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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Cold Cucumber Soup, refreshing and quite delicious!

Cold Cucumber Soup is not something I had on my list to make, until I found the monster sized cucumbers in the garden! Looking around for cucumber recipes was interesting, there are so many different recipes to consider. And I have to be perfectly honest, I was not sure of this one! But I am very glad I made it, and so will you...




Celery Root Carrot and Apple Slaw

Celery Root Carrot and Apple Slaw is easy and delicious! We love this salad because it is delicious, and putting more vegetables on the table is always a good thing. This just might become a new family favorite. 



Peaches and Cream Chia Pudding

Peaches and Cream Chia Pudding, simple, delicious and made from basic ingredients already stocked in your pantry. Need a quick and healthy dessert? Take a look right here...why not feed the family healthy?


Grab a Jar of Jam, Marinade and Grill Sauce!

Grab a Jar of Jam, Marinade and Grill Sauce because grilling season is always close at hand! Or for all of us living in warm climates, it seems we grill the year round! A sauce like this one, (easy, frugal and delicious!) easily becomes a favorite. 


Monday, June 16, 2025

Welcome to the Senior Salon Pit Stop #365

Welcome! The Senior Salon Pit Stop is now open! 

We invite you to come and take a look at all the wonderful recipes, craft and upcycling ideas in the line up. Along with thrifting treasures and great family friendly articles also being shared today. I can guarantee that, you will be pleasantly surprised, with all the good stuff you are about to find…so I invite you to come and take a look. And while you are here to visit, I hope you have brought along some ideas of your own to share!

 

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Braised Cucumbers in Cream, from Julia Child

What do you do when perfect timing between the kitchen and the garden do not line up?  One day that cucumber is a bit too small to pick and the next day it is a small monster on the vine! Yep, so easy to happen here in East Texas and a very hot day...enter Braised Cucumbers in Cream, from Julia Child. 




Saturday, June 14, 2025

Crust Lovers Fruit Cobbler, light buttery and delicious!

If you are looking for a fruit dessert as delicious as pie, you have found it! Crust Lovers Fruit Cobbler is all about the crust! Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the fruit, but if that crusty topping wasn't there, this would only be a pan of baked fruit...which would change the whole direction of the recipe! 



Quick and Easy Marinara Sauce

If you are looking for a Quick and Easy Marinara Sauce, from your own kitchen to take the place of jarred sauce from the grocery store,  look no further. And this easy recipe is made in your slow cooker, freeing you to get on to the other things needing done!