Fancy up some hummus and it’s worthy of being served as a main dish. Use pita chips or veggie sticks (or both!) to scoop. Hummus Mealtime Dip Hummus Kalamata olives, pitted and chopped Cucumber, peeled and diced Feta Onion, chopped (sweet or green) Tomatoes, chopped Optional: Diced salami, pulled chicken Beginning with hummus as a […]
Recipe | 7 Layer Tex-Mex Salad
This is a very yum version of our favorite 7 layer salad. It’s also flexible – add chicken, smoked turkey, spiced ground meat if you want to up the protein. 7 Layer Tex-Mex Salad Inspired here Lettuce, chopped 1 can black beans, drained 1 cup frozen corn, thawed and roasted 2 cans black olives, drained […]
July 2022 – Wrap Up
July was unbearably hot, so most of our activities were slow walks, slow runs or hanging out inside as a family. That meant tackling some overdue projects. And taking naps. We found ways to keep our hot and long Galloway runs fun – like scavenger hunts! Kelly gave me a new Garmin for my birthday. […]
How to Make a Shirt Memory Pillow
Holiday left behind a ton of long-sleeved work and dress shirts. I hardly knew him to wear anything other than button-up shirts, so I wanted to use them in some type of memory project. Fortunately, a Google search led me to instructions for making memory pillows. Measure the length and width of your shirt to […]
Recipe | Quick Pico
When you want an easy side or have an abundance of veggies, make pico! Quick and Easy Pico 2 large tomatoes or 3 Roma tomatoes, diced 1 red onion or 1 Noonday onion 1 clove garlic, minced 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped 1 jalapeno (optional), chopped 1 cucumber (optional), chopped 1 t salt 1-2 t […]
Recipe | Baked Rainbow Trout
Trout is so flavorful – and fortunately so easy to cook! I found frozen trout (skin on!) fillets at the grocery store the other day and stocked up. The following is the perfect way to cook them. Baked Rainbow Trout 2 skin-on trout filets 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and pepper, to taste Seasonings, to […]
June 2022 – Wrap Up
We kicked off our 8th season of leading Dallas Galloway. I went to Houston for the annual TAMIO conference. And I came home with two awards for our team’s work! We had a successful first-ever Donut Dash 10k with our Galloway runners (despite the heat). And because I love England, of course I ran the […]
Recipe | Crispy Artichokes
I wasn’t sure if Kelly would like these. He does and they’re easy to make! Crispy Artichokes Found here 1/4 c flour 1/4 c water 1/2 c panko breadcrumbs 4 T grated Parmesan cheese, divided 1 (14-oz) can whole artichoke hearts, rinsed and halved 3 T extra-virgin olive oil, divided Place flour in a shallow […]
Recipe | Homemade Peach Pie Filling
Summer means peaches to me. And fortunately, we have two wonderful peach farms not too terribly far away, making for delicious road trips. You don’t drive all that way to not buy a lot of peaches, which means: freezing for future use, and lots and lots of peach pie, peach jam and peach cobbler. Freezing […]
Recipe | Smoked Trout Potato Salad
This was an amazing meal post-hot weather running. A little protein, a little starch, tang and pickles. Just what the doctor ordered! Smoked Trout Potato Salad Inspired by this Your favorite potato salad (I make mine with baked potatoes!) Smoked trout, skinless and boneless Your favorite pickle (might I suggest pickled okra?) Vegetables on the […]