Sunset from The Pier Old Orchard Beach
Sunday evening we wandered down to the Pier area for Pier Fries, Lisa's Pizza, and a drink at the bar at the end of the Pier. I am still amazed at the pictures I can get with my cell phone (Samsung Galaxy).
Banana Pudding to die for
Whenever there is a potluck or a picnic, my name always ends up with the "dessert" assignment, and this Banana Pudding is always demanded. I've done it many ways: instant pudding mix with sugar, or the sugar-free version; skim milk, whole milk or 2%; regular Eagle...
Martha: Missed Career as a Radio Actress
A couple of weeks back, our local OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learner Institute) held the annual end of the year "Picnic" and General Meeting. A lovely Picnic, held indoors with AC and no ants or other wildlife. The menu included bar-b-que, potato salad and desserts. But,...
Super Moon
It's rather frustrating to have a lens that only zooms to 135mm --on a night when we have this marvelous moon. But, I got a somewhat decent shot anyway:
EAMC Celebrate Life 5K
Stefanie and I teamed up with Cindy this morning for the EAMC Celebrate Life! 5K. My best time! (not bad since we were treating it like a training run). For Christmas John got me a Garmin Forerunner 210. That's a neat watch with a Garmin GPS that tracks distance and...
The Princess and the Artist
I think Ella (the princess) will give her Papa fits when she is 15 or 16... and Lily (the artist) will have led the way! We travelled for holidays this year. Thanksgiving was spent in Florida with David and family. The girls shared their many interests with us:...
Cajun-Style Chicken Gumbo
Great for a cool weather meal, but light enough for summer! I use dark meat chicken to keep my spouse happy, but if I wasn't feeding him I would use white meat chicken. Enjoy!
Cajun-Style Chicken Gumbo
Notes
The original recipe used only 1 lb. of chicken and 1 tsp of seasoning... I like this version better, myself!
You could also add shrimp to it. And/or add okra in with vegetables.
Ingredients
- 2 lb boneless, skinless chicken cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 Tbsp Cajun/Creole seasoning
- 1 tsp dried thyme leaves
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
- 1 c. thinly sliced or julienned carrots
- 1/4 thinly sliced celery
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 1 can (14 oz) chicken broth
- 1 can (14 oz) stewed tomatoes, undrained
- Cooked rice (about 2 cups should work)
Instructions
- Place chicken in a medium bowl, sprinkle with thyme and seasoning, toss well. Set aside
- Heat oil in a LARGE saucepan over medium high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, carrots, celery and garlic. Cover; cook 10 minutes or until veggies are crisp-tender, stirring once.
- Add chicken and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Sprinkle with flour and cook 1 minute, stirring frequently.
- Add chicken broth and tomatoes (you can add a dash of hot pepper sauce if you like at this point). Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered at least 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center and sauce is slightly thickened.
- To serve: ladle into bowls and top with 1/2 cup of rice.
Christmas Wishes 2011
We wish you a joyful holiday season! May the New Year bring many reminders of the continuing birth of Jesus in our lives. Merry Christmas!
Cornbread Dressing
This is required at all of our family holiday meals. I learned how to do it by watching my Nanaw make it. Well seasoned iron skillet required. Since I will be celebrating Christmas with my children this year, my mom and I are fighting over custody of the iron skillet...
Wedding
Over the weekend of September 17, my brother-in-law, Chuck tied the knot with Ellie on Block Island (RI). Of course, feeding the new spouse wedding cake continues to be quite the event! Quick, but fun weekend seeing a place, visiting with family and of course,...
