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Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.comBlogger482125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-75686301005977101792024-03-14T08:00:00.003-05:002024-03-18T12:24:50.579-05:00Our Easy Chicken or Beef Enchilada Soup RecipeWe like to experiment to try to copy our favorite restaurant dishes without a lot of fuss. Many of our easy family recipes for comort food like one-dish casseroles or Tex-Mex options (Chicken Taco Soup, Tamale Pie, Vegetable Beef Soup, Chicken and Rice Casserole, Cabbage Roll Soup, Chicken Tortilla Casserole, Verde Carnitas Soup, Chicken Chalupa Casserole,&Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-53881698733800170622024-02-13T08:00:00.052-06:002024-02-26T00:16:35.473-06:00WK Silver Vintage Jewelry Designer Whitney Kelly on QVCWow, that was a long and wierd blog title: WK Silver Vintage Jewelry Designer Whitney Kelly on QVC or was it? The title lists all the key words people typcially use to try to find detials on this particular jewelry designer. Whitney Kelly once sold her silver jewelry designs through the home shoping channel QVC.com with the trademark of her initials WK and sterling Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-54497439985246787782024-01-23T08:00:00.000-06:002024-01-23T08:00:00.127-06:00Grandma's Carrot-Raisin Salad RecipeI have loved carrot and raisin salad since I was a kid. It was a sweet way to get me to eat my healthy vegetables as well as some fruit. I'm surprised my mom did not make it for us, we only had it at Grandma's. I guess mom figured she would put time into other food, since all her kids were willing to just grab a carrot or apple from the refrigerator as an anytime snack.&Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-70063835242560790722024-01-16T08:00:00.009-06:002024-01-16T20:21:05.419-06:00List of Good South Beach Diet RecipesFor those looking for a low-carbohydrate ,high-protein diet option, the South Beach diet (on Amazon) (on Amzona) is one my doctor recommends for consistent and healthy weight lose that could become a way of life to keep the pounds off. The diet book is into 3-phases meal plans for 2-weeks each with different recipes to prevent boredom. You can repeat that plan if you like it to Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-91217689890068474202024-01-09T10:00:00.000-06:002024-01-09T10:44:26.375-06:00Grandma's English Pea Salad RecipeYou probably had a black-eyed pea recipe for luck in the New Year. If you like all kinds of peas, you might appreciate my Grandmothers recipe for a traditional green English pea salad below. This side-dish veggie-mix can be easily doubled in size and chilled to take to a gathering.Variations:My spouse makes a similar concoction - without the pimentos and adding in large grated Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-82791943557846052022024-01-02T08:00:00.001-06:002024-01-02T10:54:51.138-06:00Get Healthy with Digital Diet and Exercise Accountability Partner - MyFitnessPal AppIs one of your New Year's resolutions to lose weight or exercise more? Let technology help you with your diet and exercise plans to improve your health. There are lots of websites and apps on-line that will track your exercise progress, as well as ones that will track your progress on a particular type of diet. Most diet websites will provide instructions for getting their phone Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-56325669558870666842023-12-30T11:42:00.034-06:002023-12-30T11:42:00.133-06:00Grandma's Best Buttermilk Pound Cake RecipeI think I have mentioned before that my favorite dessert is peach cobbler. However my favorite cake is always going to be some version of a pound cake! I love them so much, that they were often my requested birthday cake. Can you imagine a pound cake with candles on top? Since I love pound cake, I could not resist squeezing in just one more cake recipe this year. &Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-29689223056006022012023-12-28T08:00:00.001-06:002023-12-28T08:00:00.248-06:00Three Healthy 3-Ingredient Cookies: Banana and/or Chocolate RecipesLooking for healthy alternative cookies for your holiday or party dessert tables? Below are three recipes that only require three ingredients you might like to try. See also coconut or nut 3-ingredient recipes.Wanting to convert to sugar-free? If you are looking to cut sugar, Swerve is a substitute sweetener that can be used instead with the same recipe measurement as Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-80027694632782689242023-12-26T08:00:00.002-06:002023-12-26T08:00:00.137-06:00Four Healthy 3-Ingredient Cookies: Almond, Coconut, or Peanut RecipesLooking for healthy alternative cookies for your holiday or party desserttables? Below are four recipes that only require three ingredients you might like to try. See also banana and chocolate 3-ingredient recipes. Although it has more than 3 ingredients, you might want to check out Gluten-free Pecan Cookies too, if more healthy dessert or snack recipes are Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-44448744381203695632023-12-21T08:00:00.004-06:002023-12-21T21:40:36.816-06:00Grandma's Diabetic Fruit-Cake Loaves Recipe is Sugar-FreeMy Grandparents loved their sweets, but Grandma was always looking for ways to reduce their sugar while still providing a tasty dessert. Below is an example of an quick and easy sugar-free 13-ingredient recipe that includes nuts and 3 fruits: apple, banana, and raisins.Diabetic Fruit-CakeIngredients:1 cup oatmeal2 large eggs1 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1 cup unsweetened Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-16067642206623158032023-12-18T08:00:00.048-06:002023-12-18T09:28:41.771-06:00Mom's Easy No-Cook Divinity RecipeMy Mom's favorite candies were divinity or pecan logs. She only bought already made pecan logs or got them as a surprise from Dad or later a grown child who found them somewhere, usually a roadside souvenir shop. However, she looked for a long time to find an easy divinity recipe that she could make herself and would set properly in the Texas humidity. Below is a no-cook recipe Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-85046717775059735102023-12-15T08:00:00.046-06:002023-12-15T08:00:00.137-06:00What has happened to America?Remember when 9/11 happened and we were encouraged to display the country's flag? This was to show our solidarity as a nation and a people. It was an "in your face" slap at the terrorist organization that took down some of our important buildings and killed so many innocent non-military people and the heroes who tried to save them. Many lost relatives and friends as almost 3,000 died that Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-45470699587471107532023-12-12T08:00:00.041-06:002023-12-13T10:17:56.711-06:00Nell's Christmas Fruit Cake Recipe with Nut-Date FillingIn a previous post, Grandma's 4-layer fruit cake was shared. This time we will share a Christmas cake recipe from one of her friends. This recipe was in one of Grandma's handwritten recipes from the 70's and had a note about her friend's experience "She's been making this for 30 years." This was likely her family tradition, as my decorated Christmas Cookies and my friends Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-49381457919933807022023-12-05T08:00:00.000-06:002023-12-05T08:00:00.143-06:00Mom's Gloriously Yummy Overnight Dinner RollsMy mother was known for her yummy rolls at our local school and at family holiday gatherings. She made them for the school cafeteria once a week. She prepared dough batches before she went home at the end of her work day and then did all the baking fresh the following day. She would be pulling them hot from the oven and rushing them over to the serving line, as the other Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-86743729151875063682023-12-01T08:00:00.009-06:002023-12-03T23:54:43.978-06:00Most Cherished Christmas Decor is Nativity Set A few people know that I collect miniature nativities as my souvenirs when I traveled. However, few know that my most cherished Christmas decor is a larger old nativity set of Holy Bible type figures made in the late 1970's and passed down from family members. When I think of Christmas, it is not just green and red decorations, but also nativity scenes. I even have a Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-7800527257745709472023-11-28T08:00:00.063-06:002023-11-28T08:00:00.152-06:00Grandma's Fresh Fruit Cake Recipe with 7-Minute IcingBelow is a "from scratch" recipe for a 4-layer cake made in 4 colors with 3 fruit layers and a nut layer. This is not your typical holiday fruit cake as it is frosted between layers with "7-minute Icing" and works for any special occasions. Feel free to sprinkle nuts or candy decors on top after frosting. Or top with blueberries, fresh sliced cherries or strawberries to make Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-48586236354436186032023-11-21T08:00:00.001-06:002023-11-22T17:10:04.872-06:00Grandma's Green Bean-Squash-Onion Skillet Casserole RecipeMy grandma and grandpa has a much envied vegetable garden and a few fruit trees behind their house. They ate fresh veggies and fruit when in season. When not in season they canned or froze more of their abundance for later in year. Since their work in the garden produced so well, they gave away produce to friends, family, church members. At various time of the year, you Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-37396965874383426842023-11-20T08:00:00.016-06:002023-11-28T15:05:40.988-06:00Thank You Lord - Happy Thanksgiving MusicI love this "Thank You Lord" song below by Christian singer Christ Tomlin. It is kinda Country Pop meets Gospel with a little Rock n' Roll. Every time I hear it want to throw up my hands while I sing and dance along. I think it would be a great song for everyone to listen to on the way to whatever family and friends gathering they plan to attend for Thanksgiving. Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-28738222764752198302023-11-14T08:00:00.061-06:002023-11-23T08:14:24.838-06:00Grandma's Brown Sugar Pound Cake with Pecans RecipePound cakes are heavier cakes that are easy to put together, but have to cook longer than lighter sheet or layered cakes. Yes - it is easier to just make a cake from a mix, but it never compares to a made from scratch cake like the one in my Grandma's recipe below. A plus with pound cakes is they typically do not require frosting, although a few recipes include a glaze that can be poured Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-29914842957736800632023-11-07T08:33:00.011-06:002023-11-22T11:07:23.721-06:00Grandma's Special Scalloped Potatoes Recipe This recipe sounds simple rather than special 0 it is the resulting taste delight that makes it special. It requires few ingredients and makes a small batch, so it is perfect for a small family. If you have a large family or plan it as a holiday or special occasion buffet part of a larger gathering, make multiple batches. You may store them until ready to re-heat so you Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-19186507389371235972023-10-19T08:00:00.198-05:002023-12-01T07:34:29.410-06:00Layering Necklaces for Elegant or Messy Looks
Layering multiple gold or silver chain necklaces was big in the eighties through nineties and then went away for a few years. Now layering necklaces keeps getting more popular with every year. It is not just chains anymore. The necklace layering can be chains, pendants, beads, and/or pearls. Fashion allows the layering to be a elegant look of 2-3 pieces or Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-17934182990979238302023-10-02T08:05:00.013-05:002023-10-03T13:24:21.168-05:00Potting and Propagating Angel Trumpet PlantsI find my Angel Trumpet (Brugmansia - trumpet faces down from Heaven) plant interesting but picky and weird. Interesting because over a few weeks my flower buds start as white, when they open they are light yellow, then the flowers change to a golden color, then to a peachy color, and finally turn brown around the edges before falling off plant. Picky because they particular Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-62394665075294073952023-09-30T20:00:00.081-05:002023-12-30T12:52:32.011-06:00Desert Rose Trading - A Rockhound Delighting Jewelry MavensJewelry mavens who love big, chunky jewelry made from real rocks and minerals in the form of beads (round, rondel, barrel, faceted, and geometric flats) know Jay King and delight in his modern take on Southwest Style. Many of his fans become collectors of either their favorite stone or a variety of colors to match their wardrobe. Their peices are destined to become heirlooms andShirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-71830900073462462422023-09-12T10:00:00.006-05:002023-10-02T23:29:13.231-05:00Oh the Thrill of Leopard ScillaMany gardens have standard scilla and squill grown from bulbs or seeds in them. These are often the first bubs to bloom in Spring with tiny white, blue, or purple flowers on a long stem above bright green leaves. The most common garden versions are Persian or Siberian.However, a tropical version from Africa is great as an interesting houseplant. The African Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478480602016620370.post-71552171932980353052023-07-01T08:00:00.001-05:002023-10-25T13:59:58.954-05:00Believing in AmericaI have posted patriotic song lists for use on July 4th before. A new one with a message of healing for USA that is being torn apart by so many lies by a few people who we used to trust. It is "My America (I Still Believe)" by Danny Gokey in music video below. America needs to be proud of our country again, we need to know the truth of our country's history and Shirley Fine Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667025870850424333noreply@blogger.com0