green beans (and a limed glaze)
Ginger Vegetable Curry, Spicy Tuna Salad from Scratch, Homemade is always better!
1 frozen Tuna Fillet
2 carrots, pealed and sliced thin (or peeled thin)
1 large tomatoe, diced
3 TBLSP olive oil, split in half
2 TBLSP curry powder
1 TBLSP Dried Parsley
1 TBLSP diced freshed ginger
Slowly simmer the tuna fillet (from frozen) in half the oil, add salt and pepper
Mixe all the other ingredients in a sauce pan, simmer lightly and then add 2 cups of cold water and stew for 45 minutes on low head
Remove Tuna from skilltet, add the flour to make “roux” until browned and thick. Add the vegetable mix and simmer together, making it all thick. Put the tuna on a bed of mixed spring mix and top with tuna and a scoop of the curry vegetables. Serves 2-4, depending on how cut the tuna steak
(I easily found Curry powder in the International food and spice aisle at the local Ingles Market)
And the Thunder Rolls
A huge storm in upstate South Carolina proves to be quite the show from the porch. The video would have been a bit longer if the thunder hadn’t shaken the phone from my hands.
New Local friends, they know the good places
A new friend showed me a walking trail along the lake in Clemson, South Carolina, tucked away and out of sight unless you know where it is! The friends, being local, showed me the way and the easy access entry point, tucked away on a side street, one wouldn’t know it was there unless shown!
Rawrrrrr!!!!!
There it is, I am an admitted Jurassic Park Franchise Junkie, and it adds happy to my heart. As an early birthday gift, my Sweetness treated us out on a date night to see the newest addition the series, Jurassic World Dominion.
Yes, I am even wearing a dinosaur dress with velicoraptor earrings on our date night. I just can’t help myself!!!
Choke Cherry Chicken and Potatoes-one pot dish
3 medium/large chicken breasts (bone in or out, your choice)
1 pound of baby carrots
2 toes of garlic, finely chunked
4 red potatoes, washed and chunked
4 oz of choke cherry preserves
2 tsp Tony S. seasoning blend
1 tablespoon olive oil
Rub olive oil over the bottom of a glass baking dish, dump everything else in, bake for for an hour or so at 350 degrees or until chicken is cooked and potatoes are done. Serves 6
The local critters and joys of my neighborhood
Living near a watershed and Lake Hartwell and Seneca River provides ample opprotunity for critters and the like to wonder into my neighborhood, which is an absolute delight. The flora and fauna is also quite stunning!
Some of these items were seen as I enjoyed a walk around the neighborhood and some things ended up on my porch, willingly to hang out with me! Life is always interesting.
Turkey Chili–one pot to feed a small crew
The ingredients were all already in my house (I grocery shop only twice a month) and are all affordably priced from my local Aldi’s grocery store (except the spice jars, which I got at the local Dollar Tree or at Aldi’s)
1 pound ground turkey, frozen
1 small can of tomato sauce
1 large can of crushed tomatoes
1 can each of chili beans, great nothern beans, black beans (don’t drain)
1 tablespoon each of cumin, chili powder, parsley
Salt and Pepper
2 small purple onions, chopped up
2 jalepenos, chopped up
1 medium green bell pepper, small chunked chopped
Brown the turkey in the pot, add all the fresh vegetables to simmer while the meat finishes to cook.
Add all the spices and canned goods, simmer for 45 minutes to let it all “melt” together.
Can be topped with sour cream, shredded cheddar or my favorite, served with homemade cinnamon rolls
Tuna Steak, New Potatoes, Veggies-A Meal for 2
Again, I chose to shop at Aldi’s and found a great price on Tuna Steaks.
I didn’t include the cost of the spices/seasoning as I already had a can of Tony’s in the cupboard.
1 Tuna Steak
1 Can of green beans (Aldi Brand)
1 can of new potatoes (whole, Aldi Brand)
1 large carrot, peeled and cut into short sticks
1 table spoon of olive oil
Sprinkles of Tony’s.
Simmer Tuna Steak and carrot sticks (same skillet) on low/medium heat, slowly until cooked through.
Warm up green beans and new potatoes in same skillet, season with salt and paper.
Put New potatoes and green beans on the bottom of two bowls, cut tuna steak in half and put half in each bowl, top with sautéed carrot sticks, serve hot.
Feeds Two and is a artisan meal.
